Nepotism, inefficiencies of successive governments caused Reiko Diq debacle: PAC

ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday criticized successive Balochistan governments for its ill-practices, inefficiencies which led to the debacle of $11.43...

Big corporates back crypto ‘plumbing’ despite currency caution

LONDON: Major finance and tech firms are pouring money into startups building technology to develop the crypto market, even though they’re steering...

CDWP approves seven projects worth Rs12.23bn

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Tuesday approved seven projects worth Rs12.23 billion and recommended five projects worth Rs158.230 billion to...

660MW power from Thar Coal is the largest investment ever by private sector: CEO SECMC

KARACHI The electricity crisis will not end in the country unless the government will not spend money on transmission lines, power theft and...

Oil hits one-month low after US inventory build

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell to a one-month low on Wednesday, after United States (US) data showed an unexpected build in refined products,...

POL products’ consumption up by 9.7 pc, production by 3.2 pc

ISLAMABAD: The consumption of petroleum products registered a growth rate of 9.7 per cent during the fiscal year 2016-17 as compared to...
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Historic uplift package for GB to be finalised soon: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reforms Minister Asad Umar has said that a joint team of Gilgit-Baltistan and the federal government will soon...

PSX breaks losing streak, closes 406 points higher

Following the completion of drilling process at Kekra-1, the oil and gas exploration sector gained 3.57pc in its cumulative market capitalisation KARACHI: Putting...

Govt cuts funding by 60pc for 400 development projects

ISLAMABAD: Federal Government has cut funding for 400 new development projects by around 60 percent as it diverts these funding’s for establishment...

Rs7.5b released to CPPA for partial payment of circular debt

PSO supplied 750,000 tons of fuel to power plants during this peak consumption season Islamabad: With the circular debt mounting, the Ministry of...

Pakistan to save $2.4bn in 2020 debt relief: World Bank

'Poorest countries can cumulatively save over $12bn owed to sovereign and other creditors this year'

Large-scale manufacturing shrinks 6.48pc in four months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing (LSM) output contracted for the seventh month in a row with no sign of revival in the immediate...

Agriculture emergency to benefit farmers in the offing

ISLAMABAD: Following an unimpressive performance of the agriculture sector during the tenure of previous government, the new Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) administration has decided...

Stocks remain flat amid volatile activity

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another round of volatile activity on Wednesday, with the benchmark index falling to sustain gains...

82% of Pakistani urban consumers made a online purchase in 2018: Nielsen

Fashion ranks as the top online purchased category in Pakistan at 40%, followed by travel 31% and IT 29% respectively