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...
Shell cuts dividend for first time since 1940s as oil demand collapses
Royal Dutch Shell cut its dividend for the first time in 80 years and suspended the next tranche of its share buyback...
28 Pakistani enterprises participate in cloud exhibition in China
BEIJING: As many as 28 Pakistani enterprises have been invited to participate in the Shandong Export Commodities (Pakistan) Cloud Exhibition launched in...
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade at standstill amid Covid-19 crisis
ISLAMABAD: Businessmen have requested the authorities concerned to allow export of Pakistani consignments to Afghanistan through Chaman, Torkham and Khorlachi borders which...
US imposes new rules on exports to China to keep them from its military
The United States said on Monday it will impose new restrictions on exports to China to keep semiconductor production equipment and other...
Tea imports contract 15.6pc to $376m in 3QFY20
ISLAMABAD: The tea imports into the country witnessed a decline of 15.61 per cent during the first three quarters of the current...
Govt urged to ensure availability of labourers for upcoming mango season
PFVA calls for 'special transport facilities' so that labourers can easily travel from Punjab to Sindh
KP traders reject ‘early closure of shops’, warn of protests
PESHAWAR: The trade associations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Saturday warned of protests against the provincial government's decision to close shops at...
Pakistan’s exports to Africa surge by 10%: Razak
Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday disclosed that even in these testing times, Pakistan's exports...
Gwadar Port operationalised for Afghan transit trade: Dawood
Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Tuesday announced that the Ministry of Commerce has operationalised Gwadar...
US to add 75mln barrels of oil to strategic reserve: Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday the US would take advantage of the historic drop in oil prices to buy 75 million...
Govt allows import of wheat, sugar, fertiliser at Gwadar Port
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allowed the import of wheat, sugar and fertilisers at the Gwadar Port and onward transit to Afghanistan...
Pak-US trade surplus falls 1.9pc in eight months: SBP
ISLAMABAD: The country's goods and trade services with the United States (US) have witnessed a decrease of 1.9 per cent in surplus...