PM directs local oil, gas firms to speed up exploration

Petroleum ministry asked to minimise the time limit for approval of oil & gas companies and discourage unnecessary delays and involvement...

Govt decides to reward those disclosing benami properties

If the price of a benami property is less than Rs2 million, the amount of reward will be 5pc of the...

Govt urged to provide incentives to local auto parts manufacturers

IMC CEO says 10pc duty on above 1,700cc vehicles will ultimately reduce the number of sales SWAT: Indus Motor Company has demanded...

Efforts to modernise corporate sector underway: Asad Umar

FM says India has been lobbying against Pakistan in FATF ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Monday that efforts were being made...

Govt begins its search for ‘capable’ finance secretary

ISLAMABAD: A five-member committee, tasked to recruit secretaries for different ministries, has started its work pertaining to the appointment of a new finance...

WB lauded for recognising Pakistan’s enhanced compliance with CGPs

'Int'l recognition of Pakistan's compliance with global standards underpins our resolve to establish good governance standards and bring transparency in the...

PSX ends flat amid lacklustre trading

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a slow start to the week as the indices which opened positive changed their outlook by...

Promotion of fintech imperative for economic growth: Asad Umar

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Council on Saturday organised an event titled "Financing to Support: Make in Pakistan" at a local hotel in Karachi. The...

Smugglers make hay as Indo-Pak tensions de-escalate

'Smuggled garlic from India is openly available in Lahore's vegetable market' Vegetable smuggling from India has resumed as tensions de-escalated between the...

Buzdar vows to develop agri sector, protect farmers’ rights

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Saturday that the provincial government has set agricultural development and prosperity of farmers...

Trump’s budget to land with a thud on Monday

WASHINGTON: When President Donald Trump proposes his 2020 federal budget on Monday, official Washington will likely have a quick look, shrug and move...

Around 835 people will be given jobs in Qatar, KP CM vows

'Interest-free loan will be provided to the youth of Miramshah to set up their businesses' Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan announced...

Railways to be extended beyond Pakistan: minister  

Sh Rasheed says the railway system will be extended up to Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Russia soon LAHORE: Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad...

PSX witnesses bearish trend, drops 1.49pc in week

Uncertainty emanating from Indo-Pak confrontation forced the investors to stay away from the market Downward slide continued at the Pakistan Stock Change...

SBP to receive second tranche of $2bn from Abu Dhabi

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Saturday signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) for the placement of...