Divided UK casts off into Brexit unknown
LONDON: The United Kingdom began the New Year outside the European Union’s orbit on Friday after ending a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European...
African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain
JOHANNESBURG: African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus...
FBR falls short of Rs6bn in revenue target for H1FY21Â
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected net revenue of Rs2,204 billion of its six-month revenue target of Rs2,210 billion from July to December...
Govt reduces duty on goods imported from Afghan
PESHAWAR: The government has decided to reduce custom taxes on Afghan origin goods imported into the country via Torkham and Chaman borders for the...
Put your own house in order first, Pakistan tells India on minority rights issue
ISLAMABAD: Asking India to put its own house in order on the issue of minority rights, Pakistan has categorically rejected completely unwarranted assertions by...
PM Imran Khan to announce mega uplift package for Multan: FM Qureshi
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would announce mega development package for Multan during his upcoming...
Nearly one-third of parliamentarians fail to submit assets’ statements to ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that so far 791 parliamentarians have submitted their yearly statements of assets and liabilities for...
Rashid promises quick action over maligning Pakistan Army
RAWALPINDI: In a veiled warning towards leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), Federal Minister for the Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, has said that...
SECP allows digital account opening
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Thursday introduced the ‘Digital Onboarding Mechanism’ (DOM) for investors of Asset Management Companies (AMCs).
The...
Govt offers to clear outstanding dues of IPPs
ISLAMABAD: The government has offered to release Rs450 billion to clear outstanding bills of the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in a bid to get...
PLL to allocate non-utilised LNG terminals to private sector
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has floated a tender, seeking bids to allocate idle LNG terminals to the private sector for a period of...
Held Kashmir seeks $4 billion in investments, to provide security
NEW DELHI: Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir plans to attract investments worth up to $4 billion in the next two to three years and would...
Police arrest alleged militant group leader on terrorism financing charge
LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday arrested a man accused of being a leader of a militant group blamed by the United States...
Pakistan rejects ‘unwarranted’ Indian response to KP temple vandalising
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected "unwarranted" Indian assertions on the burning down of a historic Hindu temple in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
On Wednesday, a...
Court defers Sanaullah’s indictment in drugs case
LAHORE: An anti-narcotics court in Lahore on Saturday deferred the indictment of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab president Rana Sanaullah Khan in a...