Elon Musk edges out Bill Gates to become world’s second richest person
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s year of dizzying ascents hit a new apex as the Tesla co-founder passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second richest...
Bulls dominate as index gains 230 points
KARACHI: Bulls paraded back to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, as the indices remained in the positive territory despite negativity surrounding the...
APTMA lauds govt for approval of five-year textile policy
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Tuesday thanked the federal government for approving a progressive and innovative five year textile policy that...
Pakistan plans entry into $90bn gaming industry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday disclosed that his ministry would soon launch an animation and video games...
‘Successful Covid response’: WEF to celebrate Pakistan Strategy Day tomorrow
Prime Minister Imran Khan will be the chief guest at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event to commemorate Pakistan's "successful policies" against the novel...
Cutlery export increases 23.8pc in 4MFY21
ISLAMABAD: Cutlery exports from the country witnessed an increase of 23.82 per cent during the first four months (July-Oct) of the current financial year...
Biden transition and vaccine hopes drive up stocks, oil and bitcoin
LONDON/HONG KONG: Stocks, oil and risk currencies including bitcoin gained on Tuesday as the formal go-ahead for US President-elect Joe Biden to begin his...
Local cement sales likely to decline 27pc MoM in NovÂ
LAHORE: The onset of the winter season is likely to weigh in on cement sales in November as local dispatches are likely to fall...
Experts stress importance of dams for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s dependence on a single river system is extremely risky whereas the country must put in the effort to fight water shortages, promote...
Saudi Aramco says domestic supplies unaffected by attack on Jeddah plant
JEDDAH: Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday its domestic fuel supplies were not affected by an attack from Yemen’s Houthi group on a petroleum products...
Toyota halts operations at Indian plant again as union strike continues
BENGALURU: Toyota Motor Corp again halted operations at its car plant in southern India from Monday, as the majority of members of its workers’...
Eurozone economy in steep downturn
BRUSSELS: Eurozone economic activity plunged in November, a key survey showed on Monday, due to a resurgence of lockdowns across Europe as the second...
‘PM’s aide drawing pension, not salary, from World Bank’
ISLAMABAD: The Institutional Reforms Cell of the Cabinet Division has clarified that Adviser to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Husain...
Indoor dining services banned in Karachi restaurants
KARACHI: The Karachi administration on Monday announced that new Covid-19 restrictions for restaurants would be imposed from Tuesday (tomorrow) in order to control the...
Implementation of $200m Covid response project delayed in Pakistan: WB
ISLAMABAD: A World Bank report has revealed that the implementation of the 'Pandemic Response Effectiveness in Pakistan' has been significantly delayed due to the...