Govt remains indecisive over sin tax as FBR ‘intervenes’
ISLAMABAD:Â The decision to impose 'sin tax' on cigarette packets still hangs in the balance as the federal cabinet is yet to approve...
With 5G hype high, consumers risk disappointment
BARCELONA:Â The telecoms industry is gearing up for 5G, the next generation wireless networks which could enable new technologies such self-driving cars and...
Munich prosecutors fine BMW $9.65m for faulty engine software
FRANKFURT: Munich prosecutors fined BMW 8.5 million euros ($9.65 million) for administrative lapses after the German luxury carmaker installed the wrong engine...
Intel aims to push beyond phones with 5G infrastructure deals
Intel Corp on Monday announced new chips and partnerships that it hopes will persuade its investors that the billions of dollars in...
Sony revitalises smartphone franchise with movie-style screens
BARCELONA: Japan's Sony, which has fallen way behind its South Korean and Chinese rivals in the smartphone sales race, aims to capitalize...
Pakistan’s biggest state run retail chain inching towards privatisation
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan's biggest state-run retail chain, Utility Stores Corporation (USC)- which is currently facing a decrease in sales, closure of large number outlets...
Huawei breaks price ceiling with $2,600 folding 5G smartphone
BARCELONA: Huawei Technologies unveiled a $2,600 folding smartphone on Sunday which it said was primed for next generation 5G mobile connections, even...
$1bn Chinese investment in social sector expected to be announced
ISLAMABAD:Â A team of Chinese experts is scheduled to visit Pakistan this week which is expected to announce and investment of over $1...
China’s Xiaomi unveils 5G smartphone
BARCELONA: China’s Xiaomi, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, unveiled a smartphone on Sunday that will be able to take advantage of new...
Bayer faces second trial over alleged Roundup cancer risk
NEW YORK: Bayer AG is set to face a second US jury over allegations that its popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes...
Ahead of Trump-Kim summit, South Korean firms in Vietnam dream of return to North Korea
HANOI: In early 2016, Choi Dong-jin and some 120 other South Korean business owners reluctantly shuttered factories at a jointly run North...
Bank Alfalah records over Rs10bn profit in 2018
The Board of Directors of Bank Alfalah in their meeting held in Abu Dhabi on 21st February 2019, approved the Bank’s audited...
NBP posts highest-ever revenue of Rs97bn
KARACHI: The meeting of the Board of Directors (BoD) of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) was held on Friday at the bank’s head...
Omar Ayub Khan inaugurates training simulator at NTDC
LAHORE:Â Energy (Power Division) Minister Omar Ayub Khan and Embassy of Japan Deputy Chief of Mission Yusuke Shindo jointly inaugurated the Technical Services...
Pakistan exported 570,000 tonnes of potatoes in one year
The annual consumption of potatoes in Pakistan is 3.2 million tonnes
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan exported 0.570 million tonnes of potatoes to different countries during the...