COVID-19 a chance to initiate structural reforms in Pakistan: World bank
LAHORE: The World Bank has said that Pakistan is not immune to the economic shock caused by the coronavirus and its exports have been...
Business community urges govt to withdraw decision of hike in POL Prices
ISLAMABAD : The business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has strongly resented the decision of the government to make exorbitant...
Punjab to set up cattle markets outside city limits for Eid-ul-Azha amid virus crisis
LAHORE: The government of Punjab has decided to set up the cattle markets outside the city limits ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, setting up Friday a...
State Bank of Pakistan cuts policy rate by 100bps to 7pc
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday slashed its key interest rate by one per cent (100 basis points) to seven per...
Govt’s wrong decisions have devastated national economy: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday has expressed concern over devastating country’s economy due to wrong...
Uzbekistan ready to use Pakistani ports for exports
ISLAMABAD: Uzbekistan, a landlocked Central Asian Republic has export markets in gulf countries, southeast Asia, Europe and Africa and using Pakistani ports will be...
Pakistan to partially open airspace to int’l flights from Sunday: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the airspace will open partially to allow international flights from Sunday.
The Premier said that the special step...
Meeting reviews wheat, flour situation, vows to check increase in prices
ISLAMABAD: Chaired by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance & Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, a high-level meeting was held at the Finance...
Coronavirus resurgence in Beijing prompts return of tough measures
BEIJING: Beijing reported its second consecutive day of record new numbers of COVID-19 cases on Monday, adding urgency to efforts to rein in a...
Beijing wholesale market temporarily shut after new coronavirus infections
BEIJING: Authorities in Beijing have temporarily shut a major wholesale agricultural market following a rise in locally transmitted novel coronavirus infections in China's capital...
