Car sales in Pakistan register first annual growth in August after 16-month downtrend

KARACHI: Car sales in Pakistan registered the annual growth in August for the first time after a 16-month downtrend, rising 8.3% year-on-year (YoY) as...

Malaysia restricts entry of citizens from 23 countries, including Pakistan

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia announced that it was restricting the entry of people from 23 countries, including Pakistan to stem the spread of coronavirus. Malaysia’s immigration...

Govt’s inefficiency destroyed country’s economy: Dharejo

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Industries & Commerce and Anti-Corruption & Cooperative Department Jam Ikramullah Dharejo and former Sindh Provincial Minister Jam Saifullah Dharijo called on...

PTA blocks five dating/live streaming applications

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked access to five dating/live streaming applications i.e. Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grindr and SayHi. Keeping in view the negative...

Brighto Paints opens second showroom in Qatar

DOHA: Brighto Paints with its partnering firm Unique Trading Company sought to further globalize the Pakistani paint industry while simultaneously strengthening ties with Qatar...

Clifton, Punjab Chowrangi underpasses remain filled with rainwater

KARACHI: Underpasses at Punjab Chowrangi and Clifton of the city still showing picture of a pool, as authorities failed to drain out the rainwater...

Younus Dagha likely to be made new administrator of Karachi

KARACHI: Former Finance Secretary Younus Dagha is likely to be appointed the new administrator of Karachi after Mayor Waseem Akhtar’s tenure ended on August...

FAO refurbishes 14 veterinary labs in merged districts to improve livestock services

PESHAWAR: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (FAO) has refurbished 14 veterinary diagnostic laboratories in newly merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Pakistan fails to fully benefit from deferred payments on Saudi Oil

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has failed to fully take advantage of deferred payment facility on petroleum imports from Saudi Arabia. The kingdom had offered oil products...

Fire gutted more than 30 shops in Mansehra

MANSEHRA: Fire erupted at a shop in the Battal Mandi Market near Mansehra on Thursday night which spread very quickly and engulfed several other...