ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Maritime Affairs Minister Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh will visit Denmark this month for the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Denmark-based global shipping giant, AP Moller–Maersk (Maersk), and the Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Pakistani state media reported.
The development comes months after Maersk Chief Executive Officer Keith Svendsen’s visit to Pakistan, where he met top officials to explore opportunities in the country’s maritime sector.
The Danish shipping firm will invest $2 billion in Pakistan’s port and transport infrastructure over the next two years, the state-run Radio Pakistan broadcaster reported.
“The investment under this project will contribute to the infrastructure development and economic improvement,” the report read.
Sheikh said Karachi had a huge potential for exports and his ministry was providing an enabling environment to the business community in this regard.
Maersk has grown into a leading provider of logistics and supply-chain services across Pakistan. It has around 20 percent market share in Pakistan’s containerized import-export activities, according to Pakistan’s information ministry.
In January this year, the Danish shipping firm announced new smart logistics and warehouse facilities in China, Norway and Pakistan.
Pakistan has also signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi (AD) Ports Group which is investing about $395 million for the development of a container and cargo terminal under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.
Pakistan minister to visit Denmark this month to sign $2 billion investment deal with Maersk
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Pakistan minister to visit Denmark this month to sign $2 billion investment deal with Maersk
- Maersk has a market share of around 20 percent in Pakistan’s containerized import-export activities
- Foreign firms have lately shown interest in Pakistan’s port as a global hub for transshipment
Ramadan moon sighted in Pakistan, first fast to be observed on Thursday
- Pakistan moon sighting committee receives testimonies of moon being sighted from several cities
- Muslims fast from dawn till sunset during holy month of Ramadan, which is followed by Eid Al Fitr
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s central moon sighting committee has announced that the Ramadan moon has been sighted in the country and the first fast of the holy month will be observed on Thursday.
Pakistan’s Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (RHC) determines the dates for new Islamic months and Eid festivals by sighting the moon every year. Committee members announce the dates for the Islamic months after visually observing the crescent and receiving testimonies of its sighting from several parts of the country.
Speaking to reporters after the RHC’s meeting in Peshawar, the committee’s chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said testimonies of the moon sighting were received from several parts of the country, including Quetta, Islamabad, Waziristan, Dir, Karachi, Buner, Mardan and Tando Allahyar.
“Therefore, it was decided with consensus that the first day of Ramadan would be on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026,” Azad said in a televised press conference.
Pakistan’s national space agency announced last week that the Ramadan crescent is likely to be visible in the country on Feb. 18 and consequently, the first date of Ramadan is likely to be on Feb. 19.
Muslims fast from dawn till sunset during Ramadan. This is followed by Eid Al Fitr, a religious holiday and celebration to mark the end of Ramadan which is observed by Muslims worldwide.
