PM calls for building strong Pak-China B2B partnership
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed for building strong business to business partnership between Pakistan and China to further expand bilateral relationship and augment China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s dividends. Addressing firs...
Pakistan desires to expand trade, investment ties with China: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan wanted to expand trade and investment ties with China by making optimal use of second phase of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement and by enhancing industrial cooperation. In an article penned i...
KSE-100 dives 1.11pc over cement, oil, automobile, chemical scrips
Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) KSE-100 index remained under pressure as KSE-100 index slid 1.11 percent owing to political uncertainty in view of another long march to capital. As a result, KSE-100 Index fell 462.53 points to close at 41,140....
JazzCash, Paymob ink digital payment acceptance accord
Karachi: Paymob-omni-channel payments facilitator in MENAP and JazzCash-Fintech and part of VEON Group announced partnership to expand digital payments acceptance in Pakistan. JazzCash mobile wallet payments will now be accepted by Paymob merchants a...
Diversification of Pakistan’s export portfolio with EU urged: Minister Qamar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce and Investment Syed Naveed Qamar in a meeting with Executive Vice President of European Union Commission and EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis in Brussels expressed Pakistan’s desire to diversify its expo...
Pakistan, China agree to execute $10bn ML-1 project: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to start a $ 10 billion Mainline-1 (ML-1) railway project from Karachi to Peshawar and extending CPEC’s scope from government-to-government to business-to-business cooperation Minister for Planning and...
Rana Sanaullah assures support for promoting trade, business activities
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah said government was determined to facilitate private sector in promoting business activities for achieving sustainable economic development and social prosperity in country. Talking to president Islama...
CPEC likely to be important topic during PM Shehbaz’s visit to China: Qian Feng
BEIJING: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is expected to be an important topic during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s upcoming visit to China, said Qian Feng, director of research depa...
PM for enhanced Pak-Egypt cooperation in economy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed enhanced cooperation between Pakistan and Egypt in field of economy and emphasised greater engagement at leadership level, people-to-people contacts, and increased institutional linkages. According t...
Knowledge-based agriculture vital for overcoming environmental changes: Arif Alvi
FAISALABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said that knowledge-based agriculture is lifeline of Pakistan, which needs to be promoted to overcome environmental challenges and address food needs, in addition to transforming country from net food importer to ne...
