» PM in Riyadh to attend WEF moot
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy being held from 28-29 April 2024. The invitation has be...
» Mobile phones: Jul-Mar imports soar 181.26pc to $1.301bn YoY
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.301 billion during the first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal year 2023-24, registering a growth of 181.26 percent when compared to $462.700 million during the same per...
» Consulting firms for advisory support to ministries: Ministry to seek cabinet’s approval for hiring
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has decided to seek approval of the federal cabinet for hiring of consulting firms to provide advisory support to the federal ministries. Sources said that the prim...
» UK ship sets sail to help building of Gaza aid jetty
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: A British ship to house hundreds of US troops building a jetty to boost aid deliveries to Gaza has set sail from Cyprus, a UK defence source said Saturday. Royal Navy support ship Cardigan Bay will assist the international effort...
» Gaza ‘Freedom Flotilla’ blocked in Turkey
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISTANBUL: A “Freedom Flotilla” aimed at delivering aid to Gaza was blocked in Turkey Saturday after being denied use of two of its ships, which organisers blame on Israeli pressure. The coalition of NGOs and other associations said it wa...
» Israel’s war on Gaza: Finally, signs of fresh truce talks emerge
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after media reports said a delegation from mediator Egypt arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-sta...
» PM orders immediate procurement of wheat from farmers
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: While taking notice of famers’ complaints, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the concerned government department to procure wheat from farmers immediately. The Prime Minister on Saturday also increased the federal gove...
» Economy on path to recovery amidst global tides: SBP Governor
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad has said that firm commitment of the government and the SBP to respond to the macroeconomic challenges has resulted in significant improvement in economy. Addressing the Convoca...
» SC orders removal of encroachments from whole country
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has issued a verdict to eradicate encroachments from roads and footpaths across the nation, as detailed in the ‘Karachi encroachment case’ written verdict. The court directed the distribution of the judgment...
» Audio leaks’ case: Pemra, PTA, FIA and IB ‘demand’ recusal of Justice Babar
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) have demanded recusal of Justice Babar Sattar ...
» Justice Mansoor for revisiting judges’ appointment process
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on Saturday called for reviewing the mechanism for appointment of judges in higher judiciary and said he wasn’t happy with the institution’s history. Justice Shah said judges shouldn’t be ap...
» IK gives green light for talks with govt?
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: In a breakthrough in mending the estranged relations with the powers that be, the jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan has finally allowed his party senior leaders to sit on the table with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led r...
» CNICs can’t be blocked without following due process: LHC
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held a person cannot be deprived of a Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) without adopting a due process. The court observed that the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance (FIO...
» US food regulator gathering information on Indian spices after alleged contamination
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
HYDERABAD, (India): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers MDH and Everest after Hong Kong halted sales of some of their products for allegedly containing high levels of a ca...
» Saad Rafique hints at imposition of Governor’s rule on KPK
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Saad Rafique has hinted at weighing the option of imposition of the Governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in case of an attack on Islamabad. In a statement issued on Saturday, ...
» Firing case: Court acquits Gandapur after injured man forgave him
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday acquitted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in a case registered at Bani Gala police station. District and Sessions judge Qudratullah acquitted Gandapur after the court informed that...
» Maryam wants ‘Integrated Health System’ in Galiyat
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif paid a visit to Samli Syed Muhammad Hussain Government TB Sanatorium Hospital in a torrential rain and directed to establish an integrated health system in the whole area including Murree...
» Cross-border attacks
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
EDITORIAL: The TTP terrorist have kept belying the Afghan Taliban’s claim that no militant group is operating inside their country to launch attacks into Pakistan. Their latest intrusion attempt on Wednesday was foiled by the security fo...
» Non-customs duty paid cars
28/04/24 03:04 from Business Recorder - Latest News
EDITORIAL: An inquiry ordered by the Punjab chief secretary into an arrest concerning the illegal business of luxury non-custom paid vehicles will be watched very closely to see if the police department has indeed busted a gang involved ...
» PHDEC to address issue of green potato black-heart disease
28/04/24 02:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) recently brought together stakeholders and experts to address the issue of green potato black-heart disease which has caused over 68 per cent decline in potato exports ...