FAO, WTO urge countries to adopt food standards
ISLAMABAD Participation in the development of international food standards for trade is essential if countries are to reap the benefits of booming global trade...
SECP seeks comments on draft Synthetic and Rayon Companies Cost Accounting Records Order
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has notified draft Synthetic and Rayon Companies Cost Accounting Records Order, 2012, for the companies engaged...
India eyes bumper grains crop
NEW DELHI - India may harvest its second highest amount ever of food grains in 2010-11, including a record 81.47 million tonnes wheat, its farm minister said on Wednesday, which could help the government in reining in food inflation.
The cost of food for families in Asia's third-largest economy has soared 17 percent over the past year, latest data showed, boosted most recently by gains in onions and other everyday vegetables as harvests are hit by unseasonably heavy rains. India
The cost of food for families in Asia's third-largest economy has soared 17 percent over the past year, latest data showed, boosted most recently by gains in onions and other everyday vegetables as harvests are hit by unseasonably heavy rains. India
Court’s decision puts India under pressure
Pakistan is hopeful of a favourable decision from the Court of Arbitration (CoA) against construction of the controversial Kishanganga Hydroelectric project (KHEP) by India...
SBP directs banks to exchange Rs5 banknote before Dec 31
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed all commercial banks and field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation (BSC) operating throughout the country to...
Bank Alfalah and Muller & Phipps Pakistan to launch branchless banking services
Muller & Phipps Pakistan (M&P) and Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL) have signed an agreement appointing M&P as a super agent of the Bank, to...
50 cent’s worth of deadlock
A crucial meeting of the three participating nations to finalize the transit fee for the $ 7.6 billion Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan and India (TAPI)...
Oil and stocks come crashing down as China ‘stretches’
A selloff in global stocks gathered pace Monday, hot on the heels of the steepest one-week decline in years for many major markets.
Raging bulls storm KSE with 242 point gain
Clarity on the political front and possible settlement of political dispute between Army and Judiciary boosted investor confidence. Finally investors realised the preceding year’s...
Coca-Cola ad says Coke vending machines can soothe Indo-Pak tensions
A new, three-minute ad by Coca-Cola, “Small World Machines,” starts with a relatively straightforward premise: India and Pakistan do not get along so well....
D-day ahead
When the history books come to be written about the euro, September 12, 2012 could well prove one of the most significant dates in...
Bears throng KSE as index slips by 111 points
The KSE-100 index recovered a 100 odd points thanks to an eventful second half but closed the day at 11,028 levels, down 111 points....
Motorcycle production up by 16.54% in FY16
The production of motorcycles increased by 16.54 percent during the fiscal year 2015-16 compared to the corresponding period of last year. As many...
Recession eating up textile exports to EU and US
Zonal Chairman Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA), Atiq Kochra has urged the government and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to...
PM wants more Chinese investment to revitalise economy
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday stressed the need for more Chinese companies to invest in the country as it was need of the hour...
You’ll have gas, Dr Asim tells domestic consumers
Dr. Asim Hussain, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources had said that supply of Natural Gas to domestic consumers is...
Let’s tap into TAPI!
Pakistan can resolve its energy crisis by expediting work on The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Project, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov said...
