Capital witnesses 90pc surge in construction firm registrations
ISLAMABAD: Following Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan's announcement of a special incentives package for the construction sector in April 2019, the Islamabad...
Oil sales likely to grow by 2pc YoY, but down 2pc MoM amidst rains
LAHORE: Oil sales in the country are likely to increase by 2 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) in September as Furnace Oil (FO)...
India’s controversial farm bills become law despite protests
NEW DELHI: India’s president on Sunday approved three controversial agricultural bills amid nationwide protests by farmers who say the new laws will stunt...
Trump frequently evaded federal income taxes in years leading up to presidency: NYT
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, after years of reporting heavy losses...
Establishment of new small industrial estate in KP approved by development board
PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) on Industries and Commerce, Abdul Karim Khan, on Monday announced that the...
Agha Steel signs Rs10.5bn MoU with Horizon Steel
KARACHI: Agha Steel Industries is going to sell 100,000 metric tons of low-carbon billets worth approximately Rs10.5 billion per annum to Horizon...
US judge blocks Trump administration’s ban on new TikTok downloads
WASHINGTON: A US judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google...
Asian shares buoyed by China optimism, markets eye US presidential debate
SYDNEY: Asian markets were powered on Monday by signs China’s economic recovery was gaining momentum with pent-up demand, fiscal stimulus and surprisingly...
Dollar gains ground in interbank market
LAHORE: The Pakistani rupee lost ground to the dollar in early trade in the interbank market on Saturday, opening weaker and losing...
Indian banks caught in illicit financial activities
At least 44 Indian banks have been caught carrying our hefty transactions in a set of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed by...
Production of life saving drugs likely to be affected as pharma imports blocked
The country's pharmaceutical industry is facing a shortage of raw material needed to manufacture lifesaving drugs since tensions with neighbouring India rose...
Petroleum Division to float tenders for 27 new E&P blocks
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division (PD) has planned to auction 27 new Exploration and Production (E&P) blocks for stepping up oil and gas...
Cement exports rise 5.6pc YoY in July-Aug
ISLAMABAD: Cement exports from the country witnessed an increase of 5.60 per cent during the first two months of the ongoing financial...
Govt’s tourism initiatives leading to socio-economic uplift of rural areas: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that various initiatives taken by the government for promoting tourism were playing a crucial...
‘Imran likely to announce economic package, provincial rights for GB’
ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to announce an economic...