Govt projects -0.38pc GDP growth in FY20

Pakistan to witness negative GDP growth after 68 years

Stocks lose 203 points on profit-booking

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) failed to carry forward the positive momentum from the previous week, with the KSE-100 Index closing...

Supreme Court orders reopening of shopping malls across country

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered the reopening of shopping malls across the country. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court...

ADB’s 2019 operations touch $33.74 billion

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) projects, programmes, and other development support for its developing members in Asia and the Pacific...

Oil prices hit one-month highs on output cuts, demand signs

SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed by more than $1 a barrel on Monday, supported by output cuts and signs of gradual demand recovery...

SECP approves TPL Trakker’s request to issue 58.3mln shares

The TPL Corp Limited (company) has disclosed that Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has approved TPL Trakker Limited (TPLT), a wholly-owned...

Silk Bank requests SBP to extend 3Q 20219 financials 

The Silk Bank has requested the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) that the approval and disclosure of the third quarter of 2019...
National Savings

CDNS achieves net target of Rs185b of current year

ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has achieved a collection net target of Rs185 billion of the current fiscal year...

Japan’s economy tips into recession amid Covid-19

Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data Monday, with the world's third-largest economy contracting by 0.9 percent...
Imran Khan

PM to launch cash disbursal programme for jobless workers today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch  Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme on Monday for those rendered jobless due to coronavirus. Over Rs 3...

Asian equities climb as countries slowly reopen

Asian markets rose Monday as a further easing of lockdowns around the world offset another round of data highlighting the sharp economic...

EU trade deal can be done despite talks stalemate: Gove

LONDON: Senior British government minister Michael Gove said on Sunday there was a post-Brexit trade deal to be done with the EU...

Ignore SOPs and entire market will be shut down, govt warns traders

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday warned the traders and shop owners that non-compliance of standard operating procedures (SOPs)...

APTMA expects improvement in exports from this month

LAHORE: The textile industry has apprised the federal government of its target of achieving 45pc exports in May and 55pc exports in...

ICCI calls for further reduction in policy rate

ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the 1pc slash in interest rate by the State Bank of Pakistan, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)...