KARACHI: Textile exporters in Pakistan, like their regional counterparts, struggle to be merry this Christmas season, as a buying freeze abroad has hit all segments, from apparel, denim and knits to home textiles, though they hope things will get better in the coming months...
“This time around, we did not get Christmas orders,” says Sohail Pasha, chairman of the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association...
When the World Cup came to Pakistan in 1996, I was dismayed about Coca Cola being the official sponsor, though Pepsi’s innovative “There’s nothing official about it” counter-campaign gave me reason to rejoice...
Considering that soft drinks are addictive and are demonstrably harmful, one would think that soda brands would be prudent marketers...
ISLAMABAD: After conducting tests on 16 brands of packaged milk given Ultra High Temperature (UHT) and pasteurisation treatment, the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has found that only six are safe for consumption, the National Assembly was told on Monday...
During a question-answer session in the National Assembly, the Minister of Science and Technology, Rana Tanveer Hussein told the house in a written...
NEW DELHI: Often accused of not taking cricket's longest format seriously, India unveiled six new Test venues on Thursday and announced a busy 2016-17 home season when they will play 13 Tests against four visiting teams...
“I welcome the new Test venues hosting this prestigious format of cricket and their arrival will take Test match cricket to every corner of the country,” BCCI president Anurag Thakur said...
NEW YORK: When it comes to emojis, the future is very, very ...
He also co-chairs the consortium’s emoji subcommittee, a cog in a vetting process for new emojis that can take up to two years before new ones are put into the Unicode Standard for the likes of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook to do with what they wish...
It also flew two new midrange missiles over Japan and threatened to launch them toward Guam, a US Pacific territory and military hub...
Suddenly, they are “lifestyle brands...
A bit of linguistic revisionism, it seems to have risen in step with “plant-based” as the new term for vegetarian food...
SIALKOT: Almost 100 top international sports and leisurewear brands procure their products from the highly industrialised city of Sialkot, allowing the country to earn $2 billion foreign exchange annually, President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Zahid Latif Malik said on Wednesday...
Addressing a meeting of exporters and trade bodies at the SCCI, Mr Malik said leading brands including Adidas, Nike, Select, Puma,...
Lucky for us though, Pakistani makeup brands have since upped their game...
Aside from a glittering array of international makeup products littering the cosmetic counter at any major departmental store, there’s been a sudden profusion of local brands providing quality products that are completely catered to South Asian skin...
ISLAMABAD: Contaminated bottled water continues to be sold in the market, despite efforts to ensure the provision of safe drinking water, the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) said in its report for the months of April through to June, 2017...
The government has tasked the council with monitoring bottled and mineral water brands and it publicises its results every quarter...
KARACHI: ICI Pakistan Ltd has executed an asset purchase agreement with Wyeth Pakistan Ltd and Pfizer Pakistan Ltd for the acquisition of certain assets at the aggregate purchase price of Rs1...
ICI stated in a stock notice on Monday that the agreement was signed on May 19 under which the company will acquire a Wyeth-owned pharmaceutical manufacturing facility located on Hawkesbay Road in Karachi along with the following...
Addressing a programme on the ease of doing business, which was organised by the All Pakistan Business Forum on Wednesday, the minister asked all stakeholders to give suggestions for creating conducive business environment...
He said legislation on e-commerce is in progress, adding that the government is going to launch a campaign to re-introduce Pakistani brands globally by the end of the year...
KARACHI: The recent issue between the apparel brand Khaadi and its employees is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ as many other local and international brands treat their employees similarly or worse...
International brands such as H&M, Zara and Mango have employees with similar stories to tell...
DHAKA: Leading global fashion brands and trade unions agreed Thursday to continue a safety program involving thousands of garment factories in Bangladesh for another three years...
The current five-year campaign for fire and building safety expires next May and involves only European brands...
However, the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) on Wednesday revealed that many companies have been found selling contaminated water...
The PCRWR — which comes under the Minister of Science and Technology — has been mandated to monitor and improve the quality of bottled/mineral water brands and publicise their results...