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Minister for speeding up work on CPEC
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami Saeed on Tuesday gave directives to…
Remittances hit 6-month peak at $2.2b
KARACHI: The remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis hit a six-month high at $2.20 billion in September 2023, as expatriate…
Food delivery firm invests in third-party restaurants
KARACHI: The international online food delivery company, foodpanda, is investing in third-party restaurants and supporting…
Name change for Tuwairqi okayed
ISLAMABAD: Despite pending litigation in the international court of arbitration and the objection raised by the Law Division, the…
IMF sticks to 2.5% growth forecast for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday kept Pakistan’s economic growth forecast unchanged at 2.5% but slashed…
Pakistan, China discuss smart city construction
BEIJING: A Pakistani delegation, led by Faisal Saleem, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator and Muhammad Imran Masood, member of…
TDAP CEO sees avenues for exports to African states
LAHORE: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) CEO Zubair Motiwala has underlined the need for more value addition and…
Textile sector faces challenges
ISLAMABAD: Earnings of the textile sector faced headwinds in financial year 2022-23 mainly owing to higher financing costs,…
Agri, property taxes top priority
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Monday termed increase in taxes on the wealthier agriculture and property sectors its highest…
PM terms smuggling ‘existential threat’
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar disclosed on Monday that 27,000 vehicles of smuggled Iranian oil were…