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...
OGRA imposes Rs 40 million fine on oil companies over fuel shortage
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) imposed hefty fines on oil marketing companies (OMCs) for creating artificial fuel shortage in the country.
According to...
Agriculture sector grew by 2.67% in 2019-20: Economic Survey
ISLAMABAD: The outbreak of deadly Coronavirus, which had badly affected the global economies also negatively impacted the national economy and performance of all major...
Pakistan’s economy contracted 0.38% in FY2020 as COVID-19 wreaked havoc: Economic Survey
ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the fragile condition of the economy, which was ravaged considerably by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last quarter of the year, Advisor...
Online queue management system introduced to facilitate tax payers: Chawla
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Excise & Taxation and Narcotics Control & Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that the Sindh Excise Department has...
Emirates to lay off more pilots, cabin crew on Wednesday, sources say
DUBAI: Emirates, one of the world’s biggest long-haul airlines, will lay off more pilots and cabin crew on Wednesday, sources said, in what would...
Federal cabinet approves privatization of Pakistan Steel Mills
ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet, endorsing the decisions of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), has approved the privatization of Pakistan Steel Mills.
According to details, the meeting...
Finance Advisor to PM assures swift, robust policy response to COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has asked the international development partners and the government agencies...
Animals, sellers to be tested for virus in Asia’s ‘biggest cattle market’
KARACHI: Aisa's biggest cattle market will be set up in Karachi, even as Pakistan's coronavirus cases surge, a spokesperson said assuring that SOPs will...
