Metal exports surge 35.6pc; surgical goods up 24.5pc
ISLAMABAD:Â The export of base metals and articles from the country grew 35.62pc during the first two months of the current financial year...
UAE to invest $5bn in Pakistan’s oil sector: report
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to invest $5 billion in an oil refinery project in Pakistan by the end of...
PM’s adviser stresses need to unlock SME potential
ISLAMABAD:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Thursday that the 'Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress (GRASP)'...
KSA restores full oil output after attacks, focused on Aramco IPO
MOSCOW:Â Saudi Arabia has fully restored oil output after attacks on its facilities last month and is now focused on the listing of...
Omar Ayub defends power tariff hike, slams PML-N for flawed policies
ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Thursday that the recent hike in power tariff would have no bearing on 75...
Oil extends losses to near two-month low as economic gloom weighs
NEW YORK: Oil fell more than 1pc on Thursday, extending the week's losses as markets were pressured by concerns about weakening global...
Egypt, Pakistan agree to enhance agricultural ties
ISLAMABAD:Â An Egyptian trade delegation, led by Ambassador Ahmed Fadel Yacoub, called on National Food Security & Research Minister Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan...
‘CPEC energy projects to generate 11,000MW power by 2026’
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment Chief Executive Hassan Dawood Bhat said on Thursday that electricity generation through China Pakistan Economic Corridor...
ECC okays power tariff hike of Rs0.30 per unit
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in its meeting held under the chair of Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr...
Jazz refutes AGP’s report, says Warid merger legal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (Jazz), in its clarification regarding the Auditor General of Pakistan's report that questioned the merger of Warid...
Samsung ends mobile phone production in China
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has ended mobile telephone production in China, it said on Wednesday, hurt by intensifying competition from domestic...
KE signs $50m loan agreement with SC to upgrade power infrastructure
K-Electric has signed $50 million loan agreements with Standard Chartered which is supported by GuarantCo to undertake upgradation of power infrastructure including...
Cabinet finally approves Pakistan’s first e-Commerce Policy Framework
Registration with SECP mandatory for online businesses having sales of more than Rs1 million per annum
It is compulsory for all...
‘Malaysia to supply palm byproducts to Pakistan at affordable rates’
Malaysian Consul General Khairul Nazran Abd Rahman has pledged to supply all palm byproducts to Pakistan at reasonable prices.
He was addressing the...
Plastic exports dip 8.11pc to $51m
ISLAMABAD:Â The export of plastic materials from the country during the first two months of the current financial year (2019-20) witnessed a decline...