China donates high-tech drones to help Pakistan combat locusts
BEIJING: China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has purchased 12 T16 high-tech farm drones from DJI and has donated the same...
NDMA, FWO get PM’s nod for unlimited funds to clean up Karachi
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has signed a summary authorising the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO)...
Seizures of smuggled goods grows by 143pc: Pakistan Customs
ISLAMABAD: A growth of 143 per cent was recorded in seizures of smuggled goods across the country, Pakistan Customs said in an...
Trade with Iran suspended for at least a week
CHAGAI: Trade activities between Pakistan and Iran have been suspended as Iranian authorities have closed the joint trade gate and market on...
LHC suspends PFA ban on ghee production
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court suspended operation of a notification issued by the Punjab Food Authority (PFA), which envisaged a ban on...
Total suffers first quarterly loss since 2015
PARIS: The petroleum refining company Total S.A. suffered its first net loss in five years in the second quarter due to the...
Nestle’s growth slows down as Covid-19 shuttered eateries
ZURICH: Swiss food giant Nestle said Thursday that second quarter growth slowed as lockdowns aimed at halting the spread of Covid-19 shuttered...
Covid-19 crushes US economy in Q2
WASHINGTON: The US economy suffered its biggest blow since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic shattered consumer...
Huawei overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller
BEIJING: China’s Huawei has overtaken Samsung to become the top smartphone seller worldwide in the second quarter of 2020 on the back...
ACCA urges govt to avoid ‘poor-value’ privatisations, encourage use of public sector balance sheets
LAHORE: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Pakistan has asked the government to avoid ‘poor-value’ privatisations which provide immediate cash but...
Sindh govt offers land, technical assistance to corporate sector for forest management
KARACHI: Sindh Government has invited corporate sector including multinationals to join its drive to grow and maintain urban forests in Karachi and...
Rs1.37tr investment in construction sector to counter coronavirus impact
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the development of the construction sector could play a key role in minimising the impact...
Financial constraints hindering development in KP
PESHAWAR: Work on several important developmental projects has come to a halt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as the provincial government had failed to...
PIA hires European planes, foreign pilots to restore UK operation
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday announced plans to partially restore flight operations for the United Kingdom (UK).
The PIA flights will...
CAA’s former HR director lobbying for reinstatement: sources
ISLAMABAD: The former director of the Civil Aviation Authority's Human Resource Department has been reportedly lobbying for his reinstatement despite receiving a...