• Pakistan's exports increase by 7.2 percent during the month of November 2020 as compared to the same period last year, according to Razak Dawood.

the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan here in Islamabad approve funds to procure an anti-Covid vaccine. The health workers and people above 60 years of age will get the first doses of the drug in the first stage.

• The agreement was hammered out just hours before Israel's first commercial flight to the UAE

Many governments around the globe including United States and Europe have encouraged citizens to get shots of flu vaccine this year.

• Asia has reported 195,055 deaths from 12,411,246 cases, the Middle East 78,983 deaths from 3,348,575 cases, Africa 52,033 deaths from 2,175,413 cases, and Oceania 942 deaths from 30,324 cases.

• The upturn -- which fell short of analysts' expectations.

• He added that the condition of 716 patients was stated to be critical, including 72 shifted to ventilators.

• On information, Rescue teams rushed to the scene and shifted the critically injured to District Headquarters Hospital for treatment.

• President-elect Joe Biden is vetting three environmental justice leaders to head up the White House agency that will take the lead in coordinating efforts to safeguard communities disproportionately affected by pollution, according to sources familiar with the process.

“Mr. Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister or otherwise is not anti-military; Let us be very clear,” said Dar. “He [Nawaz] blames certain individuals,” says former Finance Minister.

Multana’s close aides including Gul Asghar and Noor Asghar have been summoned by NAB investigators next week. They are facing charges of possessing assets beyond known sources of income and alleged involvement in corrupt practices.

• November PMIs in the region "confirmed a positive momentum and good robustness of the manufacturing," Erste Bank wrote in a note.

• Osterloh is also said to oppose an early contract extension for Diess, one of the three sources said.

• Brent crude was down 1 cent at $47.87 a barrel by 1115 GMT and West Texas Intermediate was down 9 cents at $45.25.

• The company said the breach was identified on Nov. 25 and the culprits only got access to a single company archive.

• Egypt's cabinet said on Sunday that strategic reserves of wheat were sufficient to cover around 5 months of consumption.

• Under EU rules, EMA recommends the authorisation of a drug or vaccine and the EU Commission authorizes them on the basis of the EMA's scientific advice.

• The British pound rose 0.2% against the dollar to $1.3347, after reaching a three-month high of $1.3409 earlier in the session.

• "The increase arises almost entirely because of Covid-19," United Nations emergency relief coordinator Mark Lowcock told reporters.

• It is hoped the drugs could be available as soon as next week.

• The official November PMI came in at 52.1, data showed Monday, beating the 51.4 seen the month before and back at levels last seen in September 2017.

• "The rage and roar of some Australian politicians and media is nothing but misreading of and overreaction to Mr. Zhao's tweet," the spokesperson said.

• Under the relaxed restrictions in effect from Tuesday, household visits remain off-limits and people have been told not to travel outside their county of residence.

• The Hang Seng Index jumped 0.86 percent, or 226.19 points, to 26,567.68.

• In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index climbed 0.6 percent to 13,376.00 points and the Paris CAC 40 won 0.6 percent to 5,549.97.

• It has piled on more than 170 percent since the start of the year, helped by PayPal online payments giant saying it would enable account holders to use the unit.

• Activists have accused the zoo in Islamabad of chaining Kaavan up, and of not properly sheltering him during the searing summers there.

• "This is imperative to restore the confidence of the people of Lebanon," he said.

• On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the number of unemployed people is 39,000 lower in November than in October.

• Court states that it is our responsibility to ensure a fair trial in the Kulbhushan case

• The business, which had been struggling long before the pandemic owing to fierce online competition.

• A senior British minister said on Tuesday there was still a chance of a turbulent Brexit without a trade deal as talks with the European Union had snagged on fishing, governance rules and dispute resolution.

• She urged governments not to let up on support measures as Covid-19 vaccines become available even as public debt levels soar to unprecedented levels.

• He said the government had repeatedly failed to detail the kind of projections outlined anew by Gove, showing mounting pressure on state-run hospitals.

• Worldwide, 55 percent of males and 48 percent of females were using the internet in 2019, but the differences are far starker in low-income countries and in poorer regions.

• "This attack on women and children is unacceptable and unjustifiable."

• The two vaccines have been developed at breathtaking speed as part of an unprecedented effort to end a pandemic that has infected more than 62 million people worldwide and killed more than 1.4 million.

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFE&PT) is reportedly eying 22 acres of...

• British department store chain Debenhams said it was set to close for business save for an unlikely rescue, meaning around 12,000 jobs were set to go.

• The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as it appealed for roughly $35 billion to help many of those expected to be in need next year.

• Guterres is hoping to get the three governments more involved to build momentum that is currently lacking.

• China’s embassy in Australia said politicians there had “misread” a tweet showing a digitally-altered image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to the throat of an Afghan child, and were trying to stoke nationalism.

• Facebook acquires Kustomer, an omnichannel customer relationship management company, for $1 billion to improve its customer service features.

• The country reported 67 deaths.

Harry Kazianis, a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest think tank in Washington, said the Kims and several senior North Korean officials had been vaccinated.

• The top court summoned the secretary of climate change and issued contempt of court notices to Sindh and Punjab governments over failure to submit a report on the matter

• A province-wise breakdown of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Internet Inclusiveness Index indicates that 60 percent of Balochistan is not covered by the internet.

• “However, I wish to say that people would be co-opted to attend NEDB meetings depending on the subject or sector under consideration, so that the most knowledgeable people are available to give their valuable advice to the NEDB,” he added.

• Pak Suzuki has raised its car prices up to Rs100,000 for Suzuki Cultus (VXL and AGS) and Suzuki Swift Automatic Navigation.

Operations targeting the network of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen have continued under a four-year-long crackdown since the attempted coup in July 2016. Gulen denies involvement in the putsch attempt, in which some 250 people were killed.

• GB Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon administered the oath to Khurshid at a small ceremony at Governor House.

• The official informed that the government does not intend to privatize PSM completely.

The meeting was attended by the higher civil and military leadership of both countries including Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Secretary FO, and others.

• India has been ranked 34th among 53 countries in the world while Pakistan stood at 27th position

• The MOU was signed in Lahore by the Head of Public Private Partnership Cell of Planning and Development Board of Punjab Dr. Farrukh Naveed and ADB Country Director for Pakistan Xiaohong Yang.

There has been a lot of discussion on how Pakistan’s e-Commerce market can finally move away from its reliance on Cash on Delivery (COD).

• On Sunday, the Iranian parliament approved a bill requiring the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), to produce at least 120 kilograms of enriched uranium every year.

Both, the leader of opposition in National Assembly and his son were released on five-day parole on November 27 following the death of Begum Shamim Akhtar.

• As per the company, this nationally ground-breaking initiative by NHT aims to make healthcare more affordable for patients.

• Canadian PM says farmers' protest is a concerning situation and this is a moment for all of us to pull together

• The lockdown will be imposed from 6pm today.

• NCOC states that the highest COVID-19 positivity rate was reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Mirpur district at 20.62 percent, followed by Peshawar at 19.58 percent, Hyderabad at 19.3 percent and Karachi at 13.86 percent

Britain's culture minister thinks the Netflix series should come with a disclaimer.

• Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar said that the new bus terminal would be constructed near Thokar Niaz Baig and bus terminals would also be constructed in Faisalabad and Multan.

• The digital unit touched an all-time peak of $19,864.15, breaking its prior record set nearly three years ago.

The A-lister says he has been cutting his own hair for 25 years.

The LNG debate refuses to move beyond the long-term contract and spot prices. The ministry has of late been seen...

Tharparkar is known for being a victim of administrative negligence, extreme poverty, lack of basic health facilities, child malnourishment and weak infrastructure. There are hardly any stories from this region that can put up a smile on the reader’s face. However this particular will surely put one. This story is of an inspirational woman, Fatima who can also be called Tharparkar’s Wonder Woman.

• The focus of the policy is to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the textile sectors.

• The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its website

• The central bank has decided to make it mandatory for all banks/ MFBs/ DFIs to construct ramps at all newly opened and existing place of business (excluding Mobile Banking Units) to make it accessible for persons with disabilities and wheelchair users.

The p-word beat out "karen" and "fascism".

• SHC states that staff and lawyers scheduled for hearings can only appear before the court and the relevant parties in cases if they have been specifically summoned

• MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe was roughly flat. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were down 0.36%, while China’s CSI 300 futures were 0.36% higher.

• Opening trading for December Brent crude was down 20 cents, or 0.4% at $47.68 a barrel by 0136 GMT, after dropping more than 1% on Monday.

• The risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars clawed back some of Monday’s losses, each rising roughly 0.2% early in the Asia session, although both remained just below milestone peaks hit a day ago.

• “The hope is to stop these sales altogether,” said Seth Binder, advocacy officer at the Project on Middle East Democracy, who spearheaded the effort.

• But a global resurgence in coronavirus infections has made the outlook highly uncertain, keeping governments and central banks under pressure to maintain or ramp up their massive stimulus programmes, analysts say.

• Kustomer allows businesses to aggregate customer conversations from multiple channels into a single-screen.

• FO said OIC resolution is further proof that India cannot hide its gross and systemic violations of the human rights of the Kashmiri people.

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The federal government’s steadfast determination has paid dividends. Despite advocacy from MNFS&R and ...

STRASBOURG, (France): Europe's top rights court said Monday that it would give priority status to a lawsuit filed by...

BRUSSELS: The NATO alliance should seek a more political role as the lynchpin of the West, ministers will hear this...

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This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed "Of ports and terminals" carried by the newspaper on Sunday. The writer,...

KARACHI: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs has asked the Pakistan...

KARACHI: It is expected that inflation (NCPI) for the month of November 2020 to arrive at 8.2 percent on ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday underscored the importance of regional connectivity and integration of the Shanghai...

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Interview with Fayyaz Ilyas, Chairman ABAD Builders and developers are an important cog in the construction and...

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration has commenced the five-day anti-polio campaign on Monday with a target of...

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice here on Monday directed the advocate general office to assist the...

LAHORE: A meeting of Ministry of Federal Education, Professional Training and Ittehad-e-Tanzeemat-e-Madaris Pakistan...

SHEIKHUPURA: At least 13 people were killed and 17 others injured in a head-on collision between two passenger...

LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has accorded approval for setting up BSL-III labs in Multan and Rahim Yar...

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Noorul Haq Qadri said on Monday that all...

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) here on Monday directed the ministry of foreign affairs as to how much time the...

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz responding to the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) jalsa in...

In continuation of my article on "State-sponsored corruption' in fiscal policies," an attempt has been made through...

ISLAMABAD: The Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) on Monday elected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear the petitions related to transfers and postings of officers in...

MULTAN: Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's youngest daughter Aseefa Bhutto, while entering the political arena...

ISLAMABAD: This is apropos a Business Recorder news item "FY-21 tax collection target: SAPM hints at downward...

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs346 billion during November 2020 against...

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as his choice for...

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government is expected to appoint Major General Aamir Ikram as Executive Director, National...

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly decided to increase prices of medicines through upward revision in...

ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the price of high speed diesel (HSD) by 3.9 percent, however it has decided...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Omar Ayub Khan on Monday said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had...

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was formulating new...

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Marketing Regulatory Authority (PAMRA) has decided to give representation to growers,...

ISLAMABAD: An MoU has been signed for enhancement of defence cooperation between the armies of Pakistan and China on...

NEW YORK: Ratings giant S&P Global reached an all-stock deal to buy IHS Markit for $44 billion, creating a giant...

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Monday urged the provincial governments ...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday gave in principle approval for establishment of Exports Development...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Imran Khan has directed the Ministry of Interior to set up a Special Division for...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries, Hammad Azhar on Monday, while blaming the Sindh government for low...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) restructuring plan and recent retrenchment of over 4500 workers will be the ...

LAHORE: Raza Hasan of Northern's Second-XI has been sent home following a breach of the Pakistan Cricket Board...

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (November 30, 2020) and the forecast for Tuesday (December 1, 2020)....

Interview with Faisal Murad Head of Business and Operations, HBFC The House Building Finance Company (HBFC) is the...

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman former Justice Javed Iqbal on Monday assured Deputy ...

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Legislative Case (CCLC) has submitted the much talked about Anti-Rape...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed provision of financial assistance to fishermen besides ...

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz said on Monday that the PTI-led government...

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar in a meeting with senior provincial Minister Abdul Aleem Khan said...

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi said on Monday former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali was critically ill ...

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 11 more patients died overnight lifting the death...

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and former provincial minister Sindh Muhammad Adil Siddiqui passed...

KARACHI: Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi acquitted Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders in nearly two dozen...

KARACHI: "Hameed Haroon, President, Sarmad Ali, Secretary General, All Pakistan Newspapers Society on behalf of the...

ISLAMABAD: A day after India 'categorically' rejected the unanimous resolution on Kashmir adopted by OIC Council of...

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court Monday fixed December 7 for indictment of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

GENEVA: The World Health Organization insisted Monday it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of...

THE HAGUE: Syria and Russia faced renewed pressure over allegations of chemical weapons use as member countries of...

JAKARTA: Thousands have fled the scene of a rumbling Indonesian volcano that burst to life for the first time in...

ANKARA: A Turkish research ship at the centre of a row with Greece over potential gas riches in the eastern...

WASHINGTON: US firm Moderna said it would file requests for emergency authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the...

WASHINGTON: US president-elect Joe Biden has a foot fracture and will likely have to wear a medical boot, his team...

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on a major Chinese electronics and engineering company for...

KARACHI: A security guard was killed after he accidentally shot himself while filming a TikTok video, the police ...

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said on Monday that ...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday felicitated the Sikh community on the 551st birth anniversary of Baba...

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered a task force to submit a mechanism about inspection of buildings,...

LAHORE: To bring transparency and end disputes in transfer of vehicles, the Punjab government is introducing the...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has notified "Critical Telecom Data and Infrastructure...

KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,...

KARACHI: Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than...

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Monday (November 30, ...

KARACHI: Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank ...

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Monday (November 30, 2020)....

KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Monday (November 30, 2020). ========================== KIBOR...

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Monday (November 30, 2020). ======================== Offer Price...

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KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ...

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System....

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KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (November 30, 2020). ==================================== BR...

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on Monday...

KARACHI: Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Monday (November 30, 2020)...

KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Monday (November 30, 2020)....

KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on...

KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Monday (November 30, 2020)....

KARACHI: On Monday, PKR showed mixed behaviour by gaining value against USD in both interbank and open markets while...

KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (November 30, 2020)....

KARACHI: Pakistan Economic Indicators - Monday (November 30, 2020)....

LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Monday (November 30, 2020). ======================================= Offset...

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (November 30, 2020)...

LONDON: The following were Friday official prices....

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CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Friday on strong export sales, traders said. CBOT...

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 247,896 tonnes of cargo comprising 170,644 tonnes of import cargo and 77,252 ...

PARIS: Paris wheat futures ended little changed on Friday as a near three-month high for the euro against the dollar...

HAMBURG: The lowest offer in the tender from Bangladesh's state grains buyer to purchase 50,000 tonnes of rice which...

HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG: Vietnam's domestic coffee prices edged slightly lower on Thursday from a week earlier, as...

LONDON: London's FTSE 100 fell on Monday, but recorded its biggest monthly gain in over three decades as investors...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: Australian shares extended losses for a third straight session on Monday, as deepening tensions...

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes dipped on Monday as investors paused following a sharp rally that has put the...

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended lower on Monday, but posted gains in November, underpinned by stocks in traditional...

TOKYO: Japan's benchmark Nikkei closed lower on Monday but posted its biggest monthly gain in nearly 27 years, as...

TOKYO: The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange has stepped down after accepting responsibility for an unprecedented...

MILAN/FRANKFURT: Europe's benchmark stock index posted its biggest monthly gain on record on the prospect of easing...

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KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday witnessed a bullish trend on the back of healthy buying, mainly by local...

KARACHI: Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (November...

KARACHI: Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan...

KARACHI: The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on ...

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Monday (November...

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Monday (November 30, 2020)....

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China will sign on Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)/Implementation Agreement (IA) of...

ISLAMABAD: The provinces have asked the Petroleum Division to prepare data-based formula for pricing mechanism of ...

KARACHI: Gold on Monday further slid by Rs1150 per tola on the local market, traders said. The fresh decline drove...

MEXICO CITY: Mexico announced Monday new investment of $11.3 billion in infrastructure projects in cooperation with...

KARACHI: The local cotton market remained stable on Monday. Cotton Analyst Naseem Usman told that market volume...

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Monday (November 30, 2020)....

SINGAPORE: Asia's naphtha crack rebounded from a near six-month low to end the week at a three-session high of ...

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell 4% on Friday, weighed down by forecasts for warmer-than-usual weather and a...

KARACHI: On Friday, at PMEX the traded value of metals, energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 10.596...

BEIJING: Ferrous futures in China traded higher on Friday, with iron ore notching its third straight weekly gain and...

WINNIPEG: ICE Canadian canola futures rebounded on Friday on strength from rising global vegetable oil prices and...

NEW YORK: Gold dropped to a five-month low in early New York trade on Monday and was on track for its worst month in...

CHICAGO: US wheat futures fell about 3% on Monday on prospects that Russia, the world's top supplier of the food...

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NEW YORK: US crude oil production rose 286,000 barrels per day in September to 10.86 million bpd, as production...

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LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE weakened on Monday, slipping from the prior session's 2-1/2 month high, while...

SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday, tracking weakness in rival edible oils on the Dalian Commodity...

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures rose on Monday to close at a one-month high after data from Japan and China indicated...

LONDON: Copper prices spiked to the highest in more than seven years on Monday as many wary investors bet that a...

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures fell 1% on Monday on worries over global demand for the natural fibre amid a surge in...

NEW YORK: The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:...

The assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, near Tehran in an ambush on Friday has...

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ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to appoint Izqar Khan and Brig Muhammad Tahir Ahmed Khan (retired) as Chief...

KABUL: Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security...

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has notified an increase in the prices of commercial and...

ISLAMABAD: Aviation Division has sought a waiver of 10 per cent security deposit and extension in deadline of Air...

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian...

KARACHI: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has asked for third party audit of the...

PARIS: Some 75 major tech players, including Google and Facebook, are backing a French initiative committing them to...

LONDON: Consumer goods giant Unilever said Monday that it has become a wholly British company, completing a historic...

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve said Monday it has extended several pandemic emergency lending programs for three...

LONDON: British lenders approved the most mortgages in more than 13 years in October, Bank of England data showed on...

BEIJING: China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than three years in November, while growth in...

LONDON: Sterling gained on Monday as traders clung to hopes that Britain and the European Union will soon seal a...

LONDON/NEW YORK: Bitcoin soared to a record high against the dollar on Monday, as its 2020 rally steamed ahead,...

LONDON: The dollar hit its lowest in two and a half years on Monday while riskier currencies were mixed, as the...

NEW YORK: The dollar hit its lowest in two and a half years on Monday as broad risk sentiment improved overall, with...

KARACHI: Abdul Rauf Ebrahim has been elected chairman Karachi Wholesale Grocers Association (KWGA) for 2021-22....

KARACHI: Ismail Suttar, President Employers' Federation of Pakistan (EFP), during a visit to Turkey with Mehmood...

LAHORE: Director General (China) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Mudassir Tipu has said the China-Pak...

• Nearly 600 people died across Iraq in protest-related violence during those rallies but there has been virtually no accountability for their deaths.