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...
11 passenger, four freight trains launched in nine months
'The previous govt had only launched seven trains in five years'
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan Railways has launched as many as 11 passengers and four...
PSX closes flat amid volatile trading
KARACHI:Â After oscillating in both directions, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to close a volatile session in green. Foreign investors closed the...
Additional taxes on petroleum products behind recent hike: sources
'Around Rs40 per litre are being collected on the sale of POL products under the head of various taxes'
ISLAMABAD:Â The money-starved Pakistan...
Pakistan needs to enhance tax compliance instead of hiking tax rates: WB
Pakistan does not need to impose new taxes or hike tax rates because the existing taxes have potential to achieve taxation targets,...
‘Govt to overcome circular debt by Dec 2020’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday chaired a high-level meeting wherein he was apprised that the government had set a target...
CDWP refers mega projects worth Rs594bn to ECNEC
ISLAMABAD:Â The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has accorded approval to 17 projects worth Rs18.8 billion and recommended nine projects worth Rs594.5 billion...
FBR officials may challenge Shabbar Zaidi’s appointment as chairman
ISLAMABAD:Â The appointment of "a tax expert" as the new chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has irked the tax officials, who...
Omar Ayub given additional charge of petroleum ministry
According to a notification issued on Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan has allocated the additional portfolio of petroleum ministry to Omar Ayub...
PTA stopped from taking action against Mobilink, Telenor
ISLAMABAD:Â The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stopped Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from taking action against two mobile operating companies.
The court has also...
FTA–II with China to help enhance Pakistan’s exports, Senate body told
'China has agreed to give Pakistan free market excess on 313 tariff lines'
ISLAMABAD: Senate's Standing Committee on Commerce and Textiles was...
Spices export increases 14.65pc in nine months FY19
ISLAMABAD:Â The export of spices has earned $68.445 million for the country during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year (2018-19),...