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Pakistan unveils plan to launch ferry service from Gwadar to Gulf countries

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Maritime Affairs has unveiled an ambitious plan to expand the operational capacity of Gwadar Port by establishing additional shipping lines...

Eidul Adha being celebrated in Saudi Arabia other countries 

Eidul Adha is being celebrated today in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and other Gulf nations with religious fervour. Large congregational prayers were...

Gulf visa issues may impact Pakistan’s workers’ remittances: FPCCI

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has raised serious concerns about workers' remittances due to the challenges faced by...

Pakistan to send manpower to Saudi Arabia, other gulf countries

The Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), a department affiliated with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD), has revealed its intention to...

Pakistan offers visa-free entry to travelers from Gulf countries

In a significant move to promote tourism and attract foreign investment, Pakistan government has granted visa-free entry to travelers from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

Pakistan slaps Rs5,000 excise duty on air tickets for Gulf-bound labours

Pakistan government has imposed Rs5,000 fixed federal excise duty on air tickets for passengers traveling to Gulf countries on labour visas. This move aims to...

PIA privatization: Three Gulf countries show interest in buying national carrier

KARACHI: As many as three Gulf countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have shown interest in buying the cash-strapped Pakistan...

Over Rs 16 b recovered in crackdown against power theft: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Commerce Minister Gohar Ejaz says the Gulf Cooperation Council has signed a Free Trade Agreement with Pakistan, which will be helpful in...

Gulf states, other countries celebrate Eidul Adha

Muslims across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other Gulf and European countries are celebrating Eidul Adha with religious fervour to commemorate the...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Gulf states sent cash in relief for Turkiye

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Gulf states recently sent funding to Turkiye, briefly helping relieve the central bank and...

PIA directed to operate special flights to Gulf countries

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered concerned authorities to take immediate steps for bringing back stranded Pakistanis in Gulf countries, ARY News reported...

Oman charges flat 5pc VAT on range of services, items starting today

Other economies to have done so are the UAE, Saudi Arabia – which last year raised its VAT rate to 15 pc from 5 pc – and Bahrain

Muslims in Saudi Arabia, gulf countries celebrate Eidul Adha

Muslims living in Turkey have offered Eidul Adha prayers at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia.

Number of Pakistani workforce increases in Gulf countries

MOPHRD was able to achieve 207% increase in manpower export to Saudi Arabia.

PM directs to evolve strategy for utilization of job opportunities in Gulf countries

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that well-being of the overseas Pakistanis, especially those employed as workmen and labourer is top priority of...

Muslims celebrate Eid ul Fitr in Saudi Arabia, other parts of world

Eid ul Fitr is being celebrated in Saudi Arabia and several other Middle East countries along with UK, France and Belgium today. Large congregations held at...

Oil prices steady ahead of OPEC meeting on supply cut extension

SEOUL: Oil prices held steady in early Asian trade on Friday as the market waited to see whether major oil producers would extend supply...

Imran Khan urges UAE central bank to disclose non-residents’ accounts details

ISLAMABAD: Declaring Iqama a kind of protection and safe passage, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Thursday urged United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

Saudi, most Gulf countries are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr today

RIYADH: Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated in most of the Arab States besides United States, United Kingdom and other European countries with religious fervour on...

Gulf countries condemn Houthi takeover in Yemen as a 'coup'

SANAA: The Gulf Cooperation Council has accused Shi'ite Houthi rebels of staging a coup in Yemen after they announced they were dissolving parliament and forming a new government, Kuwait's official news agency said on Saturday.
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