US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday to expand sanctions against North Korea over its continued development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, the White House said. Pyongyang has carried out repeated mi

A fishing vessel, initially believed to have been hijacked off the Somalian coast early Saturday, was confirmed to be operating as normal, the South Korean foreign ministry said. The Mongolian-flagged ship - with a South Korean captain, and two South Kore

The probe into Russia's role in the US election pierced the innermost circle of the White House Saturday, with reports that Donald Trump's son-in-law sought a secret communications line with Moscow - the most damning allegation yet from the scandal.

China has slashed its out-of-quota sugar import permits this year to almost half of last year's allowance, according to two sources familiar with the matter, the latest step by the world's top sugar importer to curb shipments from abroad. China will grant

Commodity trader Glencore Plc's confirmation on Tuesday that it sought a tie up with grains trader Bunge Ltd likely signals the start of a wave of consolidation and partnering in the industry, as middlemen struggle to make profits amid a massive global fo

The International Grains Council raised its forecast for global grains consumption for 2017/18 on Thursday, signalling a bigger drawdown of world stocks than previously expected. The IGC, in its monthly report, revised its global grains consumption estima

London's gold benchmark experienced large, unpredictable fluctuations after some banks left the auction that sets the price relied upon by the $5 trillion-a-year bullion market, according to a Reuters analysis of trading data. The benchmark is meant to be

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District Administration Peshawar has constituted special committee headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Fayyaz Sherpao for fixing official price list after review of the auctions in fruit and vegetable markets on daily basis during the wee hour

The incidents of kidnapping registered an upward trend while cases of robberies and auto thefts witnessed a decline during the last week in the federal Capital. According to data gathered by Business Recorder here on Saturday, various police statio

If sitting government was serious on FATA reforms, then there should have been any mention on FATA reforms in the last day announced Budget. This was stated by Senator Farhatullah Babar, while chairing a seminar, "Backtracking on FATA reforms" arranged by

United States President Donald Trump wished all Muslims a joyful Ramazan and extended his best wishes for a blessed month on Friday. Trump said in his message on the eve of Ramazan, "I extended my best wishes to the Muslims everywhere for a blessed month

United States President Donald Trump wished all Muslims a joyful Ramazan and extended his best wishes for a blessed month on Friday. Trump said in his message on the eve of Ramazan, "I extended my best wishes to the Muslims everywhere for a blessed month

Three Pakistani nationals and one Indian were arrested in Bengaluru, for allegedly staying in India under fake identities. They were living in South Bengaluru's Kumaraswamy Layout for the past nine months. Besides their Pakistani passports, the trio was f

All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani on Saturday said that the escalating tension between India and Pakistan can lead to a devastating situation for entire South Asia. Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar said that

Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan, Dr Sarfraz Ahmad Khan Sipra, in his message to the people and Government of Sri Lanka has said that the people and Government of Pakistan are aggrieved over the floods and mudslides triggered by Monsoon rains in Sri L

Kp government has decided to conduct a survey of child labour to ascertain fresh statistics of such children in the province. This has been stated in a reply to question of ANP MPA Syed Jaffar Shah by the Directorate of Labour. The reply was submitted to

Dozens of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers led by local MPA Fazal Elahi stormed the Rehman Baba grid station in the Hazar Khwani area of the city on Saturday. After yesterday's attack, Fazal Elahi once again reached Rehman Baba grid station with com

Three workers were stranded inside when the excise department officials 'wrongly' sealed a milk shop over non-payment of taxes near Nawa Sheher Chowk, Multan in the early hours of Saturday. According to sources, the milk shop owner had paid the taxes. The

Speakers at a roundtable discussion said that print media is still considered a highly worthy and credible source of information in Pakistan, therefore, government needs to take effective steps towards resolution of issues faced by working journalists in

The government has earmarked Rs 40 billion for Pakistan Railways (PR) for the fiscal year 2017-18 to meet its losses against Rs 37 billion allocated for 2016-17 as Railways earnings witnessed a decline in the current fiscal year, revealed budget documents

The government has earmarked Rs 40 billion for Pakistan Railways (PR) for the fiscal year 2017-18 to meet its losses against Rs 37 billion allocated for 2016-17 as Railways earnings witnessed a decline in the current fiscal year, revealed budget documents

The National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) engineers energized 500 kV Dadu-Jamshoro transmission line (circuit-II) after rehabilitation of its two towers damaged during the recent cyclone in Sindh. It was one of the difficult terrain betwee

All Pakistan Halal Meat Exporters & Processors Association (AHMEPA) Chairman Nasib Ahmad Saifi has regretted that the federal government has given no attention to the halal food export sector in the proposed Budget 2017-18. This sector, if patronized and

All Pakistan Halal Meat Exporters & Processors Association (AHMEPA) Chairman Nasib Ahmad Saifi has regretted that the federal government has given no attention to the halal food export sector in the proposed Budget 2017-18. This sector, if patronized and

International bodies like CDC (Center of Disease Control) in Atlanta, Georgia, World Bank and Harvard Medical College are all forthcoming in working with Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute (PKLI) to eliminate hepatitis from Pakistan. This was revealed in a

The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), within 24 hours of the finance minister commitment of zero-load shedding for industrial units during his budget speech on Friday, has sent a notice to the industry for power supply suspension of around 10 hours

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting here Saturday to review priorities of Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2017-18. Addressing the meeting, Punjab CM said special attention should be paid to the development of social se

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) office timings have been rescheduled for the holy month of Ramazan. During the month of Ramazan, the LCCI will remain open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm without any break while on Fridays the Chamber will work

The 'Youm-e-Takbeer' will be marked today (Sunday) to commemorate the successful conduct of nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, with a resolve to defend the country against any aggression. The day is celebrated every year with great enthusiasm to remind the st

People belonging to different walks of life have strongly criticized the poor performance of the district administration as a result of which the shopkeepers fleecing the consumers with both the hands in Sialkot and in other tehsils of the district. They

President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Engineer Muhammad Saeed Sheikh has welcomed the new Federal Budget 2017-18 by terming it most realistic in the prevailing economic scenario. Talking to newsmen, he said that the present budget i

President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Engineer Muhammad Saeed Sheikh has welcomed the new Federal Budget 2017-18 by terming it most realistic in the prevailing economic scenario. Talking to newsmen, he said that the present budget i

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has abolished one-rupee "Parchi fee" from OPD tickets across all health facilities in Punjab including primary & secondary health and specialized healthcare with immediate effect. Both the provincial health mi

Under Chief Minister's E. Rozgar Scheme the Pakistan's first ever female E-Rozgar center has been established at the Govt College Women University Madina Town to enable the educated youth to earn through online jobs and businesses. Advisor to Punjab Chief

With the start of holy month of Ramazan, security at mosques, imambargahs, markets and other places across the province has been beefed up. In Lahore, policemen have been deployed at mosques and markets. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said this whil

Prices of the essential kitchen items, especially of fruit and vegetables, have witnessed an increase during the last week past as compared with the preceding week, a survey carried out by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday. The survey obs

The World Bank approved a credit of $61.6 million here on the other day to contribute to the reduction of stunting among children under five years of age in Pakistan by targeting the most affected districts in the province of Sindh, where children are bel

The World Bank approved a credit of $61.6 million here on the other day to contribute to the reduction of stunting among children under five years of age in Pakistan by targeting the most affected districts in the province of Sindh, where children are bel

The ongoing young doctors' strike at Ayub Medical College has taken lives of as many as 40 patients in the last four days however, no action has been taken by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government so far. The protesters boycotted educational activities at th

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a new tier/slab for enhancement in rates of Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes, making duty structure under three tiers. According to experts, FED has been charged on cigarettes on the basis of specif

The replacement of customs duty with regulatory duty on the import of mobile phones would generate Rs 5 billion and exemption of customs duty and imposition of regulatory duty (RD) on the import of telecommunication items/apparatus would raise additional

An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday handed down death sentence for eight times to the killers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Masood Bhatti and his guards. The ATC pronounced its verdict yesterday. The court awarded death sentence to seven

Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Khan Siyal has issued directives to Special Branch and CTD Police to adopt extraordinary measures to raise standard of intelligence and ensure coordination with the police throughout the province for a peaceful environment

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has dropped a major budgetary proposal pertaining to education system. The proposal sought to restore sales tax zero-rating on stationery items having revenue implications of Rs 700 million. Industry sources told Busi