K-Electric blames SSGC for power outages
K-Electric has said that continuous disruption in the power supply is out of its hands as the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)...
SC directs Railways to retrieve encroached land along KCR track
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday directed Pakistan Railways to retrieve its land along the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) and demolish encroachments on...
CCP raids Lahore offices of cement manufacturers’ association
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), as part of an enquiry launched in May 2020 to investigate the possible anti-competitive practices...
FBR arrests another man in major tax evasion case
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue (I&IIR) has arrested one of the major culprits, Muhammad Yousaf,...
FM Qureshi says joint efforts imperative to fight Covid-19, food insecurity
KARACHI: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has stressed on the importance of combined efforts required to counter the pressing challenges faced by...
California sets goal to ban sale of new gas-powered passenger vehicles from 2035
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES: California plans to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks starting in 2035 as the top US...
PSX ends red despite late recovery
KARACHI: It was another round of volatile trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday, with the indices swinging both ways...
UAE reopens all seven regions to foreign visitors
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will resume issuing visas to foreign visitors to all seven of its regions as of Thursday after...
CM Buzdar, Bajwa discuss CPEC projects in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lieutenant General (r) Asim Bajwa and Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar on Wednesday held...
Gas crisis persists as Sindh CNG stations extend shutdown
CNG in Sindh on Thursday extended their closure for another day, announcing to open at 8 am on Friday amid ongoing gas...
Tesla sues US over Chinese tariffs
NEW YORK: Electric car manufacturer Tesla has filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump’s administration, aiming to end what it calls...
TCP bags lowest wheat bid from Russian firm
HAMBURG: The lowest price offered in the tender from Pakistan to purchase 300,000 tonnes of wheat which closed on Wednesday was believed...
FBR extends utilisation period of input goods under export facilitation schemes
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the utilisation period of input goods under all three export facilitation schemes that...
China’s slow consumption recovery upset by wary low-income households
BEIJING: Months after China brought its coronavirus epidemic under control, its consumers are slowly opening their wallets again - but the hard...
ByteDance applies for tech export licence in China amid TikTok deal talks
SHANGHAI: ByteDance has applied for a tech export licence in China as it races to seal a deal with Oracle Corp and...