PEMRA fines Bol News Network for airing defamatory content without evidence
The television channel infuriated PEMRA after repeated requests to adjourn hearings in light of Covid-19 and failed to provide evidence to substantiate the aired programming
80pc work on Gwadar East Bay Expressway completed: Asim Bajwa
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Friday that about...
PIA slashes fares for senior citizens, inbound flights
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a reduction in fares for senior citizens as well as domestic and inbound flights by...
ByteDance to set up TikTok operations in Singapore after US ban
BEIJING: ByteDance, the Chinese owner of video-sharing app TikTok, is planning to make Singapore its beachhead for the rest of Asia as...
Car sales increase 8pc YoY in August
ISLAMABAD: The sale of passenger cars during the month of August 2020 increased 8.31 per cent to 9,885 units, as compared to...
Weekly inflation rises 0.37pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the week ended on September 10 witnessed an increase of 0.37 per cent...
Stocks shed 116 points on selling pressure
KARACHI: Bearish trend prevailed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday, with the indices succumbing to selling pressure despite early gains.
"The...
Textile, fertiliser sectors seek extension in GIDC payment deadline
Finance adviser says two separate subgroups will be formed to chalk out amicable solution to GIDC issues
China’s expanded export controls pose fresh challenge to global tech industry
SHANGHAI: The latest additions to China’s list of controlled technology exports could upset a broad range of industries and raise the possibility that...
Turkey’s OZ Group to invest in KP uplift projects
PESHAWAR: A delegation of Turkey's OZ Group held a meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Mushtaq Ghani late Thursday, wherein it was...
PM reassures builders of all-out cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reassured the investors in the construction sector that the government is committed to removing any obstacle in...
Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to increase trade, connectivity
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed on the need to increase mutual trade and comprehensively upgrade bilateral cooperation in all fields.
This understanding was...
Oil ease after surprise US crude stock build confirmed
NEW YORK: Oil prices eased on Thursday after US data showed a surprise build in crude stockpiles last week, confirming an industry...
SBP reserves up $95m to $12.8bn
KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan increased 0.74pc on a weekly basis, according to data released...
Dhabi Group of Companies appoints Tanweer Awan as CEO amid performance woes
The Dhabi Group of Companies, which owns and operates Bank Alfalah, Pakistan’s seventh-largest bank, has appointed transformation and turnaround expert Tanveer Awan,...