Hamdard’s Usama Qureshi wins ‘CEO of the Year’ award
LAHORE: Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan CEO Usama Qureshi has been chosen as the best CEO of the year 2018 by the Consumers Association of Pakistan...
ECC likely to increase electricity tariff by Rs3.81 per unit
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India, Iran working on rupee-rial facility for Chabahar port
‘Guarantees will have to be given in rupees instead of in dollars or euros’An Indian newspaper commented on the importance of Chabahar port...
Top German business delegation to visit Pakistan tomorrow
It will be the first official Bavarian delegation visit to Pakistan after 20 years
Objective is to explore opportunities of joint ventures in...
New PIA reservation system causes decline in sales
The new HITIT reservation system introduced by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has led to a decline in sales, a local media outlet reported.PIA...
‘Foreign banks keen to invest in govt’s mega housing scheme’
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Petroleum group exports surge by 97.2pc in three months
ISLAMABAD: The export of petroleum group during the first quarter of the current fiscal year has registered a sharp increase of 97.2 per cent as...
Audi’s electric SUV faces four-week delay owing to software bug
FRANKFURT: Audi’s first electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) will hit showrooms four weeks later than planned because of a software development issue, a spokesman for...
Rehman Malik writes to PM, suggests remedies for economic challenges
Senator urges PM to sale half of Pakistan’s loans to time-tested friend China after taking the parliament into confidenceISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator...
China says must balance stable growth and risk prevention
BEIJING: China must balance the need for stable growth while managing risks and maintain a prudent and neutral monetary policy, the State Council, the country’s...
Iranian president appoints new economy minister in cabinet reshuffle
The proposed cabinet changes come as govt faces intense pressure over economic instability mostly caused by US sanctionsDUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed academic...
German politicians press Siemens boss to skip Saudi conference
Heads of Deutsche Bank, Uber Technologies and ABB have also dropped out of Riyadh’s Future Investment Initiative conference following Khashoggi’s deathBERLIN: Siemens boss Joe Kaeser...
Saudi Gulf Airlines’ first direct flight lands at Sialkot airport
SIALKOT: The Saudi Gulf Airlines, the international airline of Saudi Arabia, on Saturday launched its flight operations between Sialkot (Pakistan) and Dammam (Saudi Arabia).Sialkot International...
Beijing will continue reform, Chinese premier tells EU, Asian leaders
BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at a meeting between Asian and European leaders in Brussels that China will continue to open up its economy,...
Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: WB
Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, the number of poor worldwide is still “unacceptably high,” according to a World Bank report, which showed that...
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Pakistan ‘gifts’ 15,000 livestock animals to Gulf countries despite ban
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