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...
Bank Alfalah brings new App for updated account information
Karachi: Bank Alfalah has introduced first-of-Its-kind feature to upload updated account information through AskAlfa unique chat platform in Bank Alfalah’s Alfa Mobile App, which enables customers to share their banking queries along with provi...
Pak-Iran ‘Pishin Border Market’ to open in coming month: Commerce Minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Naveed Qamar said that opening of Pakistan-Iran 'Pishin Border Market' is expected in coming month, which will increase trend of free trade between two countries. Pishin Border market had been completed and its inaug...
Rupee sheds value against dollar, dips 2.40 to close 234.32 in interbank
KARACHI: Rupee continued its downward spiral against dollar for ninth consecutive session owing to bleak economic situation due to unprecedented flooding across country. In interbank market, domestic unit fell Rs 2.40 to close at Rs 234.32, down in v...
Miftah apprises German Ambassador on flood devastation
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail apprised German Ambassador Alfred Grannas on devastation caused by current floods in Pakistan and losses it inflicted on country’s economy. According to press statement issued by...
Lucky Cement provides foods, shelter to flood victims
KARACHI: To help flood victims in Sindh and Balochistan, Lucky Cement Limited has distributed thousands of Ration bags along with shelter camps for flood victims in far flung areas including Dadu, Sanghar, Khairpur and Uthal. Company has also dist...
Qamar ensures level playing field for export-oriented sectors, including textiles
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Naveed Qamar said that government was committed to provide level playing field and reduce cost of doing business for export-oriented sectors including textiles to boost exports and reduce current account deficit. Add...
