The Ministry of Commerce has approved a list of ten products for Geographical Indication (GI) registration in response to India’s attempt to label Basmati rice as an exclusively Indian brand in the European Union market. These include agro and non-agro products that will become Pakistan’s brands in the international market. The process of GI registration […]
Pakistan’s population surpassed 207 million. The highest amount ever reported, according to the country’s statistical authority on Tuesday. According to the official figures of the 2017 census, the population of the South Asian nation is now 207.8 million. According to the official figures of the 2017 census, the population of the South Asian nation is […]
ISLAMABAD Adviser to Prime Minister Pakistan for Commerce & Investment; Abdul Razak Dawood recently tweeted that Pakistan has made it to the Amazon seller list and will have its name enlisted within a few days. Razak Dawood said that this would prove to be a great opportunity for Pakistani youth, SME’s and Women Entrepreneurs. We have […]
For the first time in 73 year history of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, a female has been elected as the chairperson of PSX. Dr Shamshad Akhtar who is a Pakistani development economist, diplomat and intellectual was “unanimously elected” as the Chairperson making her the first female to come under this title. Akhtar, appointed as an independent […]
Pakistan has garnered the dubious honor of having the fourth weakest passport in the world behind only war-torn Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, according to the Henley Passport Index. The index assesses the travel documents based on how many countries citizens can access without a visa, as well as, using information from the International Air Transport […]
KARACHI: As a Pakistani transgender woman, Jiya measures customers at her tailoring shop in a brand new Karachi market. Her eyes gleam with the prospect of a busy Ramadan season and her ambitions to expand. Already, Jiya, 35, goes by a single name like many trans. People in Pakistan have broken ground by opening a […]
Choosing the right career is no easy task, however, if you are strategically directed towards how to; then you’ve got It all under control. The career path you may have wanted 2 years ago might not be the same as now; however, having a clear goal in mind makes it easier for you to focus […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan, during the telephone session with the public on Sunday, has shared his Ramadan routine with everyone. When asked about his exercise routine during Ramadan, PM Imran replied, “I always do exercise before breaking my fast, and actually we all should do it as it is quite healthy doing so.” “Keeping fast […]
The French defense ministry on Tuesday contested a United Nations report that determined an airstrike earlier in the year in Mali resulted in the deaths of 19 civilians participating in a wedding. Reuters reported that the U.N.’s determination came after a division of the U.N.’s mission in the country interviewed more than 400 people, including […]
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $600 million on Thursday in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Crisis-Resilient Social Protection Program (CRISP) that will support Pakistan to expand Ehsaas, the national poverty alleviation program, to protect vulnerable households and increase resilience to economic shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Covid […]
