India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of Indian farmers on Sunday intensified their protests against three new agricultural laws aimed at overhauling food grain procurement...
China’s BRI a simmering overseas debt crisis: FT
Massive lending by Chinese financial institutions for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are driving China towards its first overseas debt crisis while a...
Deadlock as Brexit trade deal faces make-or-break day
BRUSSELS: London and Brussels face a make-or-break decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday, after a week of tension and deadlock that left...
Hafeez Shaikh to chair NFC after finally taking oath as finance minister
ISLAMABAD: Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, who had recently been removed from the newly-constituted National Finance Commission (NFC) after objection from provinces and political parties, would...
Food Delivery Wars: Careem slashes commission to 5pc to poach restaurants
LAHORE: In an ongoing war with foodpanda to establish dominance in the food delivery space, Careem Pakistan has announced that it has reduced restaurant...
Business community seeks consultation on tax matters as number of filers decline
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has stressed the need for taking serious measures in close consultations with the...
PTI govt conducting highest external debt repayment, servicing: minister
Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar on Saturday underscored that the PTI government paid $10.4 billion on account of debt servicing of...
KP govt devises new rules for housing schemes
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has issued a number of new rules for housing schemes located within the province.
According to the draft rules...
PIA excludes ATR-72 airplanes from its fleet
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday excluded ATR-72 airplanes, hired on an expensive lease, from its fleet.
As per details, the planes were...
ADB’s report on Pakistan’s economic recovery highly encouraging: minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar on Saturday hailed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADBs) report on recovery of Pakistan’s economy, which...
Britain’s navy to protect fishing waters in case of no-deal Brexit
LONDON: Four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready on Jan. 1 to help protect Britain’s fishing waters in the event the Brexit transition...
Modi says government committed to farmers’ welfare
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at helping them...
With US now in hand, BioNTech CEO looks for more vaccine production
NEW YORK: The chief executive of Germany’s BioNTech SE said the biggest challenge facing it and partner Pfizer Inc now that their Covid-19 vaccine...
Investors weigh blocked China companies as Sino-US chill deepens
SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI/BOSTON: Investors face uncertain rules and could miss out on promising opportunities after index makers cut some blocked Chinese firms from their books, according...
Agricultural sector expected to grow over 2.8pc: report
LAHORE: The agricultural sector is expected to achieve a growth target of 2.8 per cent or even surpass it on the back of better...