Thursday, October 15, 2026Developing PakistanIslamabad
Long-form reporting, sector deep-dives, and analytical dispatches on the forces shaping Pakistan's economy.
Gilgit-Baltistan has launched a €54.24 million, or roughly Rs17.2 billion, rural development and climate resilience programme aimed at strengthening basic infrastructure and servic…
Pakistan’s technology sector is beginning to move beyond providing services and towards building deeper local technical capabilities. A recent visit to Huawei’s Global Service Cent…
Karachi Port has reached its highest recorded level of liner shipping connectivity, giving Pakistan a stronger link to international maritime trade networks. The port’s Port Liner…
Pakistan is moving towards another major road project in the country’s mountainous north, with work on the proposed Mansehra–Babusar Top–Chilas motorway expected to begin after com…
Construction of Pakistan’s Diamer-Bhasha Dam has reached a significant new stage with the formal extraction and transportation of pozzolan material from Gini in Diamer, clearing an…
Pakistan is investing heavily in artificial intelligence skills. The country has announced plans to train one million people in IT and AI, while universities, training programmes a…
Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed an agreement to increase annual bilateral trade from around $16 million to $200 million within the next two years, marking a major push to stren…
Pakistan is examining the potential development of Keti Bunder Port in Sindh as an additional maritime gateway, with China Harbour Engineering Company presenting proposals for the…
Pakistan has begun accelerating discussions around the next phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as the federal government reviews progress on the CPEC Action Plan for 202…
Pakistan is moving to accelerate the implementation of key infrastructure and development projects under the next phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, as the government p…
The $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement has restored credibility and unlocked multilateral inflows. It has also enforced a growth ceiling of 2–2.5% while structural reforms lag.
Growth has settled into a low-equilibrium band far below the 4–5% historical average. Stability is real. Recovery isn't.
