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EU will not ban Pakistani mangoes immediately
KARACHI: Department of Plant Protection (DPP) has said that Pakistani mangoes would not be banned by the European Union (EU)....
NIB Bank gives PIA Rs10b financing
KARACHI: With the aim to help Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continue its operations smoothly, NIB Bank Limited has given the...
Saudi organisation announces to build 5,000 houses for displaced people
ISLAMABAD: A Saudi organisation has announced to build 5,000 houses for the displaced people of Pakistan. King Abdullah’s Relief Campaign...
Rs35 billion outstanding bills: Qaim directs SSGC to restore gas supply to PSMills
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has directed Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) managing director to restore gas...
Cement industrialists express concerns over taxation measures
LAHORE: The representative of cement industry have expressed their concerned over some tax measures taken by the government in the...
China reaffirms commitment to complete CPEC
ISLAMABAD: China's powerful ruling party - Communist Party of China (CPC) has announced to successfully complete China Pakistan Economic Corridor...
K-Electric refutes allegations levelled by Nepra
KARACHI: The K-Electric has refuted the allegations levelled by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and said that the...
Governor announces to reopen 150 industrial units in Bara
PESHAWAR: Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan, on the demand of local industrialists, has announced the reopening of larger industrial units...
PC, Avari among several restaurants fined over violation of food standards
LAHORE: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Data Ganj Baksh Town team has imposed fine on several restaurants at Pearl Continental and...
Central bank keeps interest rate unchanged at 6.5%
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has kept interest rate at 6.5 per cent in its new monetary policy announced...
Nigeria customs confiscates 1,000 cartons of smuggled poultry products
ABUJA: The Western Marine Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized over 1,000 cartons of smuggled poultry products....
US customs seizes heroin, meth, and marijuana at El Paso border
EL PASO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made five drug busts Wednesday at an El Paso port of entry....
Canada likely to eliminate duties on exports to Ukraine
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada and Ukraine have successfully concluded negotiations of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade...
Port Metro Vancouver to expand “shore power” at its container terminals
VANCOUVER: Port Metro Vancouver is making a green-friendly, energy saving move by agreeing to expand the use of “shore power”...
Jamaica fines man for using woman’s passport
KINGSTON: The Hanover farmer who tried to leave the island for Cuba using a missing female passport was slapped with...
Puerto Rico’s power company rejects bondholders’ proposal
SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico's power company rejected a new proposal from bondholders that calls for a US$8.1 billion debt exchange...
Worldwide smartphone shipments increase 12% YoY
NEW YORK: Worldwide smartphone shipments have leapt by another 11.6 percent compared with the same time last year. Vendors have...
Virginia port improves landside connections as congestion threat looms
NORFOLK: State and federal officials in Virginia broke ground on two major projects aimed at relieving congestion at the state...
Strong winds prevent movement of vessels at Port of Cape Town
CAPE TOWN: Winds in excess of 60 miles per hour at the Port of Cape Town have led to delays...
Ireland customs seizes major cocaine at Cork Airport
CORK: Revenue Officers have seized €40,000 worth of cocaine and €12,000 in cash in two operations in Cork. The cocaine...
