August 6, 2026
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to move their border crossings to 24-hour operations, in a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a six-member Iranian delegation led by the industry, mines and trade minister. The two sides also agreed to expand cooperation in mining.
July 12, 2026
Pakistan and the United States have reported "significant progress" following two days of negotiations in Washington on July 9-10 over a Pakistan-United States Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. Commerce Secretary Jawad Paul, who led the Pakistani delegation, described the talks as productive and said both sides narrowed differences and built consensus toward finalising the agreement. A separate track coordinated by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi during his Washington visit linked trade discussions to Pakistan's role as mediator in the US-Iran diplomacy.
A tiny 3D printing model by US President Donald Trump, the Indian flag and the word “invoices” are observed in this picture taken on July 23 2025.-Reuters President Trump exercises invoices as a wide policy tool. We will continue to move together and capture new markets: Goyal Analysts warn that 50% of the duty is similar to a commercial embargo. India will not “succumb” and instead will focus on arresting new markets, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said in its first public observations, as Washington has imposed abrupt prices on Indian goods. 50% of contributions to many Indian imports to the
A cargo ship full of containers is observed in the port of Auckland in Auckland, California on 6 March 2025. – Reuters The US reduced invoices for Pakistani goods from 29% to 19%: Minister. Reduce duties that may boost the exports of the country’s textile products. The highest duties rates of President Trump come into force on Thursday. Pakistan will not suffer a $ 1 billion loss due to the 19% invoice by the United States, Trade Minister Jam Kamal Khan informed the National Assembly on Thursday. In his response to Parliament’s lower body, the Minister of Commerce said the
A woman drives an electric bicycle with her grocery stores from Meituan and Ele.Me’s delivery workers in Beijing, July 13th 2020 – Reuters Shanghai: China’s largest online shopping companies, Alibaba and JD.com, are now struggling to deliver orders faster than ever. This year, both have begun to offer immediate retail services, with the aim of taking goods to customers in just 30 to 60 minutes. They spend great and move quickly to win this new battle for speed. Investors will analyze the strategy when JD.com reports its quarterly profits on Tuesday and Alibaba on Thursday, as finding new growth avenues
An appropriate retailer goes wholesale shopping on the Faire platform connecting small brands with small retailers in this picture taken in Austin, USA, August 2019 – Reuters Chatgpt, the Chatbot operating with AI developed by Openai, extends its capabilities to online markets, a space dominated by Google, Amazon and traditional media review platforms News of the BBC reported, The new feature will allow users to receive personalized product recommendations, compare prices, read comments and access direct market links – all from chat interface. Openai clarified that the sentences are not paid ads, but are selected independently using AI algorithms. The
Listen to the article Lahore: Pakistan’s small and medium -sized enterprises are trying to cover up the worldwide e -commerce eruption, but their journey is not easy and is full of many infrastructure congestion points such as unreliable internet, obstacles of payment and lack of confidence in online markets to mention. There are several estimates of the current size of the e -commerce sector. According to payment and commercial information (PCMI), a subsidiary of the US market market, the total volume of e -commerce in Pakistan in 2024 was $ 7.7 billion, while retail e -commerce was $ 5.4 billion.
A representational image showing a large number of parked cars. — AFP/File The Department of Commerce amends the 2022 Import Policy. The government allows the import of cars with a mileage of up to 2,000 km. Earlier, only cars with 500 km could be imported. RAWALPINDI: The Commerce Ministry on Thursday amended the Import Policy 2022 to relax the restriction imposed on the import of used and unregistered cars. According to the details, the government has allowed the import of used cars with a mileage of 2,000 km as opposed to the earlier policy which only allowed the import of
May 12, 2022
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce says there is no change in Pakistan’s policy on trade with India. In a statement, the Ministry said that it manages 57 Trade Missions in 46 countries which includes the post of Trade and Investment Minister in New Delhi. The current cycle for selection of Trade and Investment Officers including New Delhi was initiated in December last year and the final recommendations of the Interview Board were sent to Prime Minister’s Office on the 1st of the previous month.
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