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PESHAWAR: A large number of people have protested against prolonged power outages before the Wapda House in the provincial capital....

14% GST on indenting commission will harm economy: KCCI

KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has criticised the 14 percent GST on indenting commission imposed by...

Aptma flays govt over decreasing textile exports

LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) SM Tanveer has criticised the government over declining trend in textile exports. “The...

Chinese firm appointed as foreign consultant for Punjab apparel park

LAHORE: A Chinese company has been hired as foreign consultant for technical evaluation of the Quaid-i-Azam Apparel Park (QAAP). SM...

Pakistan, US agree to further improve economic ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have agreed to further increase cooperation on the Pak-US Working Group on Economy and...

WB to give Sindh $188m loan to enhance life of Guddu Barrage

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s International Development Association has approved $188 million fund for Guddu Barrage to enhance its life by...

Railways to run record number of trains on Eid: Saad

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways has signed an agreement with an American company General Electric (GE) for the purchase of 55 diesel-electric...

Saudi Arabia’s customs revenues edge up by 12.2% to SAR27.9 billion

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s revenues from customs duties edged up by 12.2 per cent in 2014 to SAR27.9 billion, of which SAR3.4bn...

Teva Pharma raises stake to 4.6% in Mylan N V

AMSTERDAM: Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has raised its stake in Mylan N V to the 4.61 percent needed for...

Dutch to continue Iraq military mission

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands will extend its participation in the military mission against ISIL militants in Iraq by one year until...

UK borrowing down to 8-year low, budget deficit falls to 10.1 billion pounds

LONDON: Strong income tax receipts pushed British government borrowing to its lowest May reading since 2007, adding to signs that...

Germany to launch new military strategy ‘without taboos’

BERLIN – Germany's armed forces will come under a new security and defense strategy from 2016, the German government has...

Airbus to resume deliveries of A400 military transporter after crash

DUBLIN: Airbus said it will resume deliveries of the A400M military transporter after all remaining flight restrictions imposed following a...

Chilean port workers start strikes against labour reform

Chilean port workers started strikes against a labour reform on 18 June, one day after the lower chamber of Congress...

Lawmakers tour facility, talk future of North Carolina ports

WILMINGTON: Area leaders, along with US Representative David Rouzer, talked transportation at the port today. The purpose of the tour...

4 Dutch men charged after 270 kilos drugs found hidden in ambulance

BERLIN: Drug smugglers posed as paramedics and hid 270 kilos of cocaine, heroin an amphetamine in secret compartments of an...

‘Customs law enforcement regulatory aiding smuggling activities across borders’

NEW YOERK: Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde on Tuesday accused some unscrupulous elements within the law enforcement...

Dubai food trade rises 13.3% to AED89b in 2014

DUBAI: Dubai foreign food trade saw a major rise of 13.3 per cent in 2014, amounting to AED89 billion from...

Saudi shipment of crude fall to 7.74m bpd

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia reduced crude oil exports in April as the world’s biggest producer used record supplies domestically for a...

Kennedy Wilson EU real estate plc submits Stillorgan shopping centre refurb plans