Monal restaurant’s owner becomes first entrepreneur to receive ‘Pride of Performance’ award
ISLAMABAD:Â Owner of Islamabad's Monal restaurant, Luqman Ali Afzal, became the first Pakistani to be awarded a Pride of Performance award for 'entrepreneurship',...
Experts propose agricultural tax to boost Pakistan’s economy
PESHAWAR - Renowned agricultural experts have urged the Pakistani government to consider implementing an agricultural tax system to address the country's economic...
Govt increases tax rate for salaried class in budget 2023-24
People earning over Rs 300,000/month, to pay at least Rs 36,250 in taxes
Shozib Ali PTI’s favourite for SECP top slot
Sources said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will choose a name among the three candidates who will become the next chairman and will perform his responsibilities.
Chinese banks throw a curveball in $600mn loan talks with Pakistan. Are we surprised?
The new conditions set forth indicate that the Chinese might not always bail Pakistan out
Reko Diq’s logistical challenges cast shadows on promised wealth
RMDC reluctant to use Gwadar port for shipping ores; alternate routes prove to be no better
EU MEPs approve extension of Pakistan’s GSP status till 2027
ISLAMABAD: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of extending Pakistan's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) status, along with...
SBP enforces new measures to control US dollar transactions
Pakistan tightens currency controls, biometric verification required for large dollar transactions
Wheat harvest in full swing across country
LAHORE: Wheat crop harvesting and threshing processes are running smoothly across the country, with chances of an early close this season, given...
Tania Aidrus’s big bet on creating a Digital Pakistan
It started, as things often do in Pakistan, with a WhatsApp forward. On Thursday, December 5, a group of Pakistanis living in...
How HSBC went kaput three times trying to establish a presence in Pakistan’s banking sector
LAHORE: Many foreign banks have forayed into Pakistan’s banking sector with aplomb in the last few decades, namely Citibank, Barclays, HSBC, Crédit...
Stocks extend rally with 181-point gain
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued to head north on Thursday, with the benchmark index managing to touch 46,000 level intraday amid...
Federal govt borrows Rs4.8trn from banks in 9MFY24
Govt plans to borrow Rs 5 trillion in the final quarter (April-June) of FY24Â
Govt proposes Rs 1.074tr subsidies in 2023-24
Despite pressure from the IMF govt has spent nearly as much as last year on subsidies
NEPRA notifies Rs1.71 per unit hike in power price under FCA of August
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved an increase in the price of electricity by Rs 1.71 per unit on...