Bakhtiar seeks Chinese cooperation in agriculture sector
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar has said that Pakistan and China are strategic partners and their relations will be further strengthened...
PM inaugurates two national parks in Gilgit-Baltistan
GILGIT: Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated Himalaya and Nanga Parbat National Parks, spanning a huge area of 3,600 square kilometres in Gilgit-Baltistan, to...
PIA signs cargo charter agreement with Oriental Sky Aviation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines and Oriental Sky Aviation Limited on Wednesday signed a landmark cargo charter agreement, paving way for direct and daily dedicated...
Bulls toss benchmark index above 42,000 level
KARACHI: Stocks continued their winning streak for third day on Wednesday, with the benchmark index crossing the 42,000-mark supported by upbeat investor sentiment.
Global equity...
Pakistan seeks to earn $210m from kinnow export this season
ISLAMABAD: Expecting to export an additional 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of kinnow, exporters have set a target of exporting 350,000MT of the fruit this...
November inflation eases to 8.3pc
The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based monthly inflation decelerated to 8.3pc in November 2020, from 8.9pc in October mainly due a slight decrease in the...
China’s Ant considers Paytm stake sale amid tensions with India
HONG KONG/NEW DELHI: Chinese fintech giant Ant Group is considering selling its 30pc stake in Indian digital payment processor Paytm amid tensions between the...
Stocks eye peaks on vaccine progress, dollar near two-and-a-half-year low
LONDON: World stocks skirted towards record highs on Wednesday on the prospect of a coronavirus vaccine and additional US economic stimulus, though enthusiasm for...
SBP issues regulatory framework to facilitate B2C e-commerce exports
LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued a regulatory framework to facilitate Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-Commerce exports from Pakistan.
The central bank said in...
ECC approves gas supply to PSM, ends regulatory duty on cotton import
LAHORE: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the release of Rs410-million grant to the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)...
KP traders allege high-handedness by district admins on pretext of Covid-19 SOPs
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) traders' community has accused district administrations of high handedness, imposition of 'unjustified' heavy fines, undue arrest, and sealing bazaars...
Punjab E&T dept collects Rs430m property tax till Nov
MULTAN: The Punjab Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department till November collected Rs430 million out of the Rs675 million property tax set target for...
EU lawmaker warns of risks from UK ‘hasty’ approval of Pfizer Covid vaccine
BRUSSELS: Britain’s emergency approval of the experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is “problematic” as it was done too hastily, a...
Biden says will not kill Phase 1 trade deal with China immediately: NYT
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden will not immediately cancel the Phase 1 trade agreement that President Donald Trump struck with China nor take steps to remove...
HBL digitises personal loans – another win for banking in Pakistan
LAHORE: In a world that is quickly shifting to a virtual environment, everyone and everything has found a new identity. HBL’s advanced digital solutions...