Business & Economy

Moscow, Sept 7 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that “almost all” the Ukrainian grain shipped under a UN-backed deal to ease a global food crisis was reaching rich European nations and accused the West of deceiving developing countries. Data compiled by a joint […]

Moscow, Sept 7 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday it was “impossible” to isolate Moscow and vowed to cut gas and oil deliveries to countries imposing a price cap on supplies. Speaking at an economic forum, over six months after Moscow sent troops into […]

Washington, Sept 6 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he was “sure” he’d meet Xi Jinping in November if the Chinese leader decides to attend a G20 meeting planned in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. “If he’s there I’m sure I’ll see him,” […]

ISLAMABAD, Sep 6 (APP): Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has once again emerged as the most effective and reliable social protection intervention during the recent floods devastation through executing the challenging task of disbursing cash relief of Rs. 25,000 per family to the flood affected […]

London, Sept 5 (AFP/APP): Britain’s new Conservative leader Liz Truss Monday vowed “bold” action to fix the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, as she was confirmed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s successor after a gruelling party contest. The foreign secretary resisted pressure for a […]

Islamabad, 3 September 2022 (Online): China Cultural Center in Pakistan has launched a series of online activities to celebrate the global “2022 China Tourism and Culture Week” in September. The officially launch ceremony of “2022 Chinese Tourism Culture Week” is scheduled to be held in […]

KARACHI, Sep 03 (APP): The flour prices in the country have reached record high after a 20-kg bag of the commodity is being sold at Rs2,140 in Karachi. Karachiities are being forced to buy costliest flour in the country as the citizens are forced to […]

LONDON 02 Sep (Online): United Kingdom‘s member Parliament Claudia Webbe, in view of recent flood devastation and inflation, demanded on Friday that Pakistan’s international debt should immediately be cancelled. Earlier once, she had wrote on her social media that Pakistan is only one percent responsible […]

KARACHI 02 Sep (Online): Miftah Ismail on Friday hinted that his time as finance minister could be cut short, saying that the government has 13 months but he “may not even have that much time”. “I don’t know how long I will stay, but the […]

LAHORE, Sep 02 (APP): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday declared call-up notices, issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) under the Anti-money Laundering Act, illegal. Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza passed the orders while allowing dozens of petitions filed by SM Group of […]