Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Kaan Terzioglu to discuss investment opportunities and the promotion of Pakistan’s digital economy, according to state broadcaster Pakistan Television Corporation. Read More: Govt to invest $1 billion in AI by 2030, announces PM During the meeting, the prime minister highlighted the government’s focus on encouraging digital investment and expanding […]
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PM praises overseas Pakistanis for record remittances
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday hailed overseas Pakistanis for sending record remittances during December 2025. He said the inflow stood at $3.6 billion, surpassing last year’s figures and reflecting a 16.5 per cent year-on-year increase. Read More: PM Shehbaz strengthens support for overseas Pakistanis In a statement, the prime minister said the rise signaled expatriates’ […]
PM Shehbaz seeks UAE investment in Pakistan’s IT and digital sectors
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Friday welcomed growing interest from UAE investors for the investment in Pakistan’s digital economy, emphasizing the government’s focus on business-to-business cooperation in information technology, blockchain, and emerging technologies. Read More: Govt accords special importance to B2B cooperation, PM tells UAE delegaion The premier met with a delegation from the UAE’s Sajwani […]
High-tech services seen as engine of Pakistan’s future growth
Pakistan must realign its economic priorities toward high-tech and innovation-driven services if it aims to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth, leading economist Prof Amir Sufi said on Monday. He stressed that relying on low-tech industries limits the country’s long-term development potential. Read More: IUB setting up high–tech software export center: VC Prof Sufi was speaking at the […]
Google plans to make Pakistan an export hub: Aurangzeb
KARACHI – Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb revealed on Wednesday that Google plans to make Pakistan an export hub, as the government continues to push for production-driven and private sector-led economic growth. Speaking at the Future Summit in Karachi, the finance minister said Pakistan’s economy is “moving in the right direction,” emphasizing that sustainable, production-based growth […]
Pakistan sees 73% surge in investor confidence
Foreign investors’ confidence in Pakistan rose sharply to 73% in 2025, up from 61% in 2023, the OICCI survey showed. The improvement reflects better economic stability, reduced inflation, and government efforts to attract foreign investment. Analysts see this as a strong signal of renewed global trust in Pakistan’s market. OICCI President Yousaf Hussain highlighted the […]
Pakistan’s IT sector seeks major budget boost to surpass $5 billion in exports
Muhammad Zohaib Khan, the former Chairman of P@SHA, has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to announce a special package for Pakistan’s IT industry in the upcoming national budget. He believes that this is the right time to implement policies that support the sector’s long-term growth. Khan highlighted the government’s vision for a digital economy and […]