PAKISTAN

Guest in City My book  'My Journey Home: Going Back to Lehnda Punjab' a history of emotions, Dr Tarunjit Singh Butalia   M Jahangir Hayat LAHORE: Credit of opening of the  Kartarpur corridor must be given to the growing love and…

By Jahangir Hayat Only exports can make us realise our dream of becoming an economic hub in the region. This very indicator needs to be strengthened. It is being said that exports have increased but I do not think so that our exports…

A simple challan fee deposit takes hours, undue processes hurting center's ‘serving the unnerved’ tagline By Jahangir Hayat LAHORE: The Punjab e-Khidmat Centre Lahore has become a hub of intense inconvenience and hardship for the…

Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has filed Pakistan’s opposition application against the Basmati Geographical Indicators (GI) tag claim application of India in the European Union (EU) and will be winner by the grace of God as…

Our Special Correpondent LAHORE: The gross revenue collected in the FY ‪2018-19‬ was 3895 billion which has surpassed 4 trillion in FY ‪2019-20‬ for the first time in the history making the total gross revenue as 4123 billion,…

By M Jahangir Hayat Pakistan needs to take tough economic decisions amid pandemic as it has lost over $6 billion in trade with China, US and EU alone during the COVID-19 crisis besides there are many other countries that are doing trade…

By M Jahangir Hayat LAHORE: A joint team of the Customs Sialkot and Lahore officers has indicated insufficient staff, building, residential infrastructure and transport facilities with the Sialkot collectorate to regulate a large number…

"We are ready to help Pakistan to expand its exports to European Union and would like to be its partner in this regard," Androulla Kaminara M Jahangir Hayat LAHORE:  Pakistan needs to produce products that are competitive in …

Our Special Correspondent                                          LAHORE:  Punjab Minister for Management and Professional Development (MPD) has called upon the research institutes in the public sector to put in more efforts for…

WASHNGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that Pak-US relations have witnessed improvement after suspension of US $1.3 billion aid  to Pakistan for security assistance. Talking to the journalists at his Golf resort in…

Our Special Reporter LAHORE: Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has appointed Gold & Gems Art Promotion Council of Pakistan (GGAPCP) as its Regional Advisor for the Pakistani market to promote its VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show…

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, the Indian authorities have further tightened the strict clampdown ahead of India’s Independence Day, tomorrow the 15th August, adding more to the suffering of the oppressed people of the territory.…

MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that Pakistan will respond with full force if India launches any aggression against Pakistan. Addressing the session of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad  on…

ISLAMABAD:  Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (PM) Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Wednesday that Pakistan celebrates the Independence Day with solidarity with Kashmiris. “Kashmir is the unfinished agenda of the partition of India,…

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has warned if war is imposed on Pakistan then it will not be  a war between two countries but its repercussions will be felt by the entire world. He was addressing as Chief Guest at an impressive flag…

Courtesy: The New York Times SRINAGAR: Ever since Kashmir’s autonomy was suddenly revoked last week, Raja Mohi-ud-din, an editor at one of the few Kashmiri newspapers still operating, has been starting his days extremely early. At 2…

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, at least, six persons were killed and over 100 injured in firing by Indian troops on protesters as curfew and communication blackout continued on the third consecutive day. Despite strict curfew and…

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, Indian Army has martyred seven more youth in fresh incident of brutality in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The incident has take place in Keran area of the district. Meanwhile, with the recovery to…

KARACHI: A four-member team of NEPRA has visited K-Electric office on Saturday to investigate the power crisis and deaths during the rain in Karachi. The investigating team is led by Nadir Khoso has asked for the date from K-Electric to…

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan’s consumer inflation rate accelerated to 10.3% year-on-year in July, from 8.9% a month earlier, driven by higher food and fuel prices, the Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, underlining the growing squeeze on…

ISLAMABAD: Speaking at the weekly press briefing on Thursday foreign office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal informed Pakistan has principally decided to grant consular access to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in pursuance of recently…

KABUL: The Afghan government named a team on Wednesday to negotiate directly with the Taliban, in the expectation that Washington was on the cusp of agreeing to withdraw troops after 18 years of war, meeting the insurgents’ precondition for…

ISLAMABAD:The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will invest $2.5 million in Sarmayacar, one of the first early-stage venture capital funds supporting tech-driven startups in Pakistan, to help boost…

LAHORE: JS Bank has joined hands with Network of Organizations Working for People with Disabilities, Pakistan (NOWPDP), an organization which focuses on inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities for financing of loans under the…

Our Special Correspondent  LAHORE: Daraz, Pakistan’s leading e-commerce platform has announced the Hari Bari Eid Sale; it will run for five straight days, starting on the 1 st of August, 2019. The sale will include discounts on…

By Javed Iqbal LAHORE: On the directions of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, all the state owned buildings which were considered to be white elephants, now will be used for commercial purposes. Official sources in the Chief…

OTTAWA: Raza Bashir Tarar, High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada welcomed the decision of the Canadian government for inclusion of Pakistani international students in it fast track visa program the Students Direct Stream (SDS). Under the…

ISLAMABAD:The US State Department announced an approval of $125 million for Pakistan to provide technical support to its fleet of F-16 aircraft. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to…