Pakistan’s trade with Africa reaches $4.18bn
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said Pakistan’s trade with African countries has reached $4.18...
Govt to notify GI rules required to fight basmati case in EU
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is going to notify geographical indication (GI) rules to support its case against India's unlawful claim to the GI tag...
Afghanistan imposes duty on kinnow import from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan has imposed duty on import of kinnow from Pakistan causing loss of a 100,000 metric tonnes market to exporters while...
Bitcoin all-time price high surpasses $28,000
NEW YORK: Bitcoin markets have been seeing a lot of action this weekend, as the price of the crypto asset touched another...
Govt urged to avoid imposing duty on export of copper, aluminium ingots
ISLAMABAD: Exporters and melters of copper and aluminium have requested the government to refrain from imposing duty on exports of the two...
Jirga constituted to resolve Diamer Bhasha Dam territorial dispute
ISLAMABAD: A 20-member Jirga has finally been constituted to resolve the long standing dispute over the multi-billion-dollar Diamer-Bhasha Dam land site between...
Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to ‘ugly’ divisions
LONDON: Britain on Saturday published the text of its narrow trade agreement with the European Union just five days before it exits...
Indian automakers fear container shortage to hit parts supply, output
NEW DELHI: Automakers in India are bracing for a parts shortage and possible production losses over the next three to four months...
Reconstituted CPEC Business Council proposes new projects, sectors
ISLAMABAD: The recently re-constituted China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Business Council has proposed including more sectors and projects under the umbrella of...
Govt to cancel allotments of land without industrial units in industrial estates
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to cancel the plots of those who have not installed industrial units by allotting plots in...
CCoP approves transaction structure for PSM
KARACHI: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has approved the transaction structure for Pakistan Steel Mills.
The federal Minister for Finance and Revenue,...
Health Ministry recommends legislation to impose health tax on tobacco
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has urged the Ministry of Finance to lay Federal Health Levy Bill...
2020 – An obituary
As we say goodbye to the year, we will remember it mainly for the massive disruption it brought.
Shooting ourselves in the foot
Let us start out by stating the painfully obvious: there is absolutely no scenario in which Pakistan becomes a developed country, or...
PM for steps to regain PIA’s lost glory
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has directed for taking all-out steps to regain the lost glory of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
Chairing...