THATTA: Five passengers of a tri-wheeler were killed and four others injured when it was hit by an oncoming dumper truck near Bhanbore link road on the National Highway on Monday...
Three of the passengers, Mina Bai, Ms Kavita and Khalida Baloch, died on the spot and two of the four victims, later identified as Mai Karima and Khan Mohammed (driver of the tri-wheeler), succumbed to their critical injuries while being rushed to Karachi...
In a tragic accident near Havelian in the early hours of Saturday, a speeding 22-wheeler enroute to Rawalpindi collided with another going in the opposite direction...
The collision enveloped two other cars and a Suzuki van, resulting in four deaths and 12 injuries...
Over the span of the last one decade, Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan aka Xulfi remains to be one of the most vibrant and influential musicians of the current wave in Pakistan...
However, the man who was behind popular bands like Fawad Khan-famed 'EP', Junaid Khan's 'Call' and saw their glory days is not very hopeful about the music scene until and unless it is recognised as a separate industry...
An emergency meeting of the business leaders of Sialkot was held at Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) office on Saturday with SCCI president Mian Imran Akbar in the chair...
Especially focuses on security of foreigner employeesSCCI President Mr Akbar told Dawn the scars the Friday incident left on the export-based industry of Sialkot might take a long time to heal...
LAHORE: The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) urged the government to involve the handmade carpet industry in building a softer image of the country abroad with a view to enhancing exports and convincing buyers in Europe and USA to seek ‘Made in Pakistan’ tag on hand-knotted carpets again...
In a press statement, PCMEA Chairman Usman Ghani stressed the need for convincing foreign buyers who hesitate in...
As Pakistan slowly emerges from a long-term power crisis, its once booming textile sector is scrambling to find its feet ? but high energy costs and a decade lost to competitors mean recovery is far from assured...
Pakistan is the world's fourth largest cotton producing country but interminable power and gas cuts have stopped exporters from producing their orders on time...
Today, some three decades on, the trio have all migrated from Pakistan and Alamgir has been running from pillar to post in Canada, trying to collect money for his medical treatment...
A music icon of the past lives in abject helplessness today — such has been the curse of being a professional musician in Pakistan...
IT IS beyond irresponsible, perhaps even stupid, not to have an industrial policy in a country like Pakistan, abundant in its resource base but reeling under the pressure of veiled vested interests...
In the process the nascent industry is barely surviving in a hostile environmentAnother senior bureaucrat pointed out that the responsibility of industrial development has been vested with the provinces after the eighteenth amendment......
KARACHI: All representative organisations and associations of media in-dustry — the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) — have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) and termed the law behind it a...
GAMING is still viewed as a pastime in Pakistan, something to chide kids about as they fritter away their time on their mobile phones...
As an industry, however, the global gaming market size is expected to reach $546 billion by 2028, according to Fortune Business Insights...
KARACHI: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) on Saturday urged Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir to review the free trade agreements (FTAs) that are hurting more than helping the country...
Pakistan has opened up its market but the trading partners have not yet reciprocated...
ISLAMABAD: The textile industry has identified serious distortions in the electricity tariff resulting in the build-up of billions of rupees per month of unpaid refunds, making the industry unsustainable...
In a letter to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), the All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has pointed out that the existing scheme of power tariff was not only creating problems for consumers,...
TOKYO: Toyota and Suzuki said Wednesday they are holding talks about a possible partnership to handle “unprecedented” changes in the global auto industry, as Japan's vehicle sector sees a wave of consolidation...
“The environment surrounding the automotive industry has been changing drastically and rapidly in an unprecedented fashion,” a joint statement said...
KARACHI: The trade and industry received budgetary proposals presented by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar for 2015-16 with reservations as measures fell short of their expectations...
There was consensus amongst business leaders that the budget proposals failed to give incentives to export-oriented industry, particularly the textile sector...
3pc, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PSB) data showed on Thursday...
Mr Khan was referring to the recent debate whether Pakistan will opt for the next IMF programme or not...