sector, exports of leather garments fell year-on-year by 7. 03pc in FY23.... There are few tanneries

KARACHI: Politics took a toll on the Pakistan Stock Exchange( PSX) on Friday as an alliance of main opposition parties took to the streets against the government.As a result, the benchmark index failed to sustain its intraday high of 217 points and lost 243.04 points, or 0.53 per cent, to close at 45, 578.36 points.On the corporate result front, Pakistan Oilfields Ltd posted a 45pc increase in profits to Rs5.25 billion.... Maple Leaf Cement Factory grew its quarterly income 51pc to Rs839 millio

KARACHI: The ambiguity about the government’s plans to reduce the energy sector’s circular debt and industrial tariff to 9 cents per unit weighed down investor sentiments in the outgoing week. However, the benchmark index managed to settle in the green despite aggressive selling by foreign investors amid uncertainty about the interest rate decision in the upcoming monetary policy review on Jan 29. Arif Habib Ltd said the market witnessed a rally at the onset of the outgoing week, followed by rep

Four units here have started production while five are under construction. Bhalwal Industrial Estate has a total area of 307 acres out of which 148 acres have been sold while 159 acres are yet to be sold.... VAC SEZ has 150 acres out of which 147.8 acres have been sold.... 44 units have started production while nine are under construction at this SEZ. The QAABP SEZ has 1, 075 acres that included 87 acres sold already having one unit under construction to date....

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, responsible for managing the iconic black-and-white timber-framed property, claims the illegally extended pub already encroaches on their land.Mr.... Residents in the village, where average house prices reach ￡500, 000, have strongly criticized Mr.... Efforts are being made to get a comment from Mr Singh....

Spike in activity was also observed in Eid related shopping in clothing, footwear and accessories segments with women and children thronging malls and bazaars.... Improved economic conditions, social distancing fatigue and the religiosity triggered by pandemic fears converged to mobilise people at the holy festival.... “ There is consensus that total Eid business has surged in 2021, ” Asif Javed, a seasonal investor who partake in cattle business with a close group of friends’ told Dawn....

It was emphasised that the airside is fully fenced and under 24/ 7 surveillance by specialized bird and wildlife control teams, ” the statement continued. Comprehensive safety inspections are carried out before every landing and takeoff, ensuring the highest standards of operational safety.... Records show no formal reports of stray dogs or wildlife presence on the airside, the statement said. The statement added that no flight cancellations due to wild animals’ intrusions have occurred, as con

MUMBAI — India is racing to contain a second wave of the coronavirus, but its vaccination campaign is running into doubters like Akbar Mohamed Patel.A resident of Mumbai’s densely populated slum area of Dharavi, Mr.... “ On social media we come to know this is all a big game to make money, ” Mr.... Of the vaccine, he said, “ many things have been hidden.” The coronavirus, once seemingly in retreat, is again rippling across India....

IT is the slum that earned Hollywood millions of dollars.... This tender was won by a Dubai-based consortium named SecLink that outbid India’s own Adani Group. Inexplicably, a couple of years later, the government of Maharashtra cancelled the tender, saying that property values had altered to such an extent that previous plans would not be suitable.... One of the problems is that the Adani Group and state government only want to give residential dwellings to residents of the slum who can provi