PM assures timely subsidy for banks providing loans to youth
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated his commitment to ensure timely provision of subsidy to banks, so that they are able...
Govt issues foreign currency account rules to curb money laundering
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to stop money laundering, the federal government has issued rules pertaining to foreign currency accounts.
According to a document...
Google bids to turn YouTube into a shopping destination
CALIFORNIA: Every toy, gadget and good you see on YouTube could soon be for sale online – not on Amazon, but right...
Covid-19 to push 150 million into extreme poverty by 2021: WB
WASHINGTON: Covid-19 to push 150 million into extreme poverty by 2021: WB
Extreme global poverty is expected to rise in 2020 for the...
Work on mega hydropower projects underway to overcome energy crisis, KP CM says
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, while stressing the need of optimum utilization of hydropower potential of the province, has said...
Govt to use ‘all resources’ to bring food prices down: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday announced that his government would use "all resources at the state's disposal" to bring down continuously...
NA speaker vows to develop agri sector, protect farmers’ rights
SWABI: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Saturday promised that at least half of Rs170 million allocated to Swabi district for poverty alleviation...
FPCCI hails govt commitment to targeted reforms for sustainable growth
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), appreciating the government commitment to follow macroeconomic fundamentals through effective policy-making and...
Malaysia Airlines boss says may have to shut down if restructuring plan fails
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines may have to fold if its lessors decide not to back its latest restructuring plan, the airlines’ group...
India gas revenue hit by $1 billion due to price cut
NEW DELHI: A recent cut in Indian gas prices will wipe about $1 billion off Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s (ONGC) revenue...
Daraz.pk ‘facilitating’ fraud with TikTok engagement products on marketplace
LAHORE: Merchants under the names NextGenTech and Garden Seeds are among a handful of businesses using 3rd party marketplace on Daraz.pk to...
Cabinet refuses to regularise Muhammad Zareen as NJHPC chief
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has refused to grant ex-post-facto approval to the appointment of Engineer Brigadier (r) Muhammad Zareen as the chief...
Huawei ousted from heart of EU as Nokia wins Belgian 5G contracts
STOCKHOLM/PARIS: Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid US pressure to...
TikTok won because it hacked Instagram: Gary Vaynerchuk
The outspoken media futurist spoke at Advertising Week 2020 on the factors, variables, and foundations behind the meteoritic rise of the short-form video-sharing social networking service
FBR’s intelligence wing unearths another tax evasion scam
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) intelligence wing has unearthed another tax evasion scam.
According to credible information available with this scribe, the...