October 3, 2018

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) agreed on Wednesday to negotiate on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with an aim to increase trade volume between the two brotherly countries.“Pakistan offered Saudi…

KARACHI: World Bank Senior Energy Expert Oliver Knight led a delegation on Tuesday which called on Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh and complained about the slow pace of work in solar energy projects in the province.The…

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar visited Air Headquarters, Islamabad and held meeting with Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force.The Air Chief presented him a…

Speaking in the Upper House, Information Minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain said cumulative losses of state owned enterprises including PIA, Steel Mills, PTV, PBC and Railways have reached to one trillion rupees during the last five years.…

By Waleed Bin Imran LAHORE: Four employee unions of Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) have agreed to protest against the management of LWMC over non-payment of 17 days allowance, overtime and Sunday incentives in front of the…

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said the people of Pakistan had voted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to power for accountability of the corrupt and not for compromises with such elements.Talking…

The United States has warned India against a planned purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missiles from Russia when President Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi this week.A U.S. State Department official said such an acquisition would attract…

NEW YORK : There were no surprises as the Yankees announced their 25-man roster for Wednesday night's AL wild card game against the Oakland Athletics. Manager Aaron Boone ultimately chose right-hander Jonathan Holder as his 10th pitcher,…

ISLAMABAD: Justice (retired) Amanullah Khan Yasinzai has been appointed Governor Balochistan, Spokesperson for the Prime Minister office has confirmed.According to the spokesperson, President Arif Alvi, on the advice of Prime Minister…

ISLAMABAD: Emerging markets currency turmoil and higher oil prices are putting increasing pressure on Pakistan’s central bank to devalue the rupee for a fifth time in a year, analysts said on Wednesday.The rupee is down 20 per cent…

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KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) expressed serious concerns over action launched by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against the business community.KCCI president Junaid Esmail Makda advised that FIA should…

Special Correspondent LAHORE: USAID hosted seventy energy experts from across the country to learn about the potential for developing Renewable Energy Zones in Pakistan.  The goal of the two-day technical workshop was to introduce…

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken U-Turn and withdrew its proposal of allowing non-filers of income tax returns to purchase immovable properties and motor vehicles.“Only overseas Pakistanis being non-filers can avail facility to…

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has responded on the controversial statement of PML-N leader Rana Mashhood that the party has struck a deal with the establishment.The PML-N supremo was questioned during his appearance at…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday said that Pakistan Railways was planning to launch new train named as Rehman Baba only for the low income people of the country. He said this during a meeting of the Senate…

Russia has completed the delivery of S-300 surface-to-air missile system to the Syrian military as part of new security measures following the downing of a Russian plane last month.Russian Defence Minister Sergi Shoigu on Tuesday…

KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended down by 240 points on lacklustre activity at the bourse.The index closed at 40,560 points as against 40,800 points yesterday, showing a decline of 240 points.…

JAKARTA: Here are the latest figures highlighting the scale of devastation wrought by Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami: The dead, the wounded So far Indonesian authorities have counted 1,407 dead from the double disaster on Sulawesi…

LONDON: Britain’s biggest coffee house chain was banned Wednesday from repeating an advert that implied their breakfast deals were a better bet than eating an avocado.The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) regulator found that the Costa…

Pakistan Tahreek e Insaf's candidate Shahzad Waseem has won election for a general Senate seat from Punjab today, by securing one hundred eighty one votes.His opponent PML(N)'s candidate Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan got one hundred sixty nine…

KARACHI: The rupee has recovered against dollar in open market after tight monitoring of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).The rupee ended with gain against dollar in cash ready market as buying and selling of dollar recorder at…

KARACH: The Hub Power Company Limited, has announced a capital investment of $3.93 million by China Machinery Engineering Corporation into its subsidiary Thar Energy Limited, one of the first indigenous Coal Power Project at Thar Coal Block…

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday extended his support to the treasury benches for their policies of increasing revenue and initiating public welfare projects in the country.Speaking in…

KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Wednesday strongly condemned action of tax authorities for questioning assets which are already declared under Amnesty Scheme- 2018.The meeting of the Executive…

KARACHI: Sales of petroleum products haved been plunged by 18.5 percent in September 2018 owing to sharp decline in volumes of furnace oil.Analysts at Taurus Research said in Sep’18, as per the OCAC provisional data, overall industry…

Facebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram is back up for some users on Wednesday, after suffering a worldwide outage days after it installed a new head of the app. According to a check by Reuters, the mobile app and the…