Indonesia, Pakistan must work together for sustainable trade ties: Iwan S Amri on July 11, 2020The Indonesian embassy held a media webinar inviting leading journalist of the country to express their views about bilateral relations between the two countries and as to how this relationship can further be strengthened Ambassador of Indonesia Iwan S Amri said that COVID 19 continues to play havoc with human lives and global economies; nevertheless, […]
Covid-19 redefines frontline workforce on June 30, 2020Frontline workers are considered to be the first impression of any organization, to their potential customers. One could say this because frontline workers are the initial point of contact of any organization to their respective customers. The current pandemic has indeed clarified the positioning of frontline workers for every organization across all industries. Decision-makers are […]
Illicit trade of cigarettes denting economy on May 1, 2020Illegal cigarettes trade in Pakistan continues to grow every day and law enforcers are not equipped to tackle the issue through long-term policies. It has been estimated that the cost of tax evasion from illicit cigarettes could be far worse in 2019-20. It is expected that the revenue losses from such evasion could reach Rs […]
Cement industry faces huge losses in last nine months on April 30, 2020The cement industry is paying Rs 195 per bag taxes which are highest in the region, besides 50 percent increase in transportation cost after implementation of axel load policy resulted into the huge losses by the industry during the last nine months. The cement manufacturing units started incurring losses after the implementation of new taxes […]
The key to prosperity in AJK & GB on April 27, 2020In 2014, the most awaited telecom spectrum auction introduced Pakistan with 3G and 4G technology, driving it into the world of fast speed data and hence enabling digitalization of various sectors including education. While the rest of country enjoyed this transition, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir languished behind. As the world moves at the speed of […]
Lifesaving drugs: a crisis in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 20, 2020Thousands of patients are suffering as hospitals in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) are completely out of more than 400 lifesaving drugs, whose import has already been put on the backburner. It has been learnt that the import of lifesaving biological products, including insulin, vaccines, plasma-derived products, recombinant biologicals, etc., has been paralysed since March […]
Consumption of domestic cement declines by 16.70 percent in March on April 6, 2020As expected, coronavirus had its impact on domestic consumption that declined by 16.70 percent in March while the exports grew at lowest pace of 5.27 percent as the global markets are equally under pressure due to the same reason. According to the data of APCMA in March, the industry despatched 3.721 million tons of cement […]
COVID- 19 Pandemic to dent Pakistan’s agri industry on March 29, 2020The world is rapidly coming to terms with the new ground reality with COVID-19 encircling the globe with fear and uncertainty. This uncertainty is the new status quo and businesses all around the globe are engaged in assessing the impact of this pandemic. There is little doubt among the prominent economists that the fear and […]
Cement sector posted a phenomenal growth on March 22, 2020Cement sector continued to post growth in the month of February as its total despatches increased to 4.489 million tons, an increase of 33.91 percent from 3.352 million tons during the same month last year. Domestic consumption increased by 31.35 percent to 3.736 million tons in February 2020 from 2.843 million tons in February 2019 […]
“We would like to exchange ideas with peers from Pakistan’s medical community” on March 13, 2020A full delegation of cardiovascular physicians and surgeons from the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a leading center of medical excellence in the United Arab Emirates, visited Pakistan recently and participated in the 49th annual Cardiocon in Islamabad. In an exclusive interview with Daily Times Pakistan, Dr. E. Murat Tuzcu, Chief Academic Officer and the […]