Monday, January 5, 2026

FBR proposes ‘electronic fiscal devices’ for integrated enterprises

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed the installation of electronic fiscal devices for integrated enterprises. The tax department on Thursday issued the...

SBP reserves surge $1.9bn, stand at $10.5bn

The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank surged 22.56pc on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State Bank of...

Brokers, directors lobby as PSX elections approach

LAHORE: With the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Board elections to be held on April 19, stockbrokers and some independent directors are lobbying amongst themselves...

Stocks stage 842-point comeback rally

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) took a much needed breather on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index recovering some of the losses accumulated...

CDWP approves Hi-Tech Agri Technology Park at UAF

Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the establishment of Pak-Korea Hi-Tech Agriculture Innovation Centre/Technology Park at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), with...

Pakistan brief’s FATF on actions taken against money laundering

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani authorities on Tuesday briefed the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) assessment team on laws against money laundering and its regulations. The meetings between...

Malaysian PM stresses need to enhance trade ties with Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: Malaysia and Pakistan enjoy excellent trade relations and both countries have tremendous potential to increase bilateral trade from the existing level, Malaysian Prime...

Can ITU become Pakistan’s MIT?

Umar Saif’s brainchild is meant to be a research-focused institution. But it remains to be seen whether it has the ingredients necessary to be globally competitive

Nishat Group explores business avenues with Rungis Market 

JV between the two companies will help facilitate all stakeholders in Pakistan's agriculture sector, especially the small farmers Nishat Group Chairman Mian Mohammad Mansha...

ECNEC approves projects over Rs80 billion

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) under the chair of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has approved eight development projects...

OGRA raises gas prices by 300pc for domestic consumers

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has jacked up gas prices for domestic consumers by 300 per cent while 30 a per...

Refutations mar Reko Diq investigation by PAC

ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in-camera briefing held into regarding fraud in Reko Diq revealed refutations by several stakeholders, as it become unverifiable to...

Pakistan unlikely to be removed from MSCI-EM in upcoming review

In the last year (in its semi-annual review in November 2017) when MSCI demoted ENGRO from its standard MSCI EM to small caps

Pakistan submits MEFP plan to IMF

The MEFP envisions to gradually reduce existing addition of Rs30 billion a month in power sector circular debt and decrease it to zero in the first two years of the programme

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...