Police break up farmers’ march on Delhi over market reforms
MUMBAI: Indian police on Thursday used water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse thousands of farmers marching towards New Delhi in a protest...
SCCI urges govt to consult KP traders regarding coronavirus SOPs
PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has urged the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to devise a strategy regarding the enforcement coronavirus...
Pakistan, Denmark sign exclusive ‘Green Partnership’ agreement
Pakistan and Denmark have agreed to explore new avenues of cooperation in green technologies by establishing a 'Green Partnership'.
This understanding was reached during the...
Punjab to assist Balochistan in setting up commercial courts
LAHORE: The Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) has decided to assist the Balochistan Board of Investment and Trade (BBoIT) in establishing commercial...
KP govt to create eight new tourist zones
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Culture and Tourism Authority has approved the creation of eight new tourists’ zones to promote tourism in the province.
The...
Britain offers support to mitigate socio-economic impact of Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Christian Turner on Thursday offered to provide Pakistan with all possible help from the British government to mitigate the socio-economic...
UK delivery prices jump ahead of Brexit cliff edge as firms rush to stockpile
LONDON: British businesses are rushing to stockpile goods just five weeks before post-Brexit customs checks come into force on Jan. 1, driving up the...
Govt to hire advisors for issuance of Eurobond, sukuk
The government is expected to hire advisers to issue dollar-denominated bonds in the international market by this or early next week, the Finance Ministry’s...
Oil rally stalls despite surprise fall in US stocks
TOKYO: Oil slipped on Thursday, stalling a rally driven by a surprise fall in U.S. crude inventories that added to bullishness over expectations progress...
Cement exports increase 11.79pc in 4MFY21
ISLAMABAD: The export of cement witnessed an increase of 11.79 per cent during the first four months (July-Oct) of the current financial year (FY21)...
US grants ByteDance new seven-day extension of TikTok sale order
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Wednesday granted ByteDance a new seven-day extension of an order directing the Chinese company to sell its TikTok short...
Bitcoin plummets to 10-day low, dragging smaller cryptocurrencies down
LONDON: Bitcoin plunged on Thursday to its lowest in 10 days, leading a sell-off that extended to other smaller digital coins.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest...
Biden lines up economic team, receives congratulations from China’s Xi
WILMINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden will reveal his economic team and other key nominees next week, aides said on Wednesday, while he received belated...
All impediments in way of FDI to be removed, says PM in WEF dialogue
Imran Khan says he is concerned about second Covid wave as 'people are not taking the virus seriously'
Hafeez Shaikh outlines govt’s economic measures to cope with Covid-19
ISLAMABAD:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday addressed the Annual Microfinance Conference (AMC) as a guest of...