Pakistani technology entrepreneur and crypto trader Waqar Zaka has won the WEEX TradFi Masters, a global multi asset trading championship, after outperforming more than 3,000 participants from around the world using his own capital and posting a 74 percent return over a 20 day trading window. The competition, organised by the international cryptocurrency exchange WEEX,...
The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved the disbursement of the latest tranche under Pakistan’s 37-month Extended Fund Facility, releasing funds after concluding a review mission that assessed the country’s progress on fiscal, energy and tax reform benchmarks. The approval brings total disbursements under the programme to well over half of its total value...
The State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee has trimmed the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 9 percent, extending an easing cycle that has now brought borrowing costs down from the 22 percent peak reached during the height of the country’s inflation crisis. The central bank cited a sustained decline in headline...
Pakistan has strong laws on paper protecting women, from workplace harassment legislation to honour killing reforms. Yet enforcement gaps, low female workforce participation, and rural education drop-offs mean progress rarely reaches daily life. Areeba Ahmed examines why.
Lahore's Orange Line Metro Debuts First Fully Branded Train
Pakistan and Iran are working toward a significant expansion of bilateral trade, with officials from both sides targeting a new benchmark for cross-border commercial activity through enhanced cooperation at their shared frontier. The push comes as both countries look to formalize and expand trade channels that have historically operated through a mix of formal and...