Trade policies: a barrier to prosperity

KARACHI: Questions continue to loom on the lack of international trading activities in Pakistan as it enters its 80th year of independence. According to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, exports of goods and services from Pakistan surpassed $40 billion in 2025, the highest in its history. Imports of goods and services into Pakistan were…

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Cummins eyes ODI return

Australia captain Pat Cummins ‘can’t wait’ until their Test series against South Africa. Photo: AFP AUSTRALIA: Skipper Pat Cummins said he “can’t wait” to play in Australia’s first Test series in South Africa since the infamous “Sandpapergate” affair and he intends to use one-day games beforehand to prepare. The next assignment for Australia after drawing…

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Chinese company proposes $522m first phase for Keti Bunder deep-water port

Zardari calls for protection of Indus Delta as CHEC outlines plans for multi-terminal maritime gateway China Harbour Engineering Company meets with President Asif Ali Zardari and propses plan for Keti Bandar. SCREENGRAB China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) on Monday proposed a preliminary $522.34 million engineering cost for the first phase of a new deep-water port…

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Country can’t withstand another crisis: Nawaz

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif addresses a party convention in Murree on Saturday. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has reportedly warned that the country cannot afford to become embroiled in another constitutional or political crisis, as he discussed the prevailing political situation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Jati Umrah on Sunday. The reported remarks…

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Green CPEC offers Pakistan a win-win

ISLAMABAD: The dual problem of stagflation and climate change has put policymakers on notice. They struggle to find a solution that can satisfy the country’s economic and development needs without compromising its climate change targets and ambitions. It is a tedious job amid shrinking economic opportunities driven by a wave of protectionism, unilateralism and trade…

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New Northern Bypass bridge swept away

Heavy rainfall has continued across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since Monday night, causing widespread disruption and flooding. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: A bridge constructed only six months ago over a drain near Nasir Bagh on Peshawar’s Northern Bypass, along with a section of the connecting road, was swept away by a flood surge triggered by monsoon rains. The…

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New AJK assembly to be sworn in today

AJK legislative assembly. Photo: Express MUZAFFARABAD: The first session of the new Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (AJKLA) will be held today (Monday), marking the beginning of the new assembly following the 2026 general elections. Before the newly elected members take the oath, polling for seven reserved seats will be held from 10am to…

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