Pakistani students bring high-yield Agri-magic from China to hometown
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani students from Sichuan Agricultural University, are using and popularising China’s maize-soybean strip inter cropping technology under professors, guidance in their hometown,...
Confirmed coronavirus infections surge to 60,074 while death toll jumps to 1,240
ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus pandemic confirmed infections have topped the figure of 60,074 on Wednesday evening while nation-wide death toll due to COVID-19 reached to...
Coronavirus causes huge blow to traders: lost 70% Eid sales due to lockdown
KARACHI: As the coronavirus lockdown took the toll on the country's business community, traders lamented that 70 per cent of the expected Eid sales...
Package generates little activity due to bureaucratic inertia: ICCI
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the business community and former President ICCI Shahid Rasheed Butt on Tuesday said the package announced to reboot the dormant construction...
German export hopes recover somewhat in May after ‘catastrophic’ April
BERLIN: The mood among German exporters recovered somewhat in May after a “catastrophic” April, the first full month of coronavirus lockdown measures in Europe’s...
Traders in Karachi seek extension in business hours for Eid shopping
KARACHI: Prominent businessman and a leader of the Karachi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Siraj Qasim Teli slammed the Sindh government for not...
China’s patent applications rebound to pre-pandemic level
BEIJING: The year-on-year growth of of China's patent applications bounced back rapidly in the first four months this year to the pre-pandemic level, according to...
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh says govt raised Rs200b through Sukuk
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to PM on Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday said that the government has raised 200 billion rupees through Sukuk at...
Anwer Pervez, richest Pakistani British businessman, loses £432m in pandemic
LONDON: Sir Anwar Pervez OBE, the founder and chairman of Bestway Cash & Carry has lost £432 million during the coronavirus pandemic to bring...
Lahore a meeting decides to develop SOPs for Eid prayers
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat has directed officials to prepare SOPs for the last Friday prayers for Ramadan and Eid prayers in the...
