Economists suggest ways to end sugar cartelisation
LAHORE: The leading economists suggest the government ways to get rid of the cartelisation in the sugar industry once and for all...
Asian markets lifted by hopes on virus but oil in retreat
Asian markets rose Monday as some of the world's worst-hit countries reported falling death rates, providing some much-needed hope in the battle...
DG Cement resumes production at Khofli Sattai plant
The DG Khan Cement Company Limited has resumed operations at its plant site of Khofli Sattai located in District Dera Ghazi Khan,...
Covid-19 devastating lives of daily wagers in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases topping 3,000 and a lockdown imposed nationwide, day labourers and other daily wagers have been...
Gwadar port stays largely unaffected by global pandemic
BEIJING: Despite the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the Gwadar Port which is a major project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is functioning...
Oil prices fall as doubts grow over output cut deal
Oil prices fell sharply Monday after a meeting to discuss output cuts between OPEC and its allies was delayed, dimming hopes of...
Coronavirus has so far little impact on global food supply chain: UN agency
UNITED NATIONS:The World Food Programme (WFP), a Rome-based UN agency, has said that the unfolding coronavirus pandemic is so far having little...
Govt lifted restriction on construction industry to benefit labourers : Asad
Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that the government has lifted the restriction on construction industry to benefit the...
KP’s businesswomen striving hard to survive due to virus lockdown
PESHAWAR: Women possessing small businesses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have been struggling hard to survive since the start of the coronavirus lockdown,...
China prepares to close ‘oil deal of life time’ in Iraq
ISLAMABAD: Over the past week or so, the industrial economy across China as a whole is back working and operating at levels...
‘Outbreak-led economic crisis’: Rs100bn package to help uplift industry, says Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Textile Abdul Razak Dawood on Sunday said the government had offered up to Rs100...
Chemical manufacturers seek exemption from Section 144 for 23 essential items
LAHORE: The Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) has urged the provincial governments of Punjab and Sindh to exempt chemical manufacturing units from...
Sugarcane growers biggest beneficiaries of sugar exports, PSMA claims
LAHORE: Welcoming the release of the inquiry committee report on sugar by the federal government, Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Chairman Aslam...
KSA delays May crude prices until after OPEC+ meeting: Saudi source
DUBAI: Saudi Aramco will delay the release of its crude official selling prices (OSP) for May until April 10 to wait for...
Tareen says JDW exported less sugar than market share
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on Saturday reacted to the inquiry report regarding the sugar crisis and said that his...