Mubarak Zeb Khan

Articles by Mubarak Zeb Khan

Preferential trade agreement to be signed with Jordan to boost trade

BusinessFebruary 6, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Jordan have agreed to move toward a preferential trade agreement (PTA) and broaden bilateral cooperation across various sectors, marking a shift toward deeper economic engageme...

PTA to be signed with Jordan to boost trade

BusinessFebruary 6, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Jordan have agreed to move toward a preferential trade agreement (PTA) and broaden bilateral cooperation across various sectors, marking a shift toward deeper economic engageme...

Uptick in exports after five months

BusinessFebruary 3, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise exports posted a modest rebound in January after recording five consecutive monthly declines in the current fiscal year, offering tentative relief to exporters and re...

KP seeks Centre’s help amid loss of revenue due to border closure

BusinessJanuary 30, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The continued closure and suspension of trade at the Pak-Afghan border since October has led to a 53.02 per cent decline in revenues of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, prompting the prov...

Luxury on display, taxes under scrutiny: How FBR’s Lifestyle Monitoring Cell tracks the rich

BusinessJanuary 29, 2026

On the roads of Pakistan, a country where the gap between the haves and have-nots is in danger of becoming a chasm, a quiet contradiction is becoming harder and harder to ignore. From Lamborghinis to ...

KP sounds alarm as federal transfers fall short in July-December

NewsJanuary 11, 2026

• Warns funding gap could derail IMF-linked Rs157bn budget surplus for FY26, provision of essential services in merged districts• Transfers under divisible pool stand short by Rs76bn in first half of ...

Exports plunge over 20pc in December

BusinessJanuary 3, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise exports dipped 20.41 per cent to $2.317 billion in December 2025 from $2.911bn over the corresponding period last year, making it the fifth consecutive month of decli...

Afghanistan bears heavier economic cost as Pakistan trade suspension bites harder

BusinessDecember 31, 2025

Unlike the common perception, the suspension of bilateral trade between Islamabad and Kabul for nearly two-and-a-half months has hit Afghanistan far harder than Pakistan, with export losses running se...

Pakistan trade imbalance with 9 states deepens

BusinessOctober 22, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighbouring countries surged by 34.54 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY26), rising to $3.93 billion compared to $2.921bn recor...

IT exports drive 12pc jump in services trade

BusinessOctober 5, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of services increased by 8.41 per cent in the second month of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year, mainly due to rising information technology e...

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