Qatar Petroleum to enhance investment in Pakistan

NEWSDESK In a major development, Qatar Petroleum President and CEO Saad Sherida Al Kaabi held talks in Islamabad with Prime Minister Imran Khan...

LCCI calls for friendly mechanism to ensure tax expansion

Chamber president says those who paid 20pc extra tax than previous year should be given audit exemption LAHORE: Newly-elected Lahore Chamber of Commerce...

Indonesia keen to import 1m tons of rice from Pakistan

The Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan stated the volume of bilateral trade is $2.18 billion, which is far less than the current potential

Promising again: govt to invite PayPal to Pakistan

-- American company is operating a worldwide online payments system that supports money transfers, serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper...

Pakistan, Kuwait vow to strengthen trade ties

ISLAMABAD: The two-day Pakistan-Kuwait Joint Ministerial Commission meeting concluded on Friday. Finance Minister Asad Umar and Kuwait Commerce and Industry Minister Khaled Nasser...

Kuwaiti commerce minister calls on PM Imran

PM says Pakistan wishes to see an early and amicable resolution of the Gulf crisis ISLAMABAD: Kuwait Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Nasser...

US-China trade war may turn out be a windfall for Pakistan

KARACHI– The trade war between China and the United States of America (USA) can be beneficial for Pakistan. The Pakistani government is...

Pakistan, Kuwait talks end on inconclusive note

The fourth meeting of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) concluded on Thursday and no agreement was reached to lift visa restrictions on Pakistani nationals

Pakistan seeks IMF’s assessment for next bailout package

ISLAMABAD: While officials from the Ministry of Finance deny any talks with the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team regarding any new bailout...

Pakistan, Russia sign $10bn energy deal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday in Moscow for the construction of an offshore gas...

South Korea keen to invest in automobile, hydro projects

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and South Korea have agreed to explore new avenues for investment as such cooperation always play a central role in bringing...

US-Pakistan trade peaks to all-time high, say US Officials

WASHINGTON: The US-Pakistan total trade in goods is up by nearly 20 percent since 2013, reaching nearly $6.4 billion in 2017. During...

Rising Gwadar lures overseas investors

ISLAMABAD:  Once was a small backward fishing town off the Arabian Sea in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, Gwadar now is rising fast...

‘Sub-standard’ diesel worth Rs1.5bn seized at Mehmood Kot

‘Due to illegal sale of adulterated diesel, the national exchequer had faced around Rs20bn loss in four months’ ISLAMABAD: A large quantity of high-speed...

ICCI calls for boycotting Indian products 

Chamber president says it is unfortunate that political and military leadership of India is deprived of wisdom and farsightedness ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and...