Pakistan, Nepal bilateral trade to boost regional development: Suraj Vaidya
LAHORE: SAARC Chamber President Suraj Vaidya Monday has termed Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s two-day tour to Nepal a golden opportunity...
Commerce Minister attends Commonwealth Forum in EnglandÂ
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile, Mohammad Pervaiz Malik is an on official visit the to UK from 16th to 18th...
Govt committed to an economically strong Pakistan: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Dr Ahsan Iqbal Wednesday said the government was committed to create an economically strong Pakistan...
China to provide assistance for PIA, aviation industry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have mutually agreed on extending their bilateral relations and to work collectively for the betterment of Pakistan International...
Exports surge by 13.14pc, trade deficit widens by 17.3pc in first 9 months
KARACHI: The country’s exports have enhanced by 13.14 per cent in first nine-months of the current fiscal year to $17.081 billion, as...
Zero duty on 75pc tariff lines for China to harm local industry: PIAF
KARACHI: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF), as a major stakeholder, has opposed the government's plan to offer zero duty...
SHC seeks govt, OGRA reply in petroleum price hike case
KARACHI:Â The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday has sought comments from the Ministry of Petroleum, and the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority...
K-Electric claims power shortfall due to low gas supply, SSGC denies claim
KARACHI: Due to a reduction in gas supply, 500MW gas fired plants are currently not operational in Karachi and creating an additional...
Blackberry sues Facebook over messaging apps
OTTAWA:Â Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps.
BlackBerry...
PM House initiates inquiry into illegal appointment of officials at MoST
ISLAMABAD: After the allegation of state ministers of Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) Mir Dostain Khan Domki regarding illegal appointments in...
Punjab’s tax collection rises to Rs32bn from Rs8bn a decade ago: Shuja ur Rahman
LAHORE: Punjab's tax collection has increased to Rs32 billion compared to Rs8 billion a decade ago, on the back of an expanding...
Cost of corruption to businesses 20 per cent in Pakistan: DG NABÂ
KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Director General Altaf Bawany quoted that corruption increases the cost of doing business in Pakistan by nearly 20...
Automotive sector down 7.1pc, while cements lacked 6.1pc in February
LAHORE:Â Investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) had a mixed month of February. Political uncertainties mostly led investor confidence amongst a severe...
Textile exports increase 7.2pc to $7.73bn in the last seven months
KARACHI: Pakistan’s textile exports surged by 2.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $1.085 billion in January 2018 compared to $1.064 billion in...
Pakistani rice exporters benefit from increased market access in Indonesia
ISLAMABAD:Â After bilateral negotiations, the Ministry of Commerce was successful in getting greater market access for its exports into the Indonesian market.
According to...