Pakistan gets $1.8bn loan rescheduled from friendly countries
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Monday that $1.8 billion worth of loans due on...
PM seeks businessmen’s support to revive economy
–Imran says govt undertaking reforms to strengthen economy, enhance FBR’s performance for tax boost
–Says nation needs to change mindset about taxation, imperative for traders to...
Chinese businessmen offer to invest in proposed economic zone in Sindh
Chinese businessmen from Tianjin city have offered to invest in the proposed economic zone in Ketti Bander Thatta or in Chinese Special Economic Zone...
Textile sector gets Rs14bn in seven months under PM’s export package
ISLAMABAD: The textile industry received Rs14 billion during the first seven months of the current fiscal year under the prime minister’s exports enhancement package.
“The sector...
Minister vows cotton-specific subsidies for growers
ISLAMABAD: National Food Security and Research Minister Syed Fakhar Imam said on Wednesday that cotton growers would soon be given special incentives by the...
PM presents 10-point plan to avoid economic collapse in developing states
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan has proposed a ten-point agenda to the world community to avert economic collapse in the developing countries due to the...
Ministers exchange heated words as PIA/PSM privatisation unfolds
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of NA Standing Committee on Privatisation Syed Imran Ahmed Shah took his own government with iron hands over the proposed privatisation of...
‘CPEC phase-II to generate mass employment’
CPEC Authority Chairman Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that after successful completion of phase one, the country is gearing up for...
American ambassador stresses economic cooperation with Pakistan
KARACHI: American Ambassador David Hale met with American Business Council (ABC) of Pakistan President Kamran Nishat and the council’s executive committee on February 6 in...
Majority of people affected by Covid-19 have resumed work in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has claimed that out of the 35 per cent population of the country which had been affected by...
PayPal not ready to tap Pakistani market
A delegation from the Ministry of Information Technology visited the United States last month to convince international online payment company, PayPal, to bring its...
IMF team will travel to Pakistan next month for first review under SBA Â
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will visit Islamabad in the first week of November to review the country's economic performance under the...
Market Daily: Uncertainty grips PSX as investors await monetary policy announcement
The KSE 100 touched its intraday high of 40,781.43 minutes after the session begun. It then went south to hit intraday low of 40,462.91. Failing to recover losses it settled lower by 65.97 points at 40,638.83.
Modern technology key to future of agriculture: PARC chairman
LAHORE: “Modern technology has a pivotal role in the future of agriculture sector in Pakistan. However, a lack of awareness and proper understanding of new...
APTMA seeks $5b credit line from China for new investments and joint ventures
Pakistani textile export constitutes a meagre 3% of China's textile and clothing imports of $268 billion


















