Govt urged to clear the air surrounding Shabbar Zaidi’s appointment
ISLAMABAD:Â Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Wednesday urged the government to take strong measures to reduce tax gap in order...
PSX sinks further amid economic uncertainty, sheds 596 points
KARACHI:Â Bears took charge of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) once again on Wednesday, as indices continued to sink further amid lack of...
Pakistan’s exports to Western Europe increase to $2.56bn
ISLAMABAD:Â The country's exports to Western European countries have increased by 1.32pc to $2.56 billion in the first three quarters (July-March) of the...
AOB introduces online registration for audit firms
ISLAMABAD:Â The Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) said on Wednesday that in order to promote ease of doing business, Audit Oversight Board...
Chinese firm to complete Pakistan hydropower project by April 2021
BEIJING:Â Construction of the Karot Hydropower Project in Pakistan will be completed in two years it will start generating power by April 2021,...
Asad Umar to head NA’s finance committee
PM Imran Khan and FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi held separate meetings with Umar to convince him to rejoin the cabinet
The...
China backtracked on nearly all aspects of US trade deal: sources
WASHINGTON/BEIJING:Â The diplomatic cable from Beijing arrived in Washington late on Friday night, with systematic edits to a nearly 150-page draft trade agreement...
PTI finalises a revamped version of PML-N’s youth loan scheme
ISLAMABAD:Â The Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has decided to launch a revamped version of the Prime Minister's youth loan scheme,...
Wall Street extends fall as US-China trade worries mount
US stocks slid more than one per cent on Tuesday in a broad-based selloff led by technology shares, as escalating trade tensions...
‘Nominated’ FBR chairman vows to repose people’s trust in taxation system
The prime minister-nominated chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi has said that the people had lost trust in the...
Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi yet to pay $20m bail, stays in jail
Arif Naqvi, the Abraaj Group founder caught up in a US fraud probe, is still being held in UK jail days after...
PSX chief fails to justify his involvement in foreign wealth company
Richard Morin was issued a show-cause notice for breaching the employment contract by simultaneously operating his own wealth management company
Pakistan Stock...
IDB reiterates commitment to Pakistan’s socio-economic uplift
ISLAMABAD:Â Islamic Development Bank (IDB) President Dr Bander M H Hajjar has said that IDB Group's relationship with Pakistan spanned over 40 years...
Budget likely to be postponed till mid-June
'Finance ministry needs more time to finalise the budget papers in light of the expected IMF programme'
ISLAMABAD:Â Amidst prolonged negotiations with the...
PPL reports discovery of hydrocarbons from exploration well Unarpur-1
Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has announced the discovery of hydrocarbons from exploration well Unarpur-1 ST-1 in the Kotri North Block situated in...