MUSCAT – A wave of foreign imitations and alternative styles has prompted Oman to take tough action to preserve its unique national dress, threatening thousands of dollars in fines for men who wear the wrong sort of dishdasha. Dishdashas, the long, elegant robes that are a hallmark of the Gulf sultanate, have fallen prey to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Export of Pakistani workforce to the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) has declined over the past few years mainly due to the outbreak of pandemic Covid-19. Details into this account was shared by the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development in Question Hour of the National Assembly of Pakistan on Friday. More than … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BoI) secretary Fareena Mazhar has said that Pakistan offered the potential investors a robust consumer market with an ever-expanding middle class. Addressing an online investment seminar organised by the Board of Investment (BoI) in collaboration with the Pakistan Embassy in US, she said its strategic location at the crossroads of South … Read more
LONDON: Britain will take its first step towards trade negotiations with the six-country Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), asking British businesses what they want an agreement to cover, Reuters reported. Trade Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan is targeting a deal with the GCC, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, as she looks to … Read more
