NA committee defers five bills to protest finance adviser’s absence
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue had recently deferred five government’s bills to protest the absence of Adviser...
NA body directs FBR to expedite payment of refund claims
--Exporters say 'won't be able to continue their businesses owing to refund payments stuck with FBR'
--FBR official claims 'only those cases are...
Bloodbath at PSX; index plummets over 1,700 points
KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bloodbath on Thursday, as the indices nosedived right from the word go, triggering...
Stocks, crude oil hammered after Trump bans travel from Europe
Equities and oil prices fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from Europe to the US...
‘Pakistan’s economic fundamentals strong enough to absorb coronavirus shocks’
--SBP deputy governor says Pakistan's supply chain with China will soon be restored as coronavirus cases there are coming down there
--Says fall...
KP development projects in a limbo due to shortage of funds
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Home Affairs Department could not initiate work on some of the key projects of its annual development programme due...
Govt to facilitate construction sector for affordable housing, says PM
Imran inaugurates construction of 20,000 housing units in federal capital
ECC raises wheat support price to Rs1,400 per 40kg
Committee approves Rs20bn relief package to further the provision of subsidized electricity to five export-oriented sectors
Govt formulating three-year growth strategy to uplift economy: minister
ISLAMABAD:Â Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar said on Wednesday that the government was formulating a three-year growth strategy, wherein the...
FBR asked to address ‘undue delays’ in sales tax refunds
Exporters demand restoration of zero-rated regime, as 'textile sector is facing serious cash flow issues'
KSE-100 fails to sustain gains, closes in red
KARACHI:Â Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile session on Wednesday, as the indices failed to sustain gains accumulated in...
Amid expected dip in inflation, textile millers demand significant rate cut
LAHORE:Â Textile millers and economic experts on Tuesday urged the government to reduce the interest rate, currently at 13.25pc, to a single digit.
Talking...
Remittances rise 5.4pc to $15.1bn in eight months
KARACHI: Overseas Pakistani workers remitted $15,126 million during the first eight months of the current fiscal year, an increase of 5.4pc or...
‘Rate cut imminent’, analysts predict ahead of monetary policy meeting
KARACHI: As the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is all set to announce its monetary policy later this week, almost all major...
Coronavirus: PIA suffers Rs2bn loss as flights to KSA suspended
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suffered a loss of Rs2 billion following the suspension of flights to Saudi Arabia in...