Audi sees record half-year sales in China

CHANGCHUN: The Sino-German auto joint venture FAW-Volkswagen said a record 311,871 Audi vehicles were sold in China in the first half of...

British Airways faces record $230m fine over data theft

LONDON: British Airways-owner IAG is facing a record $230 million fine for the theft of data from 500,000 customers from its website...

Power theft caused financial loss of Rs45bn in FY18: NEPRA

The national exchequer has borne a huge financial loss of more than Rs45 billion due to electricity theft and other damages during...

Budget aims to promote industrialisation, FBR chief tells traders

--Shabbar Zaidi says department is mulling to charge tax on the basis of electricity bill on shops with an area of 240...

Trump vows to reduce US drug prices to world’s lowest

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration is working on an executive order to reduce US drug prices to...

‘Tariff structure being rationalised to improve Pakistan’s industrial competitiveness’

--PM's adviser says govt is targeting a $200bn share in Chinese imports LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul...

‘Policy being formalised to tap shale gas, oil potential’

ISLAMABAD: The government is in the process of finalising a policy to exploit massive shale gas and oil reserves that were identified...

K-Electric posts Rs10.4bn profit for FY17

The Board of Directors of K-Electric Limited has approved the company’s financial results for the year ended 30 June 2017, a private...

SBP reserves drop 0.13pc despite Qatar aid

The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank decreased by 0.13pc on a weekly basis, despite receiving $500 million in inflows from Qatar,...

BMW and Daimler team up on automated driving

BERLIN: Some 1,200 developers at BMW and Daimler will team up to develop automated driving technology, the companies said on Thursday, the...

Oman keen to collaborate with Pakistan’s petroleum sector

ISLAMABAD: Oman on Thursday expressed keenness for further collaboration with Pakistan in the business of petroleum products, including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and gasoline. A...

SAPM warns of strict action against gas thieves

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar said on Thursday said that the authorities have started taking strict action against gas thieves...

Govt to launch national tourism promotion app

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) would launch a national tourism promotion application to provide the necessary and latest information to...

Oil prices rise after US crude stockpile drop

LONDON: Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday after a steep fall in the previous session when OPEC and its allies’ decision to extend...

Fertiliser prices won’t be increased, Dawood says

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Wednesday that the prices of fertiliser would not be increased...