11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (143+ words) Saudi Civil Defence issued and then lifted alerts for four southern cities due to increased attacks by Yemen's Houthis, who have targeted Saudi Arabia since July. CAIRO: The Saudi Civil ‌Defence sent an all clear on Monday after issuing alerts…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (324+ words) Over 600 Indonesian rescuers are searching for 129 people missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea, with six confirmed dead and 108 rescued. JAKARTA: More than 600 Indonesian rescuers were searching for 129 people still missing after a passenger ship capsized in…...

11+ hour, 29+ min ago   (531+ words) KARACHI: Ateeq-ur-Rehman Economic and Financial Analyst has said that Pakistan need intelligent initiatives, plan and targets for revival of our shrinking industries, declining manufacturing and enormously expanding the trade gaps almost with every country in the world, also. The following…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (669+ words) Today, as the current scheme approaches its conclusion, these exports stand at US$6.304 billion—more than 7 percent above the projected level. This export performance has also supported a substantial employment footprint. A 2017 ILO study estimated that approximately 4.2 million workers were…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (60+ words) Business Recorder DAMASCUS: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Israel on Sunday of trying to destabilise Syria through its repeated strikes on the country. He spoke while on a visit to Damascus, where his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani said his…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (430+ words) KARACHI: The rapid deterioration of Karachi’s infrastructure has become a serious threat to the megacity’s economy, imposing growing costs on businesses, workers, commuters and ordinary citizens while weakening the competitiveness of Pakistan’s largest commercial and industrial centre, said Pasban Democratic…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (207+ words) LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal contacted Naib Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Liaquat Baloch and requested one day time for holding third round of negotiations between the government and Jamaat-e-Islami on the issue of petroleum levy....

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (837+ words) ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has proposed a Rs75 billion Fuel Relief Scheme for three months to provide targeted relief of Rs100 per litre to around 11.8 million users of two-wheelers, three-wheelers and cars up to 800cc amid a sharp increase in petroleum prices triggered…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (409+ words) NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the “Greater BRICS” emerging economies, as Beijing seeks to weld the grouping into a practical platform for Global South…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (576+ words) ADEN/DUBAI: New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen’s Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime…...