President says skilled workforce necessary for CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD:Â President Dr Arif Alvi said on Thursday that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework has made Pakistan an important destination for...
FBR informs World Bank about recent tax reforms
ISLAMABAD:Â A meeting was held between the representatives of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and World Bank on the tax reforms introduced...
Nestle cuts hundreds of Pakistan staff amid global restructure: Bloomberg
The company struggles with its slowest sales growth in 18 years
Nestle SA's Pakistan unit has cut eight per cent of its...
Economic uncertainty puts sale of 1,700cc and above cars in jeopardy
KARACHI: The sale of 1,700cc and above cars has dropped considerably after media reports that the government would withdraw its decision of imposing 10pc...
Seminar held to highlight, address plight of home-based workers
KARACHI:Â HomeNet Pakistan, with the support of Aurat Foundation and Sindh Labour and Human Resource Department, organised a seminar to highlight and address...
Big corporates back crypto ‘plumbing’ despite currency caution
LONDON: Major finance and tech firms are pouring money into startups building technology to develop the crypto market, even though they’re steering...
Iran wants strong trade ties with Pakistan
Iranian minister says his country intends to raise the volume of trade with Pakistan to $5bn by 2021
TEHRAN:Â Iran's Industry, Mines and...
Govt mulls relocating deposits worth Rs1.9tr
Speculations suggest that IMF has advised the govt to do so in order to avoid the alleged misuse of govt funds
KARACHI:Â The...
PSX manages positive close after volatile trading
KARACHI:Â The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) started the day on a bullish note, largely due to clarification from the central bank that the...
Asad Umar resigns as PM Imran revamps cabinet
Imran appoints Hafeez Sheikh advisor on finance, Firdous Ashiq Awan advisor on mediaÂ
Fawad loses info ministry portfolio, becomes science and...
Asad Umar steps down as finance minister
ISLAMABAD: Asad Umar on Thursday announced his decision to leave the post of federal finance minister.
Umar took to Twitter and wrote, “As...
Digitisation critical to ensure transparency in businesses: PM
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that digitalization was critical to ensuring efficiency and transparency in the conduct of official businesses.
He...
ECC constitutes committee to oversee implementation on Ramadan Package
Finance minister says budgetary needs of many organisations were not assessed properly during the preparation of last year's budget
ISLAMABAD:Â The Economic...
Pharma industry decides to slash prices of 395 essential drugs
'Prices will not increase if rupee remains stabilised, utility prices are maintained and rate of inflation is controlled'Â
KARACHI:Â Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association...
Wheat stock estimated at 28.16m tonnes, well over national requirements
ISLAMABAD:Â The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) was informed that wheat production for 2018-19 has been estimated at 25.16 million tonnes from an...