Twitter expresses interest in buying TikTok’s US operations

AGENCIES: Twitter Inc has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the US operations of the video-sharing app, two...

Saudi Aramco’s profit plunges, sees signs of oil market recovery

DUBAI: State oil giant Saudi Aramco’s profit plunged 73 per cent in the second quarter of the year, as a slump in...

KP petrol pumps seek permission to facilitate customers without helmets

PESHAWAR: Petrol pump owners in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have expressed concerns over the imposition of heavy fines, arrests of petrol pump workers...

IMF programme in limbo as key targets remain unfulfilled

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) would review Pakistan's performance under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in the last week of September.  According...

SOPs for tourists issued as Punjab prepares to reopen tourism

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for visitors as it prepares to reopen the tourism sector in...

Pakistan’s exports may rise by up to $12bn by 2024: ITC

ISLAMABAD: Although the country's exports are expected to face the impact of Covid-19 in the current fiscal year, the International Trade Centre's...

China’s telecom giant Xiaomi expands foothold in Pakistan

Chinese company launches Redmi 9C in Pakistan, says will be soon introducing more high tech products in the country

Sindh mulls reopening businesses on Sept 15

CM Murad says final decision will be made after govt reassesses situation in first week of Sept

NEPRA notifies eight-month variations in fuel charges

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has finally notified adjustments in the approved tariff on account of variations in the...

KP traders demand round-the-clock opening of businesses

PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Engr Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz on Saturday complained that despite clear directions from the...

PTA offers leniency in VPN registration process. But will it be enough?

During the Covid-19 pandemic, PTA has allowed applicants to pay fee online and send undertaking on their business letterheads instead of judicial papers

PSO starts import of Euro-V fuel

Petroleum Division says switching to Euro-V fuel will help the govt protect the environment from climate change and global warming

Ibex Ltd, TRG’s subsidiary, finally going public on the NASDAQ

Speculation about the impending IPO has led to a run up in the parent company’s stock on the PSX

Covid-19 crisis could top $5tr in global economic losses: McKinsey

NEW YORK: Companies risk losing more than 40pc of annual profit once a decade in a world threatened by trade wars, cyberattacks, pandemics...

85pc work on Matiari-Lahore transmission line completed: Asim Bajwa

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Saturday that 85pc...