» Son of BD’s former rulers poised for power
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the c...
» US to deploy new aircraft carrier to ME as Trump warns Iran
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PARIS: The United States was preparing on Friday to deploy a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East after President Donald Trump warned of “traumatic” consequences if Tehran failed to agree a deal over its nuclear programme. Tensions...
» Dubai’s DP World boss removed from post after pressure over Epstein
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
DUBAI: Dubai port giant DP World said on Friday its chairman and chief executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem had resigned, an announcement that followed mounting pressure over his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Bin Sulayem, one of the Mid...
» India-Pakistan match: hottest ticket in cricket sparks T20 World Cup fever
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
COLOMBO: Excitement was hitting fever pitch in Colombo and across South Asia on Friday after Pakistan relented and decided to play against India in the T20 World Cup, reigniting the most lucrative match in cricket. The hottest tickets in...
» SECP grants registration to First Digital Takaful Co Ltd
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Pakistan’s insurance and Takaful sector has marked a significant milestone as the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has granted registration to First Digital Takaful Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Med...
» US allows oil majors to resume Venezuela operations
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: The US eased sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector on Friday, issuing two general licenses that allow global energy companies to resume oil and gas operations in the OPEC member and for other companies to negotiate contracts...
» Zardari greets BNP’s Tarique Rahman on electoral win
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has extended his felicitations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its leader, Tarique Rahman, on securing a landslide majority in the national elections and receiving the mandate to form the nex...
» Tax reforms to make system business-friendly: DG TPO
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Director General, Tax Policy Office, Najeeb A Memon, said that government’s economic strategy focuses on strengthening the industrial base and increasing exports. He added that tax reforms are being developed to make the system b...
» Sharjeel highlights issues at engineering, construction moot
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: A major conference on engineering and construction was held at a local hotel in Karachi under the auspices of the Association of Consulting Engineers Pakistan. Senior engineers, experts, and architects from across the country pa...
» Secretary Colleges Sindh reviews ADP 2025–26 development schemes
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: A review meeting on development schemes under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2025–26 was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Secretary College Education Nadeemur Rehman Memon, where 95 ongoing and 17 new schemes across ...
» Ramazan Nigehban Bachat festival kicks off in Lahore
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Ramazan Nigehban Bachat Festival has commenced at Jillani Park, offering discounted essential food items along with family-oriented entertainment and cultural activities for citizens of Lahore. Special Assistant for Food Safe...
» ‘Apni Zameen, Apna Ghar’: Punjab allots 2,000 free plots
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Punjab government has allotted 2,000 free plots in 19 districts under the ‘Apni Zameen, Apna Ghar’, and the successful applicants have also been assigned their respective block and plot numbers through a balloting. Punjab Hou...
» Healthcare, medical education, professional exchange: President directs to advance cooperation with Uzbekistan
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: On the directions of President Asif Ali Zardari, following his meeting with the Ambassador of Uzbekistan, a meeting was convened at Aiwan-e-Sadr to deliberate on practical avenues of bilateral cooperation in healthcare, medica...
» First meeting of Federal Ziauddin University GB held: President calls for technology-driven excellence
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari chaired the first meeting of the Governing Body of Federal Ziauddin University, Islamabad, and outlined a clear direction for building the institution as a centre of quality education, research and i...
» PM extends congratulations to Tarique Rahman
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday extended his congratulations to Tarique Rahman, chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), following his party’s landslide victory in the recent general elections. In a message ...
» ‘PKLI playing pivotal role in advancing modern healthcare’
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has stated that the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI) is providing world-class treatment facilities for liver and kidney diseases and has emerged as a...
» PDWP approves 15 development schemes worth Rs70bn
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Friday approved 15 development schemes across multiple sectors with a total estimated cost of over Rs70 billion. The 64th meeting of the PDWP was chaired by Chairman Planning &am...
» Industries in Karachi: PDP concerned at severe water shortage
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party Karachi Chief Organizer Tariq Chandiwala has expressed deep concern over the severe water shortage facing the city’s industrial sector and said that hundreds of factories in Karachi have been closed due t...
» PBF for restoration of Nepra Prosumer Regulation 2026
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has called for the complete restoration of the Nepra Prosumer Regulation 2026, emphasising that recent notifications providing relief to the industry are welcome, but questioning why the adjustm...
» NIC Lahore hosts Google AI coding workshop
14/02/26 02:23 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAHORE: The National Incubation Centre Lahore (NIC Lahore) successfully collaborated with the Google Community to conduct a live AI workshop, “Mastering Advanced Context Engineering for Your AI-Driven Coding,” on Friday. The workshop, he...