Business & Economy

Madrid, Aug 28 (AFP/APP): Iberia Express, the low-cost arm of Spain’s national carrier, cancelled eight domestic flights Sunday as cabin crew launched a 10-day strike for higher wages amid soaring inflation. The walkout, which will run from August 28 to September 6, is expected to […]

LAHORE, Aug 28 (APP): Pakistan Railways will start receiving first shipment of 320 new passenger coaches from China from December this year. PR spokesperson informed on Sunday that the coaches had been ordered to a Chinese company. He said the modern coaches would be equipped […]

KARACHI 28 Aug (Online): After depressed sales in July, auto assemblers paint a gloomy demand scenario in the coming months due to flash floods in various rural parts of the country that have destroyed standing crops and homes of growers. A sizable volume of motorbikes […]

LAHORE 28 Aug (Online): Vegetables, fruits and other eateries prices have massively been surged in Lahore and other parts of the province which are expected to rise further in the coming days due to short supply in markets and destruction of the crops by the […]

SIALKOT, Aug 28 (APP): Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) organized an inclusive seminar on “Online Business for Beginners”. Chairman SCCI Departmental Committee on SMEs Fizan Akbar gave a brief presentation on the benefits of working with Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM)/Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (APP):Chairman ASEAN Committee Islamabad (ACI) Ambassador Nguyen Tien Phong on Sunday said that ASEAN is a symbol of shared property and economic development for the whole world including Pakistan, which is a catalyst in global economy and trade. The Association of SouthEast […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (APP): Pakistan Railways was planning to upgrade five major Railway stations across the country on modern lines to facilitate the passengers as well as help the department to generate more revenue. “The purpose to upgrade the railway stations is to make them […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (APP):China’s printer market reported growth in shipments in the second quarter of the year amid rising demand, an industrial report showed. During the period, the shipment of printers in China topped 4.84 million units, up 1 percent year on year, data from […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (APP): President British-Pakistan Friendship Council North West UK Muhammad Arbab Khan Sunday disclosed that the United Kingdom has launched a “Developing Countries Trading Scheme” (DCTS) to be commenced soon. He said the DCTS will provide tariff reduction and simpler terms of trade […]

Lisbon, Aug 26 (AFP/APP): Nearly 180 flights in Portugal and Spain have been cancelled because of strikes by cabin crew and baggage handlers, airlines and airport officials said Friday, leading to further disruption in the busy summer season. Portugal’s airport operator ANA said almost 150 […]