China to provide multiple bailout packages to Pakistan: Consul-general
ISLAMABAD:Â The Chinese Consul-General (CCG) Long Dingbin on Sunday said that instead of hard cash, China plans to eventually provide multiple forms of...
Govt has no direction, vision, or economic policy: PEW president
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the decisions of the government are damaging the economy and disappointing the masses.
“The...
Govt to create Special Economic Zone in Sialkot: Abdul Razzak Dawood
SIALKOT: The adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce, Textile, Industries, Production and Investment Abdul Razzak Dawood on Sunday, urged Sialkot’s exporters to try...
WAPDA decides to divert water supply to Satpara Dam
ISLAMABAD:Â With the Satpara Dam unutilised for years, the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has taken a decision to fill the dam...
‘Despite inheriting record fiscal deficit, govt facilitating the poor’
Finance minister says PML-N kept the rupee value low artificially by draining the forex reserves
Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Saturday...
Amid rupee depreciation, PM asks business community not to panic
LAHORE: Keeping in view the growing outcry on the devaluation of rupee, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Saturday asked the business...
Trump, Xi poised for high-stakes summit over trade war
BUENOS AIRES: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up a global summit on Saturday with high-stakes talks...
Pakistan Railways’ 100-day mission accomplished: Sh Rasheed
‘PR has earned Rs2 billion in last four months’
LAHORE:Â Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Saturday said that his ministry fulfilled the promise...
‘Govt’s mega housing project to create thousands of jobs’
ISLAMABAD:Â Advisor to Prime Minister on Establishment Arbab Shehzad has expressed hope that the mega housing project launched by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
Rupee devaluation raises debt burden by Rs3.5tr, says Dar
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Ishaq Dar said that the present government has increased the debt burden to around Rs3,500 billion by sharply...
Pakistan, Switzerland agree to exchange financial information
In a major step towards bringing back the looted wealth, Pakistan and Swiss governments have signed a memorandum of understanding which would enable...
Economic diplomacy among govt’s top priorities: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that economic diplomacy was one of the top priorities of his government's foreign policy.
In a...
Pakistan to sign int’l protocol on intellectual property rights
ISLAMABAD:Â Being the only country in the region which is not a signatory to the international protocol on intellectual property rights (IPRs), Pakistan...
ABAD members invited to work in Punjab
‘Investments worth more than Rs1,300bn have come to a halt due to delay in issuance of water NOCs by KWSB’
KARACHI:Â Punjab Governor Chaudhry...
Pakistani businessmen urged to explore trade opportunities in Rwanda
'Only 14 Pakistan embassies in Africa as compared to India's 48'
KARACHI:Â Consul General of Rwanda Farooque Azam Khawaja has urged the Pakistani business...