President for further cementing bilateral ties with Turkiye
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi called for further cementing brotherly relations between Pakistan and Turkiye by bringing trade volume at par with excellent bilateral ties. Talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Turkiye, Dr Yousa...
PSMA highlights soap industry contribution to national economy
Karachi: Chairman of Pakistan Soap Manufacturers Association Shahzad Paracha thanked Consul General Republic of Indonesia Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat and Rasheed Jan Muhammad Chairman PEORA and number of PSMA members across country for attending Ann...
Pmdc hammering last nail in industry’s coffin: A surge in salt price
KARACHI: Ismail Suttar Chairman Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP) urged PMDC not to deviate from its main statutory function of exploration, development, preservation and production of salt mines. Ismail said SMAP being standard beare...
Youth should adopt intellectual changes for country’s future: Alvi
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi advised youth parliamentary leaders to bring intellectual change, adopt new emerging technologies and remain abreast with fast-paced innovations and inventions, being perpetually made on technological front, to lead...
Road map needed for development of country’s economy, says Ahsan Iqbal
KHAIRPUR: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said that a road map is needed for development of country’s economy. Talking to media during visit to flood-affected areas of Khairpur Nathan Shah he said that we need resources to dev...
Pakistan should integrate with $20tr SCO economy: FPCCI President
KARACHI: President FPCCI Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has emphasised that Pakistan should aggressively promote its trade, investment and economic ties with SCO nations noting formidable bloc has a cumulative gross domestic product (GDP) of $ 20 trillion. Repr...
Foreign Ministry holds briefings on CPEC for diplomatic missions
Islamabad: Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted briefings on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for resident diplomatic missions of several countries from East and Central Asia and Middle East. Chaired by Additional Secretary (Asia-Pacific), two r...
PM Shehbaz, Azerbaijan President express resolve for cooperation in trade, energy
SAMARKAND: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev expressed their mutual resolve to enhance bilateral cooperation in diverse areas including trade, energy and defence. In a meeting held on sidelines of Shanghai Coopera...
Petrol price likely to slide down by Rs9.62/litre
KARACHI: Price of mogas is likely to drop from Rs 235.98 per litre to Rs 226.36 after a cut of Rs 9,62 per litre on September 16 for next fortnight. However, a slight increase of Rs 3.04 per litre is expected in price of diesel, taking rate up from R...
HBL employees to retire at age 65 from now onwards
KARACHI: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) announced that it has raised the staff service age for its employees from 60 years to 65 years. The policy comes into effect from 1 September 2022, making employees who turned 60 on or after this date eligible, the b...
