Rs10b sanctioned for textile, export sectors
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has sanctioned Rs10 billion for the textile and apparel industry…
Rs10b sanctioned for textile, export sectors
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has sanctioned Rs10 billion for the textile and apparel industry and other export sectors under the Duty Drawback and Technology Upgradation Schemes, aimed at improving industrial liquidity and supporting export growth, the ministry said on Saturday. Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan announced the development on X, expressing confidence…
Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova
Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova celebrates after upsetting world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters. Photo: AFP TORONTO: World number one Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters tournament. Alexandrova defeated the four-time Grand…
Rabada embraces ‘fortress’ mentality ahead of South Africa’s 2027 World Cup
They will co-host the 14th edition of the tournament with Zimbabwe and Namibia next year Kagiso Rabada is relishing the chance to lead South Africa’s charge at their home World Cup in 2027. Photo: AFP/FILE South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada says playing the 2027 Cricket World Cup on home soil will give the Proteas…
Minister back smaller units
He argued that while the 18th Amendment had transferred powers from the federal government to the provinces ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has backed the creation of smaller provinces and new administrative units, stressing it was imperative to restructure governance in order to bring political and financial powers, resources and public services…
The $41.6b remittance divide
Foreign remittances to Pakistan have reduced by 6.9 per. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: Sardar Liaquat Khan left his home nestled among the middle Himalayas near Banjosa Lake in Kashmir and his one-month-old bride to seek a better life. Three years later, he has not returned yet. His life is a quintessential story of the pain and…
Pakistan depart for Hockey World Cup
Record four-time champions return to the global showpiece after missing 2023 edition Pakistan’s national hockey team on Sunday flew out of Lahore for the Netherlands to feature in the FIH World Cup slated to be held in the Netherlands and Belgium from August 15-30. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said it had already transferred Rs20 million…
Long-delayed hospital gets new deadline
Following years of federal inaction, the Punjab government is set to revive the long-abandoned Rawalpindi Mother and Child Hospital project under its Annual Development Programme (ADP). The revised plan envisions the completion of the facility as a state-of-the-art Children’s Hospital, with the project’s cost now escalated to Rs9 billion. PHOTO: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: The state-of-the-art “Mother…
Hub water crisis threatens industries
KARACHI: Industries across Hub are grinding to a halt as an acute water crisis spirals out of control, even as the Hub Dam stands almost full, with leaders of the Hub Chamber of Commerce & Industry alleging that industries, farmers and residents are being systematically deprived of their due share of water. Former Hub Chamber…
Israel revokes permits for US activists
. JERUSALEM: Israel has revoked the entry permits of a group of American Jewish activists who participated in protests in the occupied West Bank against attacks by Israeli occupiers on Palestinians and their property, The Forward, a United States Jewish publication, reported Friday. Activist Sam Sherman told the newspaper that he received an email canceling…
Zardari meets Naqvi amid ‘system reset’ debate
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday met Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore, days after the latter sparked controversy by declaring that the existing system had “collapsed” and calling for the creation of new administrative units, a proposal that has drawn firm opposition from the PPP, particularly in the context of Sindh. President Zardari,…
