» Seven Chinese tourists dead
21/02/26 06:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MOSCOW: Seven tourists, reported to be Chinese citizens, died Friday when a tour bus crashed through the ice of Russia’s Lake Baikal in Siberia, local officials said. The bus fell into an ice fissure three metres wide and sank, the regio...
» Springer backs Dovid Efune’s USD675m Telegraph bid
21/02/26 06:12 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: Axel Springer is backing a new bid for Britain’s Telegraph Media Group submitted by US publisher Dovid Efune, a spokesperson for the German group and a source said on Friday, challenging DMGT’s proposed acquisition of the Tel...
» Sindh govt implementing policy measures to reduce growing pressure on harbour: Minister
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Muhammad Ali Malkani stated that, following the limitation of the maritime boundaries of the Karachi Fisheries Harbour Authority, the difficulties faced by fishermen have increased...
» Rs10b defamation case against IK: SC stays proceedings
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court stayed proceedings in the Rs10 billion defamation case filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. A three-member bench headed by Justice Ayesha Malik on Friday...
» NDC concerned at confrontational political climate
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: A coalition of former members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), now part of the newly formed National Dialogue Committee (NDC), called on Friday for former prime minister Imran Khan to be allowed access to his personal physic...
» Gul Plaza shopkeepers: Nasir Shah inspects rehabilitation measures
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah visited Bagh Jinnah along with Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab to review rehabilitation measures and temporary business arrangements for the affectees of the Gul Plaza trag...
» KP Govt inducts 164 doctors on fixed pay basis
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued appointment orders for 164 Medical Officers (Fixed Pay) under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department Contract Appointment of Doctors (Fixed-Pay) Rules, 2022, said an official ne...
» Call to activate Pak–Philippines JBC to strengthen trade ties
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: President of Pakistan Business Forum (Sindh Region), Malik Khuda Bakhsh, has called for activating the Pakistan–Philippines Joint Business Council to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties. He appreciated the proposal by...
» ‘CM Stroke Management Programme helps paralysis patient recover’
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s Stroke Management Programme has helped a 45-year-old man recover after a severe paralytic attack, officials said. Muhammad Imran, an employee of Pakistan Post, was rushed to Services Ho...
» ‘93pc Pak-PWD staff getting regular salaries’
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Up to 93 percent of employees of the defunct Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) are receiving their salaries regularly, whereas efforts are under way to streamline the salaries of the remaining 7 percent. According to ...
» Customs’ values on import of olives revised
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Direct orate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has issued new Customs values on the import of branded olives from all origins. The values have been revised on the import of branded olives covering brands Borges, Figaro/Amer...
» Wah Medical College celebrates graduates’ achievements
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WAH CANTT: In a historic moment for healthcare education in Pakistan, Wah Medical College, in collaboration with the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) and the University of Health Sciences (UHS), hosted a joint convocation c...
» Over 0.3m AIDS cases: Claims based on assumptions, Kamal tells NA panel
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations Mustafa Kamal has said that the claims regarding over 300,000 HIV AIDs cases in Pakistan are based on assumptions, as no authentic data so far is available in the c...
» NA body takes notice of issues facing national hockey team
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Sub-Committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) has taken strong notice of the issues faced by the national hockey team and announced that it will seek a detailed briefing o...
» Inaugural meeting of Board of Peace: PTI slams govt for its participation
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday sharply criticised the government for participating in the inaugural meeting of the “controversial” Board of Peace without consulting the parliament. In a statement, the ...
» Rice, wheat physical deliverable futures: PMEX hosts first roadshow
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX) organized its first roadshow on physical deliverable futures contracts of rice and wheat. The event was organised in collaboration with Meskay & Femtee Trading Company, a PMEX-regi...
» KATI urges govt to withdraw levy on captive power plants
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has urged Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Ali Pervaiz Malik, to immediately withdraw the levy imposed on Captive Power Plants (CPPs), terming it unjust...
» ‘Large-scale real estate projects will help boost economy’
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The upcoming Prime Minister construction package, rationalization of taxes, rapid urbanization and rising demand for secure, well-planned communities are expected to significantly increase the need for quality housing during 2...
» ECP delists Punjab LG polls delay case without any reason
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Uncertainty continues shrouding the fate of the long-delayed local government polls in Pakistan’s largest province of Pakistan, as the hearing of the related case that was scheduled on Friday, stood postponed after the Electio...
» Crackdown against ‘Chitral timber mafia’ launched
21/02/26 05:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Despite intense political pressure, Shahab Ali Shah, Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has launched a crackdown on the timber mafia, ordering the immediate arrest of 11 individuals involved in the illegal destruction of Chit...