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Huawei Cloud inks strategic accord with ORA Global Development Advisors

KARACHI: Huawei Cloud Pakistan signed an accord with ORA Global Development Advisors Pvt. Ltd. CEO ORA Global Fiza Farhan, Managing Director Huawei Gao Weijie, CEO Huawei Cloud Shahzad Rasheed along with other representatives from both sides were pre...

Legendary business leader late Tariq Sayeed remembered

Karachi: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh President FPCCI paid glowing tributes to legendary, highly-accomplished and immensely popular business leader late Tariq Sayeed on his first death anniversary. He said that Tariq Sayeed nurtured and inspired three generat...

Plans to put country on path of prosperity

ISLAMABAD: Leaders in Islamabad are instrumental in bringing new thoughts and significant perspectives always. They had invited Dr Miftah Ismail, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue and Sherry Rehman Federal Minister for Climate Change for their...

Govt lifts ban on import of non-essential, luxury goods: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail announced that government is lifting ban on import of non-essential and luxury goods. He said that government has also decided to withdraw fixed Sales Tax imposed on traders as he addressed media here. Howev...

Bilawal stresses need to increase bilateral cooperation with Canada

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Wednesday underscored that Pakistan and Canada needed to further deepen and expand bilateral cooperation in diverse fields. In a video call with his Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly, Bilawal...

Decision to strictly follow SC orders against encroachments in District Central: Taha Saleem

Karachi: A special meeting was held under chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner and Administrator District Central Taha Salim regarding elimination of illegal encroachments in district. Assistant Commissioners, Anti-Encroachment Department officers, KM...

Alibaba.com hosts first Faisalabad seller summit at FCCI

Faisalabad: Alibaba.com a global platform for B2B e-commerce organised 1st Faisalabad seller summit in collaboration with Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI). Event focused on huge potential of Faisalabad exporters to tap into digital...

Iran can fulfill Pakistan’s gas and energy needs: Miftah

TEHRAN: Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail said that Pakistan is in dire need of gas and energy that can be easily fulfilled by Iran. In an exclusive interview with an Iranian news agency on eve of Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting here, he sai...

Coca-Cola, McDonald’s left Russia

MOSCOW: Western companies with iconic brands like Coca-Cola that exit Russia face years of battling knockoffs and unauthorised imports clamoring to fill void they leave behind, a risky bid as courts show little sympathy for firms that depart. Compani...

Pakistan sends back letter of intent to IMF, paving way for board meeting

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail confirmed that government has sent letter of intent (LoI) back to International Monetary Fund (IMF) after fulfilling pre-requisites, paving way for executive board’s meeting. In his conversation with jo...

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Gold prices hit one-week high

KARACHI: Gold prices continued their upward momentum on Wednesday, marking a one-week high as investors sought the safety of the precious metal amid growing geopolitical uncertainty, particularly the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict. Spot gold ros...

Profit-taking drags PSX down, KSE-100 falls by 310 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw profit-taking on Wednesday, resulting in a decline of 310 points in the benchmark KSE-100 Index, which closed at 95,546.45, down 0.32%. The session began on a positive note, with the KSE-100 rising to a...

Ahsan Iqbal proposes GSP-Plus and 5Es framework for export-led growth

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, proposed a comprehensive strategy to align the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP-Plus) program with Pakistan’s 5Es framewo...

Messi likely to play int’l match in India next year

KERALA: Argentina’s national team, including legendary footballer Lionel Messi, is expected to play an international match in India’s Kerala State next year, Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said yesterday. According to Indian media, the mi...
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