PM wants electric vehicle policy finalised in two weeks

PM was informed that the main reason behind environmental pollution in Punjab was smoke emitted by the vehicles ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate...

Commerce ministry reaches out to business community on Pak-China FTA

'Now that Pakistan has zero per cent duty on 313 products in China, it is for our entrepreneurs to capitalise on...

SECP, stakeholders discuss measures to stabilise capital market 

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) chairman, along with his team, met with capital market stakeholders, including the senior management...

Govt to launch new energy exploration and production policy

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar has said that the government is preparing a new energy exploration and production...

After Huawei blow, China says US must show sincerity for talks

'The United States should observe the principles of respect, equality and mutual benefit, and they must also keep their word' BEIJING: The...

Crisis-hit Nissan shakes up board, keeps boss

TOKYO: Japanese car giant Nissan shook up its executive board on Friday, adding a top director from partner Renault as it battles the...

Stock market bleeds as US dollar reaches record high

KSE-100 index sheds 804.5 points on Friday, 1,700 points in week KARACHI: Continuing with its declining trend, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)...

Turkey says US scrapping trade deal contradicts goals

ANKARA: The US decision to end its preferential trade agreement with Turkey contradicts their $75 billion bilateral trade target, Trade Minister Ruhsar...

Our hands were tied, govt says on IMF deal

PM's finance adviser says foreign exchange reserves had fallen below $10bn so govt had to borrow from IMF  Hafeez says Fund...

Stung by US sanction threats, EU seeks ways to boost the euro

BRUSSELS: The European Union is seeking new ways to widen the use of the euro and counter the dollar’s global dominance, top EU...

TESCO pays Rs3.4bn in taxes to FBR despite exemption 

ISLAMABAD: Tribal Areas Electricity Supply Company (TESCO) paid an amount of Rs3.4 billion to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) without putting a...

China warns US move against Huawei could hurt trade talks

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The Trump administration’s decision to sanction and potentially cripple Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd garnered a sharp rebuke on Thursday...

SBP reserves fall 1.5pc, stand at $8.84bn

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan declined 1.5pc on a weekly basis, according to data released by...

Pakistani delegation submits implementation report to FATF-APG

The 10-member delegation informs APG about Pakistan's measures to stop terror financing and money laundering The Pakistani delegation has presented its implementation...

Court extends suspect’s remand in Karkey rental power case

An accountability court on Thursday extended the physical remand of a major suspect, Laeeq Ahmed Sheikh, until May 20th in the Karkey...