Utility Stores’ workers go on strike across Pakistan

Utility Stores’ employees across the country announced a strike on Friday till government fulfilled their demands. Due to the strike, utility stores across the country are facing closure. Employees demand that they be given status of permanent employees along with other benefits. The employees argue that they have been working on contract or daily wages مزید پڑھیں

Pakistan’s exports to Africa increased by 10 percent: Abdul Razak Dawood

Adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has said that Pakistan’s exports to Africa have increased by 10% even in this crunch time of coronavirus outbreak. “Alhumdulillah! Even in these testing times Pakistan’s exports to Africa have increased by 10% from July 2019 to 21st April 2020, as compared to the مزید پڑھیں

Moody’s projects Pakistan’s first annual recession in 2020 over pandemic

Pakistan is expected to face its first annual recession in fiscal year 2020 due to the ongoing and worsening coronavirus pandemic, credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said in a forecast issued late Wednesday. The country’s financing needs were also expected to rise significantly, while its real — or inflation-adjusted — gross domestic product (GDP) مزید پڑھیں

Stranded Britishers in Pakistan left for London via PIA

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to partially resumed its flight operations for the United Kingdom (UK), more than 300 British nationals on Sunday left for London via PIA’s special flight from Islamabad airport. According to details, the PIA flight PK-785 left for London, carrying more than 300 passengers. The passengers were properly screened before their flight. Meanwhile, مزید پڑھیں