ANF foils bid to smuggle heroin worth Rs 10m at Lahore airport
LAHORE: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has foiled an attempt to smuggle heroin from Allama Iqbal International Airport to Colombo. The...
FCCI demands extension in returns filling date
FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) President Muhammad Nawaz urged for extension in date for filling returns under...
SEPA shutdown 10 industrial units for polluting environment
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has shutdown ten industrial units in Kotri SITE area, Jamshoro district for allegedly...
NAB holds anti-corruption awareness seminar
SIALKOT: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) organized an anti-corruption awareness seminar at Govt. College Women University (GCWU) Sialkot. Addressing the...
ICCI, IPO organizes awareness session on intellectual property rights
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) Pakistan organized an awareness session...
FTA between Pakistan, Thailand likely to be concluded by 2016
KARACHI: Consul General of Thailand in Karachi, Suwat Kaew Sook has said that Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and...
South Africa to pay $321 mln Eskom bailout funds next week
CAPE TOWN: South Africa will hand over 5 billion rand ($321 million) to Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. as the final...
Legal Thailand casinos worth $2.8 bln in taxes
BANGKOK: The legalisation of casino gambling in Thailand could bring annual tax revenues to the country of over THB100 billion...
Turkish power prices soar amid panic over gas supplies
ANKARA: Gazprom Export said in a statement to ICIS: “The negotiations with Gazprom Export and independent consumers in Turkey continue...
Eurozone inflation improve down to 0.3% in Jan
HELSINKI: Inflation in the 19-country eurozone nudged down to 0.3 percent in January, lower than its previous estimate of 0.4...
Australia sets to increase taxes on foreign travelers
SYDNEY: Australia is set to increase taxes on foreign travelers who work in the country, raising concerns from farmers that...
Iran offers full investment opportunities for Oman
MUSCAT: Iran offers ample investment opportunities for Omani entrepreneurs as the country is gearing up to execute several projects in...
Drop in oil prices liable for lower sales tax revenues
AMMAN: Analysts on Thursday attributed the decline in sales tax revenues the government collected during the first 11 months of...
ADB agrees to boost lending to Nepal
KATHMANDU: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it would be willing to expand annual lending to Nepal by 70 percent...
Bangladesh garment exports surge despite attacks
DHAKA: Bangladesh's clothing exports are booming, defying fears that recent killings by Islamist militants might prompt Western brands to go...
Dubai’s TECOM Group talks to banks about 1 bln dirhams loan
DUBAI: TECOM Group, a business park operator with a major role in developing Dubai's economy, is in the market for...
Govt allocates Rs 100b for Pakistan Airways
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs 100 billion for Pakistan Airways, said Secretary Aviation Irfan Ilahi on Friday. According...
PRA gives 20-day deadline to ‘unregistered’ hotels, guest houses in Murree
LAHORE: Revenue Authority (PRA) Friday issued strict warning to owners of unregistered hotels and guest houses of Murree with directions...
PR issues introductory fair of Parcel Express
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways has announced introductory fare of the newly-inaugurated Parcel Express, which set to ply from Lahore to...
Anheuser misses estimates
BRUSSELS: Anheuser-Busch InBev NV reported fourth-quarter earnings that missed analysts’ estimates as sales volume dropped, underlining the need for the...
