Spanish envoy stresses exploiting trade potential with Pakistan
FAISALABAD: Spanish Ambassador Manuel Duran has said Pakistan and Spain must exploit their potential to give bilateral trade a quantum jump.
Addressing a...
Omar Ayub meets Qatari ministers in Doha
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan on Monday held separate meetings with Qatar’s Finance Minister Ali Shareef Al Emadi and Energy...
NAB’s investigations discouraging professionals from joining SOEs: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Advisor on Commerce, Textile, Industries and Production and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood has reportedly held National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...
Govt, IMF begin talks for second phase of loan disbursement
ISLAMABAD: The government and visiting officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday started policy level talks for disbursement of the...
Govt planning to shake up FBR, introduce centralised sales tax collection
ISLAMABAD: In a major shakeup, the government has decided to restructure the entire tax machinery and introduce centralised collection of general sales...
PM satisfied with ‘improving economic indicators’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while appreciating the improving economic indicators, has said the government had made tough decisions during its first year...
NAB summons top OGDC officials to probe ‘illegal appointments’
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned the top management of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) to investigate the...
Oil prices creep higher on US-China deal hopes
LONDON: Oil prices crept upwards on Monday, with Brent reaching its highest in more than a month after the previous day’s boost from...
McDonald’s CEO surprise exit throws long-term vision into doubt
The surprise exit of McDonald's Corp chief executive officer, Steve Easterbrook, over the weekend has Wall Street wondering whether the burger chain's...
Cutlery exports surge 18.6pc in three months FY20
ISLAMABAD: The export of cutlery from the country witnessed an increase of 18.66pc during the first quarter of the current financial year (1QFY20)...
Pakistan resolves $1.2bn Karkey dispute with Turkey
The Pakistani government has resolved the Karkey power plant dispute with the help of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Imran...
FM Qureshi invites Malaysian investors to explore Pakistani market
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday invited the Malaysian investors to avail the investment opportunities in Pakistan.
Talking to the business community...
300MW power project finally inaugurated in Gwadar
ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited 300-megawatt imported coal-fired power plant has been inaugurated in Gwadar with an estimated Chinese investment of around $600 million.
The...
Urea sales decline 74pc in October
Urea sales for the month of October 2019 are expected to decline by 74pc to 122,000 tonnes, as compared to the same...
India rejects Asia-wide trade deal, as others move ahead
BANGKOK: Fifteen Asian countries agreed terms on Monday for what could be the world’s biggest trade pact, they said in a statement, but...