Business from Friday, September 26th, 2025

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited American companies to invest in the country during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House that also focused on how to end to the war in Gaza, his office said on Friday.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok's US operations to American and global investors will address the national security requirements in a 2024 law.

President Donald Trump unleashed a fresh round of punishing tariffs on a broad range of imported goods on Thursday, saying the US will impose 100 per cent duties on branded drugs and 25 per cent tariffs on heavy-duty trucks, among other import tariffs, starting next week.