Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD: The gold imports decreased by 26.83 percent during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The gold imports during July-May (2020-21) were recorded at $8.508 million as compared to the imports of $11.627 million during July-May (2019-20), […]

ISLAMABAD: Vegetable exports during first eleven months of FY 2020-21 grew by 4.02 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-May 2020-21, Vegetables worth US $ 295, 903 thousand exported as compared to worth US $ 284, 462 thousand of same period of last […]

BEIJING: Stores with various Chinese mobile phone brand logos are common on the streets of many big cities in Pakistan. Behind these logos is the great enthusiasm of Chinese enterprises to participate in the digital construction of Pakistan. For a long time, Pakistan mobile communication is mainly based on 2G access, facing many shortcomings, such […]

ISLAMABAD: China’s Heilongjiang Province saw its foreign trade rise 10.2 percent year on year to 74.3 billion yuan (about 11.5 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of 2021, local authorities have said. Exports of the north-eastern province grew 13.3 percent to approximately 15.8 billion yuan during the period, while its imports increased to […]

ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday lost 25.38 points, with a negative change of 0.05 percent, closing at 47, 987.14 points against 48, 012.52 points on the last working day. A total of 610, 741, 443 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 839, 186, […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan met here Tuesday and discussed the relief for common man announced in the provincial budget. The meeting also focused on matters related to potential of tourism in Dasu and Kohistan and other development projects, the PM Office said.

ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs450 and was sold at Rs109, 300 on Tuesday against its sale at Rs108, 850 the previous day, Karachi Sarafa and Jewellers Group reported. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs386 and was sold at Rs93, 707 against its sale […]

ISLAMABAD: The defence lawyer on Tuesday continued cross examination with prosecution witnesses in LNG reference against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others. Accountability Court-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the graft reference against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, his son Abdullah Khaqan Abbasi, former finance minister Miftah Ismail and others. At the outset of hearing, […]