ISLAMABAD: The federal government took $956 million loans from the foreign commercial banks from July 2015 to January 2016. The...

KARACHI: The spot rate of cotton remained at Rs 5,300 per maund after Rs 50 per maund upward readjustment in...

ISLAMABAD: A C-130 aircraft has delivered a bull and a cow (Sahiwal breed) as a gift from Prime Minister Nawaz...

ISLAMABAD: The administration of capital city has banned retail sale of tobacco without a licence, official sources said. According to...

ISLAMABAD: The traders have urged the government to extend the deadline for the tax-amnesty scheme to June 30, so that...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) has submitted tax policy proposals and a datasheet to the government for incorporating these in...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has informed the National Assembly that as many as...

NAWABSHAH: In a bid to recover longstanding dues from the government departments, the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) has launched...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Auto Show 2016, organised by the Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM), will be...

LAHORE: The business community has urged the government to decrease prices of petroleum products by Rs 8.48 per litre cut,...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review arrangements for the planned Housing and Population Census-2016. The...

ATHENS: Greek toy retailer Jumbo said on Thursday net profit for the first half of its financial year to December...

PARIS: Veolia Environnement SA, Europe’s biggest water company, said net income rose 74 percent last year, meeting analysts’ expectations, aided...

OTTAWA: Canada Revenue Agency’s new “autofill” service allows anyone filing 2015 returns online to fill in a lot of the...

DUBLIN: Kerry Group, the firm behind the Charleville, Dairygold, and Low Low brands, posted a trading profit of €700m last...

GENEVA: Switzerland risks sending commodity traders scurrying for the exit when voters cast ballots on Sunday for an initiative seeking...

COPENHAGEN: A new analysis from the University of Copenhagen shows that an influx of refugees doesn’t increase unemployment amongst Danes...

OSLO: Norway said here the other day that it had authorised its pension fund, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund,...

BUDAPEST: Russia’s embargo on European products has reduced Hungary’s export revenues by 4.5 billion dollars, Gyula Budai, ministerial commissioner in...

KANDAHAR CITY: Dried a and fresh fruits worth $68 million have been exported from southern Kandahar province during the current...