Pakistan’s import from China drops 6.8pc in nine months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s imports involving goods and services from China witnessed a decrease of 6.84 per cent during the first three quarters of...

COVID-19 economic impact can reach $8.8 trillion globally:  ADB 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES:  The global economy could suffer between $5.8 trillion and $8.8 trillion in losses—equivalent to 6.4% to 9.7% of global gross...
Pak=Afghan border

Traders reject partial movement of transit goods at Torkham border

PESHAWAR: The number of transit vehicles to cross Torkham border has increased from 100 to 150 per day, the border management officials...
Pak-China trade

Zhejiang Export Commodity online fair will promote Pak-China trade

BEIJING: The five-day "Zhejiang Export Commodity Online Fair 2020’ that will be held from May12-16 will promote Pakistan’s hardware and electromechanical products, said...
Mangoes

Horticulturists urge govt to extend date of mango exports

ISLAMABAD: As the climatic change and the coronavirus lockdown have severely affected the mango crops and it is likely to get matured after...

Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to form working group on trade

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday disclosed that a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan and Uzbekistan...

Sindh govt urged to reopen textile value chain

KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA)-Sindh/Balochistan Chairman Zahid Mazhar has demanded the Sindh government to immediately allow the entire textile value...

Trade deficit shrinks 25pc in 3QFY20

ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit reduced by 25.68 per cent in the first three quarters of the current financial year as compared...

Corona crisis an opportunity to follow ‘Make in Pakistan’ policy: Razak

Adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Tuesday said that the current global situation arising...

KP traders demand complete opening of Torkham border

PESHAWAR: The government's decision to open Torkham border "only for 100 trade vehicles a day" has irked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa traders, who...

Mango exports likely to drop this year due to coronavirus

KARACHI: As the mango exports from Pakistan are expected to kick off with a delay and in apparently less quantity due to the...

Seafood exports surge 8pc to $317m in 3QFY20

ISLAMABAD: The export of fish and fish preparations increased by 7.97 per cent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal...

Traders call for early release of Afghan-bound containers stuck at Karachi port

PESHAWAR: The business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has expressed grave concerns over a large number of Afghan transit trade containers being held...

Exports value to remain at  $22bn in FY 2019-20: Razak

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the country’s exports target of US $ 25...

‘Transit trade’: Pak-Afghan borders opened for five days a week

PESHAWAR: Pakistan has decided to open for five days a week Torkham and Chaman border crossings in order to facilitate bilateral and...