Sh Rasheed seeks Turkish expertise in PR projects

Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Friday said Pakistan Railways is being developed on modern lines, Radio Pakistan reported. “The country would like...

OGRA increases LPG price by Rs9 per kg

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Friday has jacked up the price of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs9...

Singaporean investors keen to become part of CPEC

'Business community of Singapore can take advantage of Pakistan's geographic location as a center point to the South Asian, Central Asian,...

Four Punjab airports to remain closed for flights till March 4

–Operations at airports in Lahore, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Multan will remain suspended till 1pm on Monday –Flights to and from Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar...

OGRA approves up to Rs151 per MMBTU increase in gas prices

ISLAMABAD: As the issue of excessive and inflated bills to gas consumers remains unresolved, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has now approved...

SBP reserves dip 0.08pc, stand at 8.04bn

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan decreased 0.08pc ($6 million) on February 22, according to the data...

Iran eager to import meat, livestock from Pakistan: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Iran has shown interest in importing meat and livestock products from Pakistan as it has huge potential in this particular sector. Iranian Ambassador...

Govt increases petrol price by Rs2.5 per litre

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday revised the prices of various petroleum products for the month of March 2019. According to a Finance Ministry notification,...

Registered Afghans can open bank accounts in Pakistan: SBP

Afghan refugees holding a valid Proof of Registration (PoR) card are allowed to open bank accounts in Pakistan, said the State Bank...

OCAC approves handing over petroleum depots to armed forces

ISLAMABAD: Owing to possible war threats from warmongering India, the Oil Companies Advisory Committee has approved handing over the petroleum depots to armed...

Amazon ups its anti-counterfeit game

WASHINGTON: Amazon on Thursday announced a new initiative to crack down on the sale of counterfeit goods on its platform which could...

Huawei racks up 5G deals at top mobile fair despite US pressure

BARCELONA: Chinese telecoms giant Huawei racked up a slew of deals to sell 5G equipment at the world's top mobile fair in Spain...

Govt urged to create level playing field for tile manufacturers

'Local industry is suffering at the hands of smuggled Iranian tiles and high manufacturing cost' ISLAMABAD: With proper facilitation from the government, local...

US companies put record number of robots to work in 2018

US companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach of businesses of...

BMW, Daimler pool resources on automated driving technology

The market for autonomous vehicles is expected to grow to $96bn in 2025 and $290bn in 2035 FRANKFURT: Daimler and BMW deepened...