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KCCI, NAVTTC partner to enhance demand-driven skills training
KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) signed Memorandum of Understanding to establish collaborative partnership between two institutions for enhancing demand-driven...
PTCL launches SHOQ TV Box viewing experience in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PTCL has launched SHOQ TV Box powered by Android TV by Google, to revolutionize TV viewing experience and is poised to raise bar in news and entertainment offering. President and Group CEO PTCL and Ufone 4G Hatem Bamatraf said, “With...
KSE-100 closes with 133-point gain
Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 Index closed trading session with gain of 133 points. KSE-100 started session with strong buying spree, hitting an intra-day high of 75,115.33. However, some selling in later hours pushed in...
Political stability, persistent policies imperative for growth: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal underscored need for political stability and continuity of economic policies to put Pakistan on sustained growth trajectory and attain social prosperity. Addressing Pak...
China ready to work on ‘upgraded’ economic corridor: Minister
BEIJING: China is ready to pool efforts with Pakistan to promote an “Upgraded version” of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, according to Ministry. Wang met with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Fo...
Pakistan, US agree to boost cooperation in IT, telecom sector
ISLAMABAD Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja and US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome agreed to enhance cooperation in IT and Telecommunication sector. During meeting, matters of mutual interest related to IT and T...
KSE-100 gains 732pts on oil, gas, bank scrips
Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 gained over 730 points to close above 74,000. KSE-100 started session on positive note and bulls remained dominated throughout session, especially in final hours. At close, benchmark index set...
PM directs routing proportion of imports via Gwadar Port
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed authorities concerned to ensure routing proportion of country’s imports, particularly related to government, through Gwadar Port. Chairing meeting on projects under China Pakistan Economic Corr...
Minister directs to devise strategy to convert agri-tubewells to solar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development Ahsan Iqbal directed Power Division and government of Balochistan to devise comprehensive strategy for converting agricultural tubewells to solar energy, aiming to ensure cost-effective power supply to fa...
Rupee remains stable vs greenback
Karachi: Rupee remained largely stable against dollar, appreciating 0.01 percent in inter-bank market. At close, domestic unit settled at 278.18, gain of 0.02 paisa against greenback, as per State Bank of Pakistan. In interbank market, rates for dol...
