Oil prices rise on vaccine hopes, tanker blast at Saudi Arabia

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Monday, pushing Brent back above $50 a barrel, buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines...

The fortune at the bottom of the digital pyramid

It is time to recognise that access to the internet being equitable is good for business

Why bother with ‘targets’?

Of all the bad habits the government of Pakistan has, perhaps one of the worst is the one picked up by the...

India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of Indian farmers on Sunday intensified their protests against three new agricultural laws aimed at overhauling food...

China’s BRI a simmering overseas debt crisis: FT

Massive lending by Chinese financial institutions for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are driving China towards its first overseas debt crisis...

Deadlock as Brexit trade deal faces make-or-break day

BRUSSELS: London and Brussels face a make-or-break decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday, after a week of tension and deadlock...

Hafeez Shaikh to chair NFC after finally taking oath as finance minister

ISLAMABAD: Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, who had recently been removed from the newly-constituted National Finance Commission (NFC) after objection from provinces and political...

Food Delivery Wars: Careem slashes commission to 5pc to poach restaurants

LAHORE: In an ongoing war with foodpanda to establish dominance in the food delivery space, Careem Pakistan has announced that it has...

Business community seeks consultation on tax matters as number of filers decline

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has stressed the need for taking serious measures in close consultations...

PTI govt conducting highest external debt repayment, servicing: minister

Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar on Saturday underscored that the PTI government paid $10.4 billion on account of debt...

KP govt devises new rules for housing schemes

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has issued a number of new rules for housing schemes located within the province. According to the...

PIA excludes ATR-72 airplanes from its fleet

KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday excluded ATR-72 airplanes, hired on an expensive lease, from its fleet. As per details, the...
Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar

ADB’s report on Pakistan’s economic recovery highly encouraging: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar on Saturday hailed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADBs) report on recovery of Pakistan’s...

Britain’s navy to protect fishing waters in case of no-deal Brexit

LONDON: Four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready on Jan. 1 to help protect Britain’s fishing waters in the event the...

Modi says government committed to farmers’ welfare

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at...