Sales of imported cars in Korea drop 18.5% in Jan
SEOUL: Sales of imported cars in Korea dropped more than 18 percent in January from a year earlier due to...
Mujtaba Bhatti assumes charge as Lahore RTO-II Commissioner
ISLAMABAD: Ghulam Mujtaba Bhatti, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Commissioner-IR...
Tahir, Abid assume charge as Gujranwala Commissioners-IR
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Tahir, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Commissioner-IR (Zone-II),...
Statoil offering severance packages to all 22,500 employees
OSLO: Statoil posted the news on their intranet informing their employees that all employees would receive an offer to apply...
Pak rupee loses value against dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Thursday lost value against the US dollar in open market. According to the local money market,...
Danish banks not eager to loan money to businesses
COPENHAGEN: For the first time since the financial crisis, Danish banks and mortgage companies are slowing down on making loans...
Abid Bodla takes charge as Multan Commissioner-IR
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Abid Raza Bodla, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of...
Hungary retail sales jumps 5% in Dec
BUDAPEST: Retail sales in Hungary grew by an annual 5 percent in December 2015, based on preliminary data, up from...
Growth of Saudi Arabia’s non oil private sector eases in Jan
RIYADH: Growth of Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector eased in January, continuing the trend seen through much of the latter...
Addl Commissioner-IR Imtiaz, Second Secretary Yasmin assume charge
ISLAMABAD: Two Inland Revenue Service officers have assumed charge as Additional Commissioner and Second Secretary in the federal capital. Imtiaz...
Bangladesh keen to import oil, gas from Iran
DHAKA: Bangladesh is keen to import oil and gas from Iran now that economic sanctions on the country have been...
Cotton production decreases by 33.4% to 9.6m bales
KARACHI: Heavy rains and pest attacks have caused massive decline in the country’s cotton production by 33.41 per cent to...
Hawkers in Kabul say prevented from work, insulted
KABUL: Hawkers in the capital Kabul complain the government is not providing them with jobs and municipality officials insult and...
Shanghai port imports over 400,000 automobiles in 2015
WASHINGTON: Shanghai port imported over 400,000 finished automobiles in 2015, becoming the country's largest port of its kind, according to...
Chinese, Danish companies to work on 2,320MW projects in South Punjab
LAHORE: The Punjab government is going to start 2,320 megawatt energy projects in South Punjab as it has signed different...
Punjab govt launches WASH Sector Development Plan 2014-24
LAHORE: The Punjab government’s WASH Sector Development Plan 2014-2024 will achieve 100 per cent piped water coverage and 82 per...
FBR Members in Karachi to lure traders towards tax amnesty scheme
ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of FBR officials is in Karachi to hold meetings with office-bearers and members of trade bodies,...
Thailand’s consumer confidence flat in Jan
BANGKOK: Thailand's consumer sentiment weakened in January due to global economic and geopolitical concerns, according to the latest report from...
PIA remains shut for second day
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines remained closed for the second day of protests by the employees against the proposed privatisation of...
Penang marine seize Indonesian ship smuggling unprocessed goods
GEORGE TOWN: An Indonesian barter trade ship allegedly smuggled in RM1 million worth of fertilizers and natural commodities was seized...
