Minister admits to slashing of CPEC funds
Planning minister says Rs24bn were diverted to uplift projects from several heads, including CPEC
ISLAMABAD:Â Planning Minister Khusro Bakhtiyar on Friday admitted to...
Illegal jetties causing annual loss of Rs5bn to national exchequer
'Owing to lack of surveillance, these jetties are being used for smuggling of goods, fishes, fuel and even drugs to and...
Pak Suzuki launches all-new Alto 660cc
As per estimates, the starting price of Suzuki Alto 2019 variants will be around Rs0.96m and it may go up till Rs1.2m
Pak Suzuki...
Alibaba founder defends overtime work culture as ‘huge blessing’
'If you don't work 996 when you are young, when can you ever work 996?'
SHANGHAI: Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack...
Trump considered daughter Ivanka for head of World Bank
'She would've been great at that because she's very good with numbers'
WASHINGTON:Â President Donald Trump considered nominating his daughter to head the...
Stock market gains 550 points as investor confidence improves
Overall trading volumes improved by 32pc and were recorded at 189.15m
KARACHI:Â After few early bumps, the Pakistan Stock Exchange managed to stand...
Asad Umar meets ADB, WB officials in Washington
ISLAMABAD:Â A Pakistani delegation, led by Finance Minister Asad Umar, met with the representatives of Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank (WB) as...
Toyota sees new business opportunity in leveraging hybrid tech
TOYOTA CITY: The head of Toyota Motor Corp's electric vehicle (EV) business has said that the automaker has received enquiries from more...
Huawei says its equipment as secure as any, pans US campaign
BRUSSELS:Â China's Huawei Technologies said on Thursday the security of its telecoms network equipment was as tight as any, and hit back at...
SBP reserves decrease by $220m, stand at $10.27bn
KARACHI:Â The total liquid foreign reserves of the country stand at $17.228 billion, said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
According to the SBP's...
PM assures maximum facilitation of Chinese companies in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that the government accorded top priority to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as it would...
UAE’s Mubadala Petroleum mulls further expansion in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Mubadala Petroleum, an international oil and gas company based in the UAE, has expressed a keen interest in further strengthening its foothold...
Negotiations on Pak-Turkey FTA to conclude in June
'Pakistan and Turkey can increase bilateral trade from the existing $598m to $6bn in the near term'
ISLAMABAD:Â Negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement...
Services trade deficit shrinks 36.54pc in eight months FY19
ISLAMABAD: The country's services trade deficit narrowed by 36.54pc during the first eight months of the current fiscal year as compared to...
KSE-100 manages to close in green despite early tremors
KARACHI: After taking a hammering in the previous session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to close Thursday's session in the green.
Foreign...