Etihad Airways starts charter services for passengers, cargo
ABU DHABI: Pursuing a new revenue generation programme amid the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit hard air travel demand globally, Etihad Airways is expanding...
Pakistan fails to meet IMF’s conditions regarding reforms in SOEs
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has failed to meet the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) demand regarding structural reforms in State-Owned Enterprise (SOEs), a condition set to restart...
Steel industry rejects allegations of cartelisation
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) has rejected allegations of cartelisation by the Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD), stating that...
Peshawar district admin razes billboards worth millions
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar district administration has removed 3,000 billboards worth millions of rupees across the city without serving any notice to the Peshawar Development...
NLC shifts stranded containers from Khunjerab to Sost
KHUNJERAB: The National Logistics Cell (NLC) on Sunday successfully transported containers stranded due to the Covid-19 pandemic from Khunjerab Pass to the Silk Route...
‘Import duty being cut by 6pc on raw materials’
Commerce Adviser Abdul Razak Dawood has announced that duty on the import of raw materials for industries is being reduced by six per cent...
Chinese diplomat says China ready to help Gwadar’s fishing industry grow
KARACHI:Â Chinese Consul General Li Bijian has said that security provision is prerequisite to attract foreign investment to Gwadar where mega projects are being undertaken...
EU ban won’t be lifted before CAA audit, PIA told
ISLAMABAD: A day after Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan expressed hopes that the ban imposed on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate flights in...
Pakistan’s trade with Africa reaches $4.18bn
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said Pakistan’s trade with African countries has reached $4.18 billion in...
Govt to notify GI rules required to fight basmati case in EU
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is going to notify geographical indication (GI) rules to support its case against India's unlawful claim to the GI tag of basmati...
Afghanistan imposes duty on kinnow import from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan has imposed duty on import of kinnow from Pakistan causing loss of a 100,000 metric tonnes market to exporters while the two...
Bitcoin all-time price high surpasses $28,000
NEW YORK: Bitcoin markets have been seeing a lot of action this weekend, as the price of the crypto asset touched another all-time high...
Govt urged to avoid imposing duty on export of copper, aluminium ingots
ISLAMABAD: Exporters and melters of copper and aluminium have requested the government to refrain from imposing duty on exports of the two metals.Â
Officials said...
Jirga constituted to resolve Diamer Bhasha Dam territorial dispute
ISLAMABAD: A 20-member Jirga has finally been constituted to resolve the long standing dispute over the multi-billion-dollar Diamer-Bhasha Dam land site between two tribes...
Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to ‘ugly’ divisions
LONDON: Britain on Saturday published the text of its narrow trade agreement with the European Union just five days before it exits one of...