NAB starts graft probe against Customs DG
-- Complainant claims DG created and operated an unlawful “incentive system” at Faisalabad Dryport
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has formally started its investigation against the incumbent Customs Intelligence director general (DG) over the alleged corruption of billions of rupees.
Sources privy to this development told...
Asad Umar presents amendments to budget for ongoing fiscal year
Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday announced a “mini-budget” in the National Assembly and said that if the government continues in the present economic trajectory, the country will be doomed.
Govt set to impose Rs100bn taxes in mini-budget
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to impose over Rs100 billion in taxes by increasing 5 to 10 per cent regulatory duty (RD)...
Govt urged to list Diamer-Bhasha dam in domestic, int’l stock markets
MULTAN: The business community of southern Punjab has proposed the government to list the Diamer-Bhasha dam in domestic and international stock markets to generate funds,...
SECP sensitises NPOs on anti-money laundering obligations
ISLAMABAD: In order to sensitize the not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) regarding the regulatory framework on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), the Securities...
Sindh Bank and Summit Bank are merging. Who is the real buyer?
Allegations of money laundering and illicit payoffs continue to haunt this transaction, suggesting there may be more than a simple bank merger going on
Hong Kong-based investment bank returns to Pakistan’s capital markets. But why?
CLSA, a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned company CITIC, has acquired a stake in Bank Alfalah’s securities trading arm Alfalah Securities
That unmistakable Shezan touch
Not the most highbrow or fashionable of either the bakeries or restaurants, Shezan has the kind of consistency and reliability that makes it stand out and rub shoulders with the best of the best in business
TPL Life: A matter of perception
TPL-Life pioneering of instant scratch card concept life and health insurance backed by technology and ease of enrolment is a source of pride for the company
What does China want from CPEC?
The history of China and the United States and how it explains what Beijing is doing pouring so much money into Pakistan
Battle of the Beverages: Will Coke Studio help Coca Cola slay the Pepsi dragon?
Coca Cola may be the global giant, but it remains the underdog in Pakistan; Coke Studio, however, is helping the company catch up in market share with its rival
How the private sector killed off the MQM
The political party died when its reason for existence – securing access to middle-class government jobs – was made redundant by a rising private sector
In the dying world of Pakistani magazine, are fashion magazines the only survivors?
While print as a whole continues to chug along, fashion magazines are a rare bright spot in what was otherwise seen as a stagnating industry
Rooting for the uprooted
If we look at today's tech driven world, there are thousands of very successful Sheikh Chillis around us. Sheikh Chilli was a dreamer not a loser!
Editor’s Note: Moral cowardice
For a minute there, we had hope.
To anyone who has hoped for a more tolerant Pakistan, where a person is judged not by their...
Editor’s Note: The adult in the room?
If campaigns are conducted in poetry, and governing in prose, it appears that the Imran Khan Administration – at least insofar as Finance Minister...
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FPCCI rebuffs govt’s reservations on CPEC
--Chamber president says public statements by top govt officials blaming China for unfair agreements will be damaging for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of...
Finance Minister inaugurates Rs 40,000 premium prize bond
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Sindh Bank and Summit Bank are merging. Who is the real buyer?
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China to create three “green economic belts” in BRI countries including Pakistan
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IMF to visit Pakistan with $7.5bn package on 27 Sept
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Pakistan and China agree on upgrading ML-1 railway track
BEIJING: The Ministry of Railways and the National Railway Administration of China (NRAC) have undertaken initial work on Pakistan Railways’ Mainline 1 (ML-1), an...
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