Gold imports increase 4.78pc in six months

ISLAMABAD: Gold imports into the country increased by 4.78pc during the first half of the current financial year (2019-20) as compared to the...

Senate body concerned over proposed Rs115,000 hike in Hajj package

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Thursday expressed reservations over the proposed increase of Rs115,000 in the...

New power tariff likely to hamper textile exports

Due to the imposition of multiple surcharges, electricity tariff for Pakistan’s export sector has become highest in region
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British officials propose limited 5G role for China’s Huawei

LONDON: British officials have proposed granting Huawei a limited role in the UK’s future 5G network, resisting US calls for a complete...

Ijaz Mazhar takes charge as acting PIA CEO

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Syed Ijaz Mazhar on Thursday assumed charge as the acting chief executive officer (CEO)...

CPEC is in Pakistan’s ‘best interest’, says Qureshi amid US criticism

FM says PTI govt will continue to do 'what is beneficial for Pakistan'

US bars Iranians from trade and investment visas

WASHINGTON: The United States, locked in a tense confrontation with Iran in the Middle East, has barred Iranians from entering the country...

Stock market remains volatile, closes in red

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) failed to sustain the gains accumulated earlier in the day, as the indices kept changing directions before...

Speedy industrialisation imperative for socio-economic development: PM

--Imran says reform process may be 'painful and time-taking', but govt is determined to bring change --PM invites Facebook to invest in Pakistan's...

Pakistan earns $206m from travel services’ export in 5 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned $206.040 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first five months of the current financial...

Imran Khan, GSMA DG discuss cooperation in Digital Pakistan project

ISLAMABAD: Renowned international mobile operating company GSMA’s Director General Mats Granyrd called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines ofWorld Economic...

Malaysia to buy more Indian sugar to ease palm oil conflict

Kuala Lumpur: MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad will buy 130,000 tonnes of raw sugar from India worth 200 million ringgit ($49.20 million) in...

Corruption has increased in Pakistan, says Transparency

CPI 2019 ranks Pakistan 120th out of 180, three spots down from 2018

APTMA highly concerned over excessive billing 

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has voiced serious concerns over the excessive billing by Power Division against the notified...

PM Imran constitutes body to probe wheat-flour related controversy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted a three-member committee to probe the wheat and flour- related controversy. READ MORE: Ministers concerned over...