India’s Apr-Oct fiscal deficit tops 126pc of full year target
NEW DELHI: India’s federal fiscal deficit in the seven months to end-October stood at 9.53 trillion rupees ($128.9 billion), or 126.7pc of the budgeted...
OPEC+ panel to hold informal online talks on Saturday
MOSCOW/DUBAI: A panel of OPEC+, a group of leading oil producing countries, will hold informal online talks on Saturday prior to meetings scheduled for...
No firm to be harmed under Ravi project
LAHORE: The Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project is aimed at rehabilitating the Lahore city, meeting needs of growing population and alleviating water scarcity, announced...
Urea offtake for 2020 likely to clock in at 5.8m tonnes
LAHORE: The offtake of urea is likely to clock in at 5.8 million tonnes in 2020, mainly on the back of higher than expected...
Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January but scaled back
LONDON: Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is readying to launch as early as January, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing three unidentified people involved in...
Global stocks hover near record high, oil skids on demand outlook
TOKYO: Asian shares stalled near record highs on Friday as investors weighed renewed doubts about a highly-anticipated coronavirus vaccine against hopes that some of...
Sensor Tower is launching third Asia office with Japan
KARACHI: After launching its first Asia office with China in Q2FY17 and its second Asia office with South Korea in Q2FY18, Sensor Tower is...
Pakistan joins Digital Cooperation Organisation as founding member
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has joined the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) as a founding member.
The organisation has been established under an initiative of the Kingdom of...
‘No ban on export of Pakistan workforce to UAE’
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfiqar Bukhari on Thursday clarified that the United Arab Emirates' move to suspend the issuance...
Dawood asks exporters to send proposals for Pak-Afghan PTA
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Trade and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood has urged exporters to send their proposals on the proposed Pakistan-Afghanistan...
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...