KARACHI: The national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has expedited preparations for direct flights to the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe, ARY News reported on Sunday. S… Read More

KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations return to normal after a timely supply of fuel supply. The flight operation was affected following delays and suspension… Read More

Malaysian airline Batik Air on Sunday announced the launch of direct flights between Karachi and Kuala Lumpur commencing on 31 October 2023, ARY News reported. Following the resounding succ… Read More

LAHORE: Goods transporters have hiked fares by 10% following the recent increase in diesel price by the caretaker government. The good transporters association leader Tanveer Ahmed Butt sai… Read More

Though people keep repeating ad nauseum that Pakistan is in the vice-like grip of cartels controlled by the elites of the country, but the actual fact is that there is no price control mech… Read More

KARACHI: The US dollar (USD) continued its downward trajectory against rupee at the end of the week amid administrative crackdown against smuggling of the greenback, ARY News reported on Sa… Read More

Canada plans to amend its competition laws to enable the regulator to act against anti-competitive mergers in the grocery sector, as the government steps up efforts to battle rising food pr… Read More

JACOBABAD: Another child died by malaria here increasing the death count of children by the mosquito-borne disease in a week to six, ARY News reported on Saturday. An 11-month child, from v… Read More

Workers and management from the iconic “Big Three” auto giants were to face off at the negotiating table Saturday on the second day of a strike threatening to disrupt the econom… Read More

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar said Friday that the government will fulfil its tax collection agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ARY News reported… Read More

KARACHI: Wholesalers have announced to shut markets across Karachi on Monday to protest against ‘illegal raids and fines’ by the district administration to curb hoarding, ARY Ne… Read More

Apple said on Friday it would issue a software update for iPhone 12 users in France, in what seemed to offer a way out of a row with French regulators which had ordered the suspension of th… Read More

Gold gained on Friday as the dollar eased against the yuan after promising China economic data boosted recovery hopes in the world’s top bullion consumer, although the possibility of… Read More

In another attempt to come out of the financial crisis, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) management sought Rs17 billion loan from the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and a private… Read More

Amid a backdrop of ongoing economic challenges, including soaring inflation, the government is likely to hike petroleum prices as global commodity prices continue to rally, ARY News reporte… Read More

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday cancelled several domestic and international flights amid a major financial crunch, ARY News reported citing sources. Sources priv… Read More

Belgium said on Thursday it would review the potential health risks linked to Apple iPhone 12, becoming the latest European country to react after France ordered a halt to sales citing brea… Read More

KARACHI: Amid the Government of Pakistan’s directives and a nationwide focus on curbing power theft, K-Electric is also acting against power theft and lodged 196 FIRs in police statio… Read More

The callous sugar cartel was in operation again attracting other cartels dealing in edibles and consumables. The result is that sugar prices rose to record levels in various parts of the co… Read More

India’s southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport on Wednesday in a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two peo… Read More

BEIJING: China warned on Thursday a probe by the European Union into Chinese state subsidies for electric cars will have a “negative impact” on trade relations between the bloc… Read More

KKR & Co has increased its stake in Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ventures by investing an additional $250 million at a valuation of $100 billion, adding to i… Read More

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee (PKR) continued to post gains against the greenback (USD) on Wednesday and closed at Rs298.82, ARY News reported.  Pakistani Rupee gained Rs1.06 against th… Read More

India’s southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport, authorities said on Wednesday, as they scrambled to rein in the spread of the rare and deadly brain-d… Read More

Apple said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with global radiation standards after a French watchdog ordered it to stop selling th… Read More

KARACHI: The bank accounts of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were unblocked after matters between the national flag carrier and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) over non-payment of… Read More

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce, Industries and Production Dr Gohar Ejaz on Tuesday categorically stated that there was no shortage of fertilizer across the country for t… Read More

ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Tuesday visited Gwadar to underscore the United States’ commitment to the people of Balochistan, a partnership that remains steadf… Read More

Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading its services to Sydney to an all-A380 operation. With all three of Emirates’ slots already in use at Sydney airport, the airline is ab… Read More

Researchers from MIT, Boston University, and elsewhere report a smart pill the size of a blueberry that could be a game changer in the diagnosis and treatment of bowel diseases. That’… Read More

LONDON: The UK unemployment rate edged higher to 4.3 percent in the three months to the end of July, as wage growth remained at a record high, official data showed Tuesday. Unemployment had… Read More

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that putting backward areas of the country on the path of development is the priority of the government. He was talking to the Country… Read More

Failed retailer Wilko will disappear from British high streets next month, as its entire chain of 400 homeware stores close, with the likely loss of all 12,500 jobs, a trade union said on M… Read More

BMW said on Monday it will invest 600 million pounds ($750 million) at its UK plants to take its iconic Mini brand all-electric by 2030, a fresh boost for Britain’s car industry after… Read More

HANOI: Vietnam Airlines has signed a $7.8 billion deal with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing, the White House said in a statement Monday. Following a meeting in Hanoi, US President Joe Biden… Read More

SINGAPORE/LONDON: The Japanese Yen jumped on Monday as comments from Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda stoked hopes that Japan could soon herald a new era away from negative rates, wh… Read More

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar Sunday said that the Pakistani government was optimistic about investment from Saudi Arabia in the backdrop of talks between Crow… Read More

LAHORE: The talks between the Punjab caretaker government and sugar mill owners remained successful regarding the sugar price, ARY News reported on Sunday. The Punjab caretaker government a… Read More

ISLAMABAD: The United States announced the mobilisation of more than $40 million in new US-Pakistani diaspora investment. The announcement was made at the ‘Invest in Pakistan’ c… Read More

CAIRO: Annual inflation in Egypt hit 39.7 percent in August, official figures showed Sunday, an all-time high for the country as it grapples with a punishing economic crisis. It comes immed… Read More

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has arrested four suspects who were involved in Rs11 billion tax invoices scam, ARY News reported. As per details, FBR foiled a gang of fake /fly… Read More

Ghana raised the state guaranteed cocoa price paid to its farmers by more than 63% on Saturday in a bid to boost their income and prevent beans being smuggled to neighbouring countries wher… Read More

KARACHI: The gold price in Pakistan continued its downward trend for sixth consecutive day on Saturday, sliding another Rs500 per tola, ARY News reported. According to data released by the… Read More

The US dollar (USD) index registered an eighth straight week of gains on Friday while global stock indexes ended slightly higher on the day ahead of key US inflation data next week. The US… Read More

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Saturday he was confident a free trade deal with India could be secured but cautioned there was still hard work to do. “There’s a desi… Read More

The Sindh health authorities have issued special guidelines to the airports and airlines after a rise in pink eye infection or conjunctivitis cases, ARY News reported on Friday. The provinc… Read More

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee continued its upward trajectory against the US dollar in the interbank and open market on Friday. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the rupee rose… Read More

ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed an increase of 0.96 percent during the week ended on September 7, the Pakistan Bureau of Statisti… Read More

The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in August to a new two-year low, reversing a rebound seen the previous month, as a decline in most food commodities offset incr… Read More

ISLAMABAD: Russia has expressed its keen interest in strengthening cooperation with Pakistan in the energy sector. The Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov held a meeting with Pakistan… Read More

Former finance minister Asad Umar on Thursday opposed the early closure of markets and said that the decision would further damage the economy, ARY News reported. While talking to the ARY N… Read More

KARACHI: The Gold prices continued to decline in Pakistan in line with the international market, ARY News reported quoting APSGJA.  According to data provided by the All Pakistan Saraf… Read More

Multipolarity in the international arena is fast holding ground and may soon become order of the day. This situation is emerging three decades after the fall of the Soviet Union that ended… Read More

KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced that the gas supply to CNG stations in Sindh would remain suspended for 24 hours on September 10, ARY News reported. CNG and RLNG… Read More

As if the soft, sweet and pulpy taste of papaya wasn’t enough for it to be a choice of all generations, do you know that it is packed with a great nutrition profile and its seeds are… Read More

Four environmental samples from Peshawar and Karachi have tested positive for wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1), ARY News reported on Thursday quoting health department official. According to the Pa… Read More

BEIJING: China’s exports and imports sank again in August, data showed Thursday, as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with sluggish global demand and a wider slowdown… Read More

KARACHI: The Caretaker Minister for Mines and Minerals Development Khuda Bakhsh Marri claimed on Wednesday that among other provinces, Sindh has mineral deposits worth $50 trillion, ARY New… Read More

Tata Group’s consumer unit is in talks to buy at least 51% of popular Indian snack food maker Haldiram’s but is not comfortable with the $10 billion valuation sought, two people… Read More

Thailand’s new government plans to give each citizen a 10,000 baht ($282) handout, delay debt payments and lower energy prices in a bid to ease the cost of living and boost the econom… Read More

Oil prices jumped after Russia and Saudi Arabia extended cuts to supplies, while global equities mostly retreated and the dollar gained.  The price of the main international … Read More

TOKYO: Car giant Toyota on Wednesday blamed a shutdown of all its factories in Japan last month on a system malfunction caused by “insufficient disk space”. The world’s to… Read More

KARACHI: The management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has set a condition for hiking the employees’ salaries during the talks held with the CBA People’s Unity office… Read More

KARACHI: Sugar price has now cross Rs200 per kilogram in local markets in different cities of the country, ARY News reported on Tuesday. Despite the commerce ministry’s rejection of a… Read More

ISLAMABAD: World Bank’s Country Director Najy Benhassine on Tuesday commended Pakistan’s dedication to economic reforms and expressed the institution’s readiness to provid… Read More

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul-Haq Kakar directed authorities concerned on Tuesday to submit a detailed plan regarding the restructuring of PIA to the Economic Coordination Co… Read More

ISLAMABAD: In order to transform Pakistan’s Food Systems to address food security challenges, the caretaker Pakistan in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (… Read More

PARIS: Russia dominates the grain export market, with only a dozen nations supplying the world market with the key commodity to produce the most basic of staples for much of the world bread… Read More

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s annual inflation approached 60 percent last month, official data showed Monday, putting pressure on the central bank to further hike interest rates at the risk of a… Read More

Novo Nordisk launched its weight-loss injection Wegovy in Britain on Monday, its second debut in Europe in just over a month as the drugmaker seeks to expand in the region even as it strugg… Read More

It does not augur well for Pakistan’s caretaker government when one of its leading members, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, federal minister for finance, evinced her helplessness regarding the c… Read More

The price of a 50kg bag of urea fertilizer has been jacked up by Rs400 to reach Rs4,200 in the country last week, ARY News reported, quoting an official document.  As per details, the… Read More

LAHORE: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has assured the business community that money exchanges would be brought under the purview of taxation, said President Lahore Chamb… Read More

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said inflation was on track to halve by the end of 2023, vowing to focus on the goal as he laid out his priorities ahead of the reopening of par… Read More

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced connected flights between Pakistan and sixteen cities in China via Beijing in partnership with Air China. Talking to newsmen on the side… Read More

The officers and employees unions of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have announced to stage protests at airports across the country today, ARY News reported. The CAA officers and employ… Read More

Sugar price spiked to a record high of Rs220 per kg in retail markets of Balochistan, ARY News reported on Friday. The sugar that was earlier being sold at Rs200 suddenly recorded a Rs20 pe… Read More

RAWALPINDI: Dengue onslaught continues in Rawalpindi as 16 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, ARY News reported on Sunday citing the provincial health ministry.  Acco… Read More

SYDNEY: Australia’s Labor government will introduce legislation to close “loopholes” in workplace law, a move opposed by employer groups fearing higher costs, when parliam… Read More

Indian farmers have planted 39.8 million hectares (98.3 million acres) with rice, up 3.7% on the same period last year, farm ministry data showed on Friday, as record high prices prompted f… Read More

The US Dollar (USD) gained against the euro and Japanese yen on Friday after the August jobs report showed a still strong labor market, despite some signs of deterioration. Employers added… Read More

KARACHI: Malaria cases have been on rise in Sindh with Hyderabad division mostly affected by the mosquito-borne disease, ARY News reported on Saturday. “This year 2,69,596 malaria cas… Read More

RAWALPINDI: A poliovirus was found for the second time in Rawalpindi district during a sewage sampling carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to an official of the Di… Read More

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has made appointments of staff in the United Kingdom (UK) despite facing a severe financial crisis, ARY News reported on Friday. The national… Read More

KARACHI: Following another massive hike in fuel prices, the local transporters in Karachi, have unilaterally increased the fare by up to Rs30 without any check from the authorities, ARY New… Read More

India’s economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the June quarter, supported by strong services activity and robust demand, data released by the government showed on Thursday. Gr… Read More

Oil prices were set to snap a two-week losing streak as they rose for a fourth consecutive session on Friday due to tightening supplies and expectations that the OPEC+ group of oil producer… Read More

The Caretaker government met another condition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by further increasing the levy on petroleum products last night, ARY News reported on Friday. Accordi… Read More

LAHORE: The Punjab Health Initiative Management Company has unveiled a new policy regarding the coverage of health insurance cards, ARY News reported on Thursday. The company has announced… Read More

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have dropped to $7.84 billion after decrease of $81 million, ARY News reported on Thursday. Meanwhile, the to… Read More

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce and Industries on Thursday ruled out the shortage of sugar in Pakistan despite plans to import the commodity from Brazil, ARY News reported, citing sourc… Read More

Tesla is under investigation over accusations that it misused company funds to work on a secret glass house project for CEO Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The pro… Read More

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar in her clarification statement said that comments about wondering why she took up a post in the cabinet were ‘misinterpreted&rsqu&helli…Read More

ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Ishaq Dar believes that the increase in sugar prices is thus not a reflection of stock position but “exploitative policies of unscrupulous businesse… Read More

Britain’s state-run national health service (NHS) will be the first in the world to offer Atezolizumab, an injection that treats cancer, to hundreds of patients in England which could… Read More

K-Electric, the city’s sole power provider, has said consumers, who are income tax filers, can get rid of advance income tax on their electricity bills, ARY News reported. KE spokespe… Read More

OTTAWA: Canada has detected its first case of coronavirus infection from the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant of Omicron in a person in British Columbia who had not traveled outside the Pacif… Read More

Caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan says interim government is committed to actively implement a special emergency response plan to eradicate polio in the country. Talking to a private… Read More

Caretaker Minister for Water Resources Ahmad Irfan Aslam has stressed that a strategic plan for flood management is a must to move forward and grow the economy. Addressing an event in Islam… Read More

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet has decided to seek nod from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for providing relief in the electricity bills for the power consumers in Pakistan… Read More