Pakistan: An olive branch to the import bill
Pakistan’s decision to launch a National Olive Value Chain Policy is exactly the kind of practical intervention the economy has needed for years. The country spends around $4 billion annually…
Pakistan: ‘Loralai has the right potential to be a major trade hub’
Mian Zahid Hussain, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) and All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), as well as the Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan (NBG)…
Pakistan takes a seat for the first time as a permanent member of the International Olive Council
Pakistan’s Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain (2nd Right) at the 123rd meeting of the International Olive Council (IOC) in Portugal on June 30, 2026. (GoP) Pakistan’s Food Security Minister…
Pakistan becomes a permanent member of the International Olive Council
Pakistan has become a permanent member of the International Olive Council (IOC) for the first time, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday. According to the FO, Pakistan assumed its…
Pakistan: 40,000 acres of commercial olive orchards planned under new Rs6.6bn project
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) has proposed a Rs 6,598 million nationwide project to establish commercial olive orchards on 40,000 acres as part of efforts to…