CPEC likely to be important topic during PM Shehbaz’s visit to China: Qian Feng
BEIJING: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is expected to be an important topic during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...
PM for enhanced Pak-Egypt cooperation in economy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed enhanced cooperation between Pakistan and Egypt in field of economy and emphasised greater engagement at leadership level, pe...
Knowledge-based agriculture vital for overcoming environmental changes: Arif Alvi
FAISALABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said that knowledge-based agriculture is lifeline of Pakistan, which needs to be promoted to overcome environmental challenges and address f...
Foodpanda, Wasl Investment to offer riders affordable motorcycle financing
KARACHI: To help address needs of its delivery riders, country’s leading online delivery service foodpanda has teamed up with Wasl Investment Finance Ltd a non-bank fina...
PTCL, NOWPDP, Deaftawk launch programme for persons with disabilities
ISLAMABAD: PTCL Group signed an agreement with Network of Organisations Working for People with Disabilities Pakistan (NOWPDP) and Deaftawk to launch third cohort of its flags...
Import payment pressure weighs rupee down by nearly Re1
KARACHI: Rupee lost nearly Re1 against dollar in interbank market after coming under pressure due to import payments and political uncertainty. Domestic unit was gaining groun...
ADB credits $1.5bn to SBP’s account, Dar says
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced Asian Development Bank (ADB) had released $ 1.5 billion to Pakistan to help boost social protection, promote food security and...
WhatsApp services resume after global outage
KARACHI: Popular messaging app WhatsApp stopped working for many people across world, with users in Asia, United Kingdom, South Africa and Europe reporting issues sending and...
Targeting $100bn exports in 5 years vital to address external financing issues: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister of Planning, Development and Special Measures Ahsan Iqbal said that there is a need to increase domestic exports from $ 30 billion to $ 100 billion in next...
US, KMBL sign $25m commitment to empower women, micro, small businesses
KARACHI: United States government, through US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched new partnershi...
