Govt urged to cut key interest rate

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has urged the government to bring down the key interest rate to a...

Rupee gains 23 paisa against dollar; Gold price falls

ISLAMABAD: The exchange rate of the US dollar dropped by 23 paisas in interbank and was traded at Rs156.62, as compared to...

Pakistani scientist generates bio-plastic with mango kernel

ISLAMABAD: Dr Anjum Nawab, a Pakistani scientist serving as Assistant Professor at Karachi University, on Monday claimed to have generated bio-plastic with mango...

KSE-100 ends with 385-point gain amid low turnover

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) started the trading week on a positive note with the indices maintaining their positions in the green...

Weekly inflation dips 0.18pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the week ended on August 29 decreased by 0.18pc as compared to the previous...

Trump confirms latest China tariffs set for Sunday are ‘on’

US President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that steep new tariffs on Chinese goods will kick in on Sunday and said that his...

Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom team up for industrial 5G services in Germany

STOCKHOLM: Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom will team up to tap rising demand for mobile technology at industrial sites in Germany, as communications providers...

Six Pakistani companies participated in Shanghai Home Textiles 2019

Six leading Pakistani companies participated in the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition, which concluded on Saturday. The Trade Development Authority of...

Food imports dip 19pc in July: SBP

ISLAMABAD: The food group imports into the country during the first month of the current financial year (July-FY20) dipped by 19.20pc as compared...

China’s factory activity shrinks for fourth month as trade woes deepen

BEIJING: Factory activity in China shrank in August for the fourth month in a row as the United States ramped up trade pressure...

Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports

WASHINGTON: Google will pay $150-200 million to settle allegations YouTube violated a children's privacy law while gathering data to better target its adverts,...

Pakistan, China agree to expedite work on SEZs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to expedite the implementation of industrial cooperation under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor framework so as to...

Pakistani start-up Atoms secures $8.1m financing

Atoms, a Pakistani e-commerce brand and one of the trailblazers in the world of footwear, has raised $8.1 million from a list...

FBR to witness another month of alarming shortfall in revenue

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is going to witness another month of major shortfall, as the board only managed to...

KSA keen to enhance trade ties with Pakistan: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf Bin Said Al-Malki called on Energy Minister Omar Ayub Khan on Friday to discuss matters...