Business & Commerce


India, US near first-phase trade deal as talks enter final stretch

NEW DELHI: India and the United States are close to signing the first phase of…

European luxury brands turn to America’s AI-rich shoppers as global demand cools

MILAN/LONDON: European luxury houses are sharpening their focus on the United States, betting that America’s…

Beverage industry seeks tax cut ahead of FY2026-27 budget

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s beverage industry has urged the federal government to reduce the Federal Excise Duty…

PM Shehbaz orders massive Rs200bn hike in development budget

  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the initial Rs1.126 trillion Public Sector Development Programme…

Nvidia Unveils Next-Gen AI Chip ‘RTX Spark’ to Reinvent Personal Computing; Huang Boldly Rejects AI Job Loss Fears as ‘Complete Nonsense’

TAIPEI — Technology giant Nvidia on Monday unveiled a groundbreaking new processor designed to bring…

IMF Demands Budget Cuts on Tax Exemptions; Pakistan Plans to End Tribal Area and Green Energy Relief to Boost Revenue

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are continuing intense negotiations over the…

High-Level Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue Held in Islamabad; Kallas Praises Pakistan’s Mediation in US-Iran Conflict

ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas held high-level…

Sindh Faces Questions Over Rs1.5tr Infrastructure Cess as Industrial Roads Remain Broken

Sindh’s business community has questioned the use of more than Rs1.5 trillion collected through infrastructure…