Govt urged to launch digital market policy to compete with international markets
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has asked the government to also launch a digital market policy after consultation with...
Profit margin of oil firms, dealers likely to rise by 16pc
The government is likely to increase profit margins of oil marketing companies (OMCs) and dealers’ commission by 16 per cent without completion of a...
‘Cabinet to review NCOC proposals for acquiring Covid-19 vaccine tomorrow’
Planning Minister Asad Umar has announced that the National Command and Operating Centre (NCOC) has finalised its recommendations for the procurement of vaccines for...
Britain bans new Huawei 5G kit installation from September 2021
LONDON: British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said on Monday, as part of a plan...
Oil prices slip in cautious trade ahead of OPEC+ meet
SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices fell on Monday, amid investor jitters ahead of a meeting of producer group OPEC+ to decide whether to extend large...
Shares rest after ‘awesome’ month, China factories speed up
SYDNEY: World shares paused to assess a record-busting month on Monday as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and yet more...
China’s first domestically made nuclear reactor goes online
BEIJING: China has powered up its first domestically developed nuclear reactor -- the Hualong One - a significant step in Beijing's attempts to become...
UK secures 2 million more doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
LONDON: Britain has secured two million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to be available in Europe as early as the spring, the...
UK publishing house to print books in Pakistan through IPS Press
ISLAMABAD: Kube Publishing (Leicester, UK) and IPS Press - the publishing and bookselling arm of Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad on Sunday signed...
Development projects worth Rs91.9m launched in Buner
PESHAWAR: Three different development projects costing Rs 91.94 million were inaugurated in Buner on Sunday.
Special Assistant to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM)...
Pakistan to remain special partner in next year’s CAEXPO
BEIJING: Pakistan would remain a special partner country for the 18th CAEXPO next year as well, according to local media outlets.
In this regard, Pakistan's...
EU, UNHCR to provide €10m support for poor, refugees: envoy
ISLAMABAD: European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara on Sunday said that the EU has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UNHCR,...
Taxes collected on imported cell phones increase to Rs54bn
Pakistan Customs collected Rs54 billion on the import of mobile devices through Device IdentificaÂtion, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBs) in the past year, which...
Indian farmers defiant against reform as Modi tries to calm anger
NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indian farmers, angry over reform of the agriculture sector, held a third day of protests on the outskirts of the...
BoE sees inflation risks as economies bounce back
LONDON: Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane said inflation could rise by more than expected as progress on Covid-19 vaccines and huge amounts...