KARACHI: The overall Business Confidence Score (BCS) in Pakistan now stands at positive 9 per cent, a record improvement from the previous negative 50 per cent score in the Wave 19 Survey conducted in May 2020, a statement said on Monday. The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) conducted a comprehensive Business Confidence … Read more
KARACHI: The major upheaval in Afghanistan this month and the swift Taliban takeover has hardly brought about any change for the thousands of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan for nearly four decades. Zikarullah, 60, is among those Afghan refugees who came to Pakistan after the war broke out in the neighbouring country during the 1980s. … Read more
BEIJING: Pakistan has a huge potential to enhance rice export to several countries, especially China and Pakistani rice export is likely to cross one million tonnes within two years with an increased demand from the Chinese market, a diplomat said. Commercial Counsellor of Pakistan Embassy in China Badar uz Zaman told APP: “Last year our … Read more
Global central banks, led by the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB), and the Bank of Japan (BoJ), have collectively spent $834 million an hour, that’s $13.9 million/minute, during the last 18 months to keep businesses viable, amid the Covid-19-led lockdowns, Khaleej Times reported. According to strategists at Bank of America, trillions of dollars, euros … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The industries in Gujranwala could gain a prominent position in the export of engineering goods in the coming years through increasing the productive manufacturing, a senior government official said. During a meeting with Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) president Umar Ashraf Mughal and other senior business leaders, Adviser to the Prime Minister … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Saarc CCI) has called upon the international community to support Afghanistan economically and to help rebuild one of the world’s poorest states. Talking to a delegation of senior lawyers led by Mian Jaffer Hussain, Saarc Chamber president Iftikhar Ali Malik said that it was equally essential for … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The regional economic and trade integration through the connectivity with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) is key to the development and prosperity in the whole region, a diplomat said. Talking eminent businessmen and former president of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce (ICCI) Zafar Bakhtawari and Ahsan Bakhtawaria in the embassy of Kyrgyzstan, Ambassador of the … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that we have no objection to India’s good relations with Afghanistan and our focus in Afghanistan is not on only one group. In a statement issued on the current situation in Afghanistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the Indian media made a fuss about his visit to Kabul … Read more
Pakistan will enter the fourth day of the second Test against West Indies with high hopes, as the national team put the hosts on the edge after outstanding bowling by Faheem Ashraf and Shaheen Shah Afridi on Sunday. Fawad Alam brought up yet another century with 124 unbeaten. This helped Pakistan rise up to a … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the provincial government would actively participate in the Dubai Expo and showcase its culture and trade. Chairing a meeting in his office, he said southern and central Punjab and Pothohar regions would also be given due representation in the Dubai Expo. The meeting also decided, … Read more
BEIJING: China is willing to share its experience and help integrate information technology and agriculture to bring about a green revolution in Pakistan. Facing the common challenge of climate change, pandemic, and population growth, a smarter agriculture is the way forward for many countries, including China. “The integration of information technology and agriculture will bring … Read more
BEIJING: Over the years, countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), including Pakistan have collaborated to explore the Digital Silk Road and reaped fruitful benefits, in this regard. This was stated by Li Yikai, deputy director of Centre for International Economic and Technological Cooperation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT), at … Read more
Afghanistan national cricket team will travel to Sri Lanka from Pakistan. The players and staff have been issued visas by the Embassy in Kabul. According to reports, the flights from Hameed Karzai International Airport, Kabul, after the Taliban took over the country. So, the Afgan national team will first travel by road to Peshawar, from … Read more
Taliban chief Mullah Hebatullah Akhunzada has set up a high-level commission to address Pakistan’s concerns over banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). According to the American broadcaster Voice of America, on the direction of Mullah Hebatullah, a three-member committee was recently formed on Pakistan’s concerns over the banned TTP, which has begun its task. The Taliban commission … Read more
Former Pakistan batsman Salman Butt suggested Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) host Pakistan-Afghanistan one-day international (ODI) series in Quetta as its staging remains in doubt. Salman tweeted, in which he suggested that PCB and ACB should build consensus and should host the series in Quetta. He wrote, “Just wondering why don’t … Read more
The second day of the second test between Pakistan and the West Indies was abandoned due to heavy rain at the Sabina Park on Saturday without a single ball bowled. The national team will continue on the third day with 212 runs on the scoreboard. The national team has lost four wickets. After the loss … Read more
Drama and film production companies of Pakistan and Turkey have announced to co-produce a TV series on the life of the revered Muslim commander Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi. The agreement between the production companies of the two countries was reached on August 20 in Serbia and Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui was also present at the time … Read more
Pakistan has made a formal complaint with the establishments in the United States to examine the attack on Dr. Aafia Siddiqui in prison, stated the Foreign Office Spokesperson. “We lodged a formal complaint with the relevant U.S. authorities to thoroughly investigate the matter and ensure the safety and well-being of Dr. Siddiqui,” said spokesperson Zahid … Read more
