Mobile phone imports increase 43.6pc in 4MFY21
ISLAMABAD: The import of mobile phones witnessed an increase of 43.6 per cent during the first four months (July-Oct) of the current financial year...
NHA working to extend road network in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has been working to modernise, upgrade and expand the nationalised road infrastructure in Balochistan for bringing the province...
Oil prices extend gains on COVID vaccine hopes, OPEC+
SINGAPORE: Oil prices extended gains on Monday as traders eyed a recovery in crude demand thanks to successful coronavirus vaccine trials, although prices were...
SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 7pc
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan kept the main policy rate unchanged at 7 per cent, a statement by the central bank said on Monday.
In...
UK, Canada sign post-Brexit rollover trade deal
TORONTO/ LONDON: Britain and Canada struck a rollover trade deal on Saturday to protect the flow of $27 billion worth of goods and services...
Pakistan improves rank on border index due to TFA implementation
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said Sunday that the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement...
Investors rush to buy equities
LONDON: Investors stormed into riskier assets last week, pumping $27 billion into equity funds as positive Covid-19 vaccine updates led to euphoric buying of...
‘Fisheries development can enhance exports’
LAHORE: Pakistan can make a quantum leap in export promotion of the country by upgrading its marine fisheries sector in collaboration with China.
Pak-China Joint...
In latest China jab, US drafts list of 89 firms with military ties
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is close to declaring that 89 Chinese aerospace and other companies have military ties, restricting them from buying a range...
Smelling blood, Huawei’s Chinese mobile rivals look to capitalise on its US woes
SHENZHEN: Chinese handset rivals of Huawei Technologies including Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are making aggressive moves to seize market share from their giant rival,...
Textile industry growing due to solid policies: Aleem
LAHORE: Punjab Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said that the country's textile industry is growing due to the far-sighted and solid policies of...
Locally invented Covid-19 detection device to be available soon: DRAP
ISLAMABAD: Locally made medical device Covid-19 Rapid Artificial Intelligence Detection (COV-RAID) would be soon available throughout the country to detect coronavirus infection in a...
Pakistan acquires $800m in debt relief from G20, awaits $1bn more
Pakistan has so far secured $800 million worth of debt freeze deals from 14 members of the richest G-20 countries, while awaits ratification worth...
ICCI calls for reducing property tax on auto market plots
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Sunday urged the government to reduce property tax on plots belonging to auto markets.
The...
Tractor production increases 17.17pc in Q1FY21
ISLAMABAD: Domestic tractors manufacturing during the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1FY21) have witnessed about 17.17 per cent growth as compared to...