Investment-friendly policies improves business ecosystem: Khusro

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar here on Tuesday said that due to investment friendly policies of incumbent government, the business ecosystem of the country was improved. Talking to Chief Executive Officer OPPO Pakistan, George Long, the minister said that local manufacturing of mobile will keep prices under control for local […]

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Plastic material export increase 64% in two months

ISLAMABAD: The export of plastic materials from the country has witnessed an increase of 64.49 percent during the first two months of the current financial year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan exported plastic material worth $59.973 million during July-August (2021-22) as compared to the export of $36.461 million during […]

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Speakers highlight huge potential for burgeoning Pak-Russia relations

ISLAMABAD: NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) held a high-level webinar on Pakistan-Russian relations on Tuesday to discuss at length the prospect of bilateral cooperation in the evolving regional and international geopolitical situations. The webinar, moderated by Brig (Retd) Amir Yaqub, Director NIPS, was arranged as part of the NIPS Lecture Series that invites notable […]

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Focus on Balochistan development in line with PM Imran Khan’s vision: Murad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed has said that the focus on Balochistan’s development was in line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of uplifting the underprivileged sections of the country. Addressing ground-breaking ceremony of rehabilitation and upgradation of Jhaljao-Bela Road project here Wednesday, he mentioned that work on the highways […]

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Fawad lauds NCOC decision to open cinemas in 8 cities

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday appreciated National Command and Control Centre’s decision to allow opening of the cinemas in eight cities, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Tagging a notification of NCOC, in a tweet, the minister expressed the hope that Lahore and Karachi administration would increase the vaccination drive so […]

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Continuity of local government system can help strengthen democracy: Shibli Faraz

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Syed Shibli Faraz Wednesday said that effectiveness and continuity of the local government system in the country can help strengthen democracy and resolve issues of common people. Addressing a National Conference on Future of Local Government, held here, the federal minister said that the local bodies system is […]

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Basmati rice valuing $109.438 mln exported in two months

ISLAMABAD: The exports of basmati rice from the country during the first two months of the current financial year witnessed about 27.63% growth as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-August, 2021 about 128, 023 metric tons of basmati rice valuing $109.438 million exported as against […]

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HK networking devices manufacturer aims long-term presence in Pakistan

BEIJING: : ioncom (Hong Kong) Technology Ltd. is looking for original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and internet services providers to re-launch its wireless networking devices brand TOTOLINK in Pakistan. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed firm first entered the Pakistani market before the outbreak of COVID-19. However, the nascent sales network was soon disintegrated after cross-border goods […]

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