Tokyo: President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday called on the Emperor of Japan, had a luncheon meeting with selected members of Japan-Pakistan Parliamentarian’s Friendship League and held separate meetings with leading business conglomerates including the President …

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani reiterated that Pakistan is looking for trade with the world to be able to achieve economic self reliance. Pakistan, he said, welcomes foreign investment in various sectors and …

LAHORE: The foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan’s telecom sector has fallen by more than 50 per cent this year as compared to the corresponding period, according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s annual report 2009-10. …

ISLAMABAD: Four out of eight key economic indicators of Pakistan are in the negative zone during the July-October period of the ongoing fiscal year 2010-11 as compared with the same period last fiscal year. Inflation, …

Pakistan in the past 5 decades has greatly benefited from the astronomical rise of China’s re-entry in the corridors of world power. China has proven to be Pakistan’s time-tested friend and the two countries’ …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minster Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that no country could make progress without good governance as this is the key to success and without observing these norms it is not possible to …

ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali has called for better alternatives to debt to ease Pakistan ’s fiscal problems and meeting macroeconomic challenges being faced by the country. He expressed these …

ISMAABAD: Malaysian government agency “The Malaysia’s Professional Services Development Corporation (PSDC)” will channel the Malaysian trade, investment and services to Pakistan. According to statement, received from Pakistan High Commission Malaysia, PSDC’ Manager S. Arokiadass on …

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday authorised Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to import 200,000 tonnes of refined sugar to meet an expected shortfall this year. ECC of the Cabinet met under the …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, Dr. Farooq Sattar has called for introducing new policies to increase foreign remittances from $ 7 billion to $ 15 billion and for the purpose incentives should be given …