Oil prices slip in cautious trade ahead of OPEC+ meet
SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices fell on Monday, amid investor jitters ahead of a meeting of producer group OPEC+ to decide whether to...
Shares rest after ‘awesome’ month, China factories speed up
SYDNEY: World shares paused to assess a record-busting month on Monday as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and...
China’s first domestically made nuclear reactor goes online
BEIJING: China has powered up its first domestically developed nuclear reactor -- the Hualong One - a significant step in Beijing's attempts...
UK secures 2 million more doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
LONDON: Britain has secured two million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to be available in Europe as early as the...
UK publishing house to print books in Pakistan through IPS Press
ISLAMABAD: Kube Publishing (Leicester, UK) and IPS Press - the publishing and bookselling arm of Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad on...
Development projects worth Rs91.9m launched in Buner
PESHAWAR: Three different development projects costing Rs 91.94 million were inaugurated in Buner on Sunday.
Special Assistant to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief...
Pakistan to remain special partner in next year’s CAEXPO
BEIJING: Pakistan would remain a special partner country for the 18th CAEXPO next year as well, according to local media outlets.
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EU, UNHCR to provide €10m support for poor, refugees: envoy
ISLAMABAD: European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara on Sunday said that the EU has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...
Taxes collected on imported cell phones increase to Rs54bn
Pakistan Customs collected Rs54 billion on the import of mobile devices through Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBs) in the past...
Indian farmers defiant against reform as Modi tries to calm anger
NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indian farmers, angry over reform of the agriculture sector, held a third day of protests on the outskirts...
BoE sees inflation risks as economies bounce back
LONDON: Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane said inflation could rise by more than expected as progress on Covid-19 vaccines and...
Govt rolls out restructuring plan for Pakistan Steel Mills
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar on Saturday rolled out a restructuring plan for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), according...
Tourism sector pleads again for bailout package
ISLAMABAD: Tourism experts have pleaded for a grant of soft loans and cash assistance for tourism businesses and low-paid workers under the...
Govt to launch Sialkot’s largest development project to date: Dar
SIALKOT: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Sunday announced that the government was going...
China to further expand outbound investor schemes
BEIJING: China plans to roll out an outbound investment scheme to new regions as it looks to meet onshore investors’ asset allocation...