Ogra recommends Rs7 per litre cut in petrol price
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended the Petroleum Division to reduce the price of petrol by Rs7.06 per...
PFMA increases flour price by Rs120 per 20kg bag
LAHORE: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) on Friday increased the price of 20kg flour bag by Rs120, from Rs805 to Rs925.
In...
Bulls return to bourse, index gains 235 points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) changed its path on Friday, with the indices ending the last trading session of the month...
Japan’s jobless rate rises to 2.6% in April: government
TOKYO: Japan's jobless rate rose and the availability of jobs fell in April, government data showed on Friday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate...
India’s economy to see worst economic contraction during current FY
Economists expect that India's economy will see the worst economic contraction in four decades during the current fiscal year that began in...
Dollar climbs to 164 in interbank market
The rupee lost Rs1.30 to reach Rs164 against the dollar in the interbank market on Friday as various parts of the country...
SEARLE partners with Beximco for supply of Covid-19 drug Remdesivir
This partnership will provide an immediate supply of the finished product at an affordable price and will help healthcare providers of Pakistan to treat their hospitalised Covid-19 patients without any delay.
US judge orders 15 banks to face big investors’ currency rigging lawsuit
A US judge on Thursday said institutional investors, including BlackRock Inc and Allianz SE's Pacific Investment Management Co, can pursue much of...
US manufactured goods sales plunge 17.2pc in April
WASHINGTON: New orders for US manufactured goods cratered in April by 17.2 percent as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down factories nationwide, the...
Gold price increases Rs400, sold at 96,400 per tola
The per tola price of 24 karat gold increased by Rs400 and was traded at Rs 96,400 on Thursday as compared to...
ICCI calls for 10pc cut in rental income tax
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Muhammad Ahmed Waheed on Thursday urged the government to cut high taxes on...
SBP reserves drop $55m to $12bn
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $55 million to $12,073.9 million during the week...
7 national parks under G reen Stimulus initiative to be launched
The Ministry of Climate Change has planned to launch seven national parks across the country under the “Green Stimulus” initiative of 10...
Pakistan receives export orders of face masks from US, Europe
Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has said that Pakistani exporters have received large orders of face masks from...
Pakistan uses militant-tracking technology to hunt Covid-19
Pakistan's intelligence services are deploying secretive surveillance technology normally used to locate militants to instead track coronavirus patients and the people they...