China warns of long road ahead for deal with US after ice-breaking talks
BEIJING: China and the United States will face a long road before they can reach a deal to end their bitter trade war,...
Pak Suzuki revises car prices, again
Following the recent trend of revising the prices of cars by auto assemblers, Pak Suzuki has also increased the rates of its...
No increase in power tariff for consumers using up to 300 units: minister
ISLAMABAD: Power Division Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Saturday that there would be no increase in tariff for the domestic electricity consumers...
‘NPH programme vital to overcome housing shortage’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that the Naya Pakistan Housing Programme was a significant project to meet the housing requirements...
NAB initiates inquiry against Sahiwal, Port Qasim power plants
ISLAMABAD: Alarmed by the high tariff granted to Sahiwal and Port Qasim coal-fired power plants, the National Accountability Bureau has initiated an inquiry...
Halfway through 2019, tech leads on Wall Street
SAN FRANCISCO: Technology stocks are Wall Street’s top performers as 2019 hits half-way, with investors betting on lower interest rates, although Apple and...
G20 stops short of denouncing protectionism, warns of global slowdown
OSAKA: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies warned on Saturday of growing risks to the global economy but stopped short of...
IMF not in favour of amnesty schemes: official
'Such schemes usually have huge costs such as undermining taxpayers' moral and sense of fairness'
International Monetary Fund’s Resident Representative to Pakistan...
Russia, Saudi Arabia agree to extend OPEC deal
OSAKA: Russia has agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend by six to nine months a deal with OPEC on reducing oil production, Russian...
FBR chairman rejects Faisal Vawda’s claim, say no extension in amnesty scheme
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi on Saturday rejected the news regarding an extension in the date of the Asset...
China and US agree to restart trade talks
Trump says while he would not lift existing import tariffs, he would refrain from slapping new levies on an additional $300bn...
FBR’s asset declaration portal crashes amidst heavy traffic
ISLAMABAD: The portal designated for Assets Declaration Scheme 2019 on the website of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has crashed owing to the...
US-China trade talks: where they are and what’s at stake
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on Saturday at the Group of 20 (G20) summit...
NA passes budget for FY19-20
Opp rejects 'anti-people' budget, demands a 'pro-people' budget
Hammad says govt has reduced current account deficit by 20 per cent
Shehbaz...
Fish exports drop 4.11pc to $406m
ISLAMABAD: The exports of fish and its preparations decreased by 4.11pc during the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2018-19 as compared...