ISLAMABAD: The federal government used only 70 percent funds, earmarked under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2015-16,...

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs116 billion for the water and power sector in the upcoming budget for fiscal...

KARACHI: Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan has asked mango exporters to only export quality...

HELSINKI: Finnish crane maker Konecranes on Friday said its proposed deal with U.S. Terex is set to go forward after...

ROME: Italy's business sentiment weakened unexpectedly in May, monthly survey results from the statistical office Istat showed Friday. The business...

PARIS: McDonald’s French headquarters were searched on 18 May as part of an ongoing tax probe, according to police sources....

CANBERRA: If there’s a trend in Australia’s GDP inputs received so far, it’s that they’ve been underwhelming. Retail turnover missed...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will postpone a sales tax hike planned for next year, perhaps by as much...

TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer prices fell for a second straight month in April, dealing another blow to Tokyo’s faltering war...

TEHRAN: The Iranian ambassador said recently that the Chabahar port would not turn out to be an enemy port to...

KARACHI: Pakistani rupee Friday strengthened against the US currency in open market and remained stable in interbank. According to the...

SEOUL:  South Korea plans to import $3.5 billion worth of arms this year to enhance its defense capabilities, the Yonhap...

ISLAMABAD: The prevailing energy crisis in the country will be overcome by 2018 as production capacity of electricity will rise...

SÃO PAULO: Rice exports from Brazil to Saudi Arabia increased 6% from January to April 2016 from the comparable year-ago...

ARIZONA: Where there is a will there is a way, and drug smugglers do what they can to sneak their...

ANKARA: The only route big enough for Israel's gas exportation is a country like Turkey which is capable of providing...

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) reserves have surged by 1.76 per cent on a weekly basis on May...

WELLINGTON: 200 grams of methamphetamine posted to an Oamaru address was stopped by Customs and lead to a joint Police...

RIYADH: Ahmed S. Al-Essa has been appointed as the first Executive Director of the National Power Academy at a board...

HANOI: Vietnam, the world's third-largest rice exporter after India and Thailand, will export an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of the...