Let’s come together to tax tech giants, say G20 officials eyeing $100bn boost
RIYADH: Leading world economies must show unity in dealing with aggressive “tax optimisation” by global digital giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, G20...
APTMA takes LESCO to court for charging arrears retrospectively
LAHORE: From the platform of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), more than 50 textile exporters have filed a petition in the Lahore...
Weekly inflation dips 0.14pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the week ended on February 20 decreased by 0.14pc as compared to the previous...
Pakistan earns $ 264m from travel services’ export
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned $ 264.254 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first half of current financial year...
US stocks close with sharp declines amid fears of China virus
NEW YORK: Wall Street continued to tumble Friday amid renewed fears that the virus outbreak in China will have a real impact...
Razak praises WB’s technical support for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: World Bank Country Director Illango Patchamuthu along with his team met Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Industry and Investment...
President Alvi orders banks to ensure 2% job quota for the disabled
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has ordered all the banks of Pakistan to ensure implementation of disable quota in banks, train differently-abled people...
Pakistan to resume trade with China in next 10 days
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to resume trade activity with China in the next 10 days, said the Ministry of Commerce in a...
China to invest in PM’s housing project
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said the pace of implementation on projects under China Pakistan...
MandiExpress.pk raises $725,000 new funding for scaling across Pakistan
In an important development in the online retail market, MandiExpress has said that it has closed a $725,000 Pre-Series A Round from...
No ban imposed on export of potato, tomato
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting some media reports, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said there...
Gold hits all-time high record Rs93,650 per tola
KARACHI: Following surge in of bullion price, gold prices increased Rs1,150 per tola to an all-time high of Rs93,650 per tola in...
ADB gives record $2.4b development funds to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank disbursed record $2.4 billion loans and grants, including $1.8 billion in programme lending and $634.3 million in...
Customs officials reluctant to cooperate in containers scam probe
ISLAMABAD: Senior Customs officials seem reluctant to appear before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to record their statements against a former Customs...
PM inaugurates Muzaffargarh-DG Khan highway
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday inaugurated the newly-built Muzaffargarh-Dera Ghazi Khan Highway and a new 250-bed block of Recep Tayyip Erdogan...