Govt urged to allow freight movement at Torkham border

PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Engr Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz on Sunday welcomed the reopening of the Chaman-Spinboldak border. He, however,...

Textile exporters fear ‘severe liquidity crisis’ amid global port closures

Exporters demand payments of all loans, interests, taxes and govt levies to be deferred, zero-rating to be resorted and pending refunds released at the earliest

Rs9.37bn released for textile exporters, says Dawood

The Ministry of Commerce has released Rs9.37 billion to textile exporters under various schemes, said Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce, Textile,...

Razak announces coronavirus relief package for exporters 

Advisor to Prime Minister for Commerce, Textile, Industry, Production and Investment Abdul Razak Daewood has assure exporters the government is fully aware...

Govt urged to allow freight transportation to Afghanistan

PESHAWAR: Traders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday demanded the government to keep the Torkham border open for the transportation of goods-laden...

CPEC enters new stage of enrichment, expansion: Asad

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that the government would sign MOUs with China on Tuesday (tomorrow) in...

For Pakistan’s economy, coronavirus may not be as deadly as feared

‘Pakistan must consider developing its export sector to take advantage of opportunities arising from challenges being reported by large manufacturing powerhouses’

Govt formulating policy to rationalise interest rate: Dawood 

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industries and Production Abdul Razak Dawood has said the government is determined to curb...

SECP takes steps to increase investors’ protection

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has taken range of measures in the year 2018-19 to identify and address...

ECC to approve $6m private sector investment in Saudi firm SIW

ISLAMABAD: After green signal by the State Bank of Pakistan, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet is all set to...
Gold

Cheaper gold in Pakistan to lure foreign buyers 

Gold prices have fallen one per cent due to profit-taking as gold scaled its seven-year high of $1,700 an ounce. This rally...

Coronavirus: KP importers fear losses because of Pak-China border closure

PESHAWAR: Like other parts of the country, the importers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been facing billions of rupees worth losses due to...

Trade activities resume on Pak-Iran border after 14 days

Trade between Pakistan and Iran resumed on Saturday after 14 days, a private TV channel reported. According to the channel, Pak-Iran gate has...

CPEC to march forward as scheduled despite COVID-19 epidemic

BEIJING: The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will continue its mutually beneficial march toward development, prosperity and win-win cooperation in line with...
Onion exports

Govt notifies ban on onion exports amid 170 pending consignments

ISLAMABAD: Almost 170 containers filled with onion and parked at the country's ports may not be cleared for exports after the Ministry...