» Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners to be released today
13/10/25 06:00 from Business Recorder - Latest News
CAIRO/JERUSALEM: A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held in Gaza for a third day on Sunday ahead of the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and an address by US President Donald Trump to Israel’s parliament. ...
» MWL Secretary General arrives
13/10/25 07:06 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, on Sunday arrived in Pakistan for a six-day official visit to enhance religious harmony and strengthen ties between Pakistan and Saudi Ara...
» KP traders say concerned over imposition of MRP on imported tea
13/10/25 06:49 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PESHAWAR: Traders associated with the tea sector have raised serious concerns over imposition of minimum retail price (MRP) on the legal import of black tea. They stressed the need for pragmatic steps for diversification, modernisation, ...
» Nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign begins today
13/10/25 07:08 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The government is set to launch a week-long nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign today (Monday) to immunize over 45 million children under the age of five, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) announced on Sun...
» Peshawar bans private jirgas without police involvement
13/10/25 07:43 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PESHAWAR: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Dr Mian Saeed announced on Sunday that private jirgas (traditional councils) are now prohibited across the city unless conducted with the official support of local police. In a statement, CCPO...
» Banned India-origin textile machinery: customs takes action
13/10/25 06:50 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Collectorate of Customs, Appraisement (West), Karachi and the Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Karachi in a joint action foiled a bid to clear banned Indian origin textile machinery. The Customs formations intercepted a...
» IJARA Capital Partners acquires Sindlab
13/10/25 07:10 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: IJARA Capital Partners Limited (ICPL), Pakistan’s leading PE & VC firm, has announced the successful acquisition of Sindlab (Pvt) Limited (Sindlab), one of the country’s most reputable and oldest laboratory/diagnostic chai...
» PM briefs Nawaz about his visit to Malaysia
13/10/25 07:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the entire nation stands united with the Pakistan Armed Forces in defence of the country. He was talking to former Prime Minister and President of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Nawaz Shari...
» There’s need to enhance two-way business volume with KSA: Gohar
13/10/25 06:51 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Former caretaker federal minister Gohar Ejaz has said that doors of bilateral investment between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are opening, emphasizing the need to enhance the two-way business volume between the two brotherly coun...
» 40 Pak varsities earn place in THEWUR for 2026
13/10/25 07:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: More than 40 universities from Pakistan have earned a place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THEWUR) for 2026, with Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad securing a spot among the top 500 global institut...
» 35pc flood survey completed in Punjab
13/10/25 07:45 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: On the instructions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the largest flood damage survey in Punjab’s history has been launched to assess the impact of recent flooding across the province. More than 2,200 survey teams are active...
» Twin cities begin returning to normalcy
13/10/25 07:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Life in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi began to return to partial normalcy on Sunday, as authorities reopened major roads and restored mobile internet services that had been suspended amid a march by the Tehreek-e-Lab...
» Teefi Butt’s body handed over to family
13/10/25 07:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The body of notorious gangster Khwaja Tareef Gulshan, alias Teefi Butt, was brought to Lahore on Sunday after being handed over to his family by Rahim Yar Khan Police. According to police officials, the body was transported to hi...
» Pak-South Africa Test: batsmen dominate first day
13/10/25 06:53 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Opening batter Imam-ul-Haq and captain Shan Masood missed out on their centuries as Pakistan reached 313 for five at the close of the first day of the opening Test against South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday. ...
» Highway for trade with western China and Afghanistan: NHA awards Rs282bn worth projects to FWO
13/10/25 07:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Pakistan’s National Highway Authority (NHA) has awarded contracts worth over Rs 282 billion to the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to upgrade a strategic highway vital for trade with western China and Afghanistan. The project w...
» Punjab Mass International Theatre Festival shines at Alhamra
13/10/25 07:26 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: As the sun set over the artistic skyline of Lahore, Alhamra Arts Council continued to throb with energy, intellect, and emotion on the third day of the Punjab Mass International Theatre Festival 2025, an event redefining cultural...
» PAAM for reforms to regulate homeopathic, herbal drugs
13/10/25 06:54 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Kashif Aslam, President of the Pakistan Association of Alternative Medicine (PAAM), has called for urgent reforms to ensure that qualified experts in pharmacognosy, biochemistry, toxicology, and homeopathic sciences are appointed...
» S M Tanveer condemns Taliban’s aggression
13/10/25 07:29 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: In a resolute show of support, S. M. Tanveer, a prominent FPCCI leader, has condemned unprovoked cross-border attacks by the Afghan Taliban and praised the Pakistan Army’s response to the attacks. “Pakistan’s business community s...
» CM condemns Afghanistan’s unprovoked aggression
13/10/25 07:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned Afghanistan’s unprovoked aggression against Pakistan, and paid rich tribute to Pakistan Army for bravely responding to Afghan aggression. She said, “Pakistan Army is th...
» SAPM reviews proposed amendments to SMEDA Ordinance 2002
13/10/25 06:57 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The 32nd meeting of the Board of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) held under the chairmanship of Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production, revie...