Pakistan, Iran pledge to remove trade barriers – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have pledged to continue discussions and develop action plans to overcome the existing trade barriers and streamline regulations to realise the full potential of bilateral trade. The understanding was reached between Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Iran’s Minister for Industry, Mining and Trade Mohammad Atabak on the sidelines of the […]
Gold hits record high, crosses Rs277,000 per tola – Pakistan
KARACHI: Domestic gold rates for 10 grams and one tola reached an all-time high of Rs237,654 and Rs277,200, respectively, on Wednesday, increasing by Rs1,886 and Rs2,200, compared to Tuesday’s rates. According to the All Sindh Saraf and Jewellers Association, the local rates surged due to a $22 per ounce rise in world gold prices to […]
SCO backs China’s Belt & Road Initiative – World
• PM Shehbaz chairs sitting; eight documents regarding bloc’s budget, secretariat, counterterror actions signed• Participants reject Western sanctions, call for use of national currencies in mutual settlements• Joint communique seeks augmented talks for setting up SCO bank, cooperation in fields of politics, security• India says cross-border terror activities can’t encourage trade, connectivity ISLAMABAD: Leaders of […]
Jati Umra meeting sees ‘consensus’ draw closer – Pakistan
• Fazl says he will meet PTI to take them on board• Ishaq Dar claims all three parties in agreement over judicial reforms• Amendments to be passed at ‘appropriate’ time, says Bilawal LAHORE: In a meeting at Jati Umra, the residence of the Sharif family in Lahore, the ruling parties on Wednesday virtually succeeded in […]
One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony – Pakistan
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead outside a hotel in Buenos Aires after the 31-year-old fell from his third-floor room balcony, Argentine police said on Wednesday. In a statement, the capital police said they were called to the hotel in the capital’s leafy Palermo neighbourhood where they were notified of an “aggressive […]