Steel sector seeks bailout package due to virus impact
KARACHI: The Pakistan Steel Re-Rolling Mills Association on Sunday sought the federal government’s intervention in saving the ailing industry from the adverse...
Joint coronavirus fund for SAARC countries proposed
LAHORE: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) President-designate Iftikhar Ali Malik on Sunday proposed COVID-19 emergency fund for member countries to...
Govt urged to allow freight movement at Torkham border
PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Engr Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz on Sunday welcomed the reopening of the Chaman-Spinboldak border.
He, however,...
SNGPL board to propose 5 fresh names for MD’s appointment
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors (BoD) of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), in its upcoming meeting to be held on...
Coronavirus: Emirates to ground entire passenger fleet and cut wages
DUBAI: Emirates, one of the world’s biggest international airlines, will ground its entire passenger fleet this week and cut staff wages by...
Germany prepares €150bn emergency budget in coronavirus package
BERLIN: Germany is readying an emergency budget worth more than 150 billion euros ($160 billion) to shore up jobs and businesses at...
IRSA allows elderly employees to work from home
ISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has taken certain precautionary and preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) with immediate effect...
FBR-Peshawar posts 100pc surge in FED collection
PESHAWAR: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)-Peshawar has posted a 100pc surge in the collection of federal excise duty, as the department collected...
Huawei Pakistan provides video conference system to NHS ministry
Huawei Pakistan has donated a $300,000 video conference system to the Ministry of National Health Services (MNHS) to help the country fight...
Negotiations lag on $1tr stimulus for virus-hit US
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers urgently negotiating a $1 trillion emergency package to salvage an economy ravaged by the coronavirus missed a Republican-imposed deadline...
PHMA urges govt to ensure job security for textile workers
'Govt must immediately announce a relief package to facilitate textile workers during the shutdown period'
China to stimulate private investment, accelerate ‘new infrastructure’ development
BEIJING: China will cut fees on a large scale to stimulate private-sector investment and also accelerate the development of “new infrastructure” to...
Economist Atif Mian suggests ‘national lockdown’ to combat COVID-19
'Lockdown will give Pakistan essential time to build critical capacities and plan ahead'
Pakistan can learn from Chinese experience to develop e-commerce
Pakistan can learn from the experience of China to develop its e-commerce as there is a pressing need to promote the use...