Weekly inflation witnesses nominal increase of 0.05pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on October 26 for the combined income groups witnessed...

POL import bill rises 4pc to $11.8bn

ISLAMABAD: The overall imports of the petroleum group witnessed an increase of 4.01pc during the first ten months of the current fiscal year...

Pakistan records trade surplus with Italy: SBP

Exports to Italy clocked in at $751m while imports stood at $522m in FY20  

Steel melters urge govt to solve taxation-related issues

LAHORE: The Pakistan Steel Melters Association (PSMA) on Monday voiced its concerns regarding taxation related issues being faced by the industry and...

Dawood outlines govt’s key ‘achievements’

Highlighting the economic achievements of the government during a press conference regarding Pakistan Economic Survey on Monday, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razzak Dawood...

Bullish sentiment prevails as PSX gains 465 points

KARACHI: After a negative start to the session on Thursday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) once again went under the influence of...

Govt lifts ban on export of Tyvek Suits, antimalarial drugs

ISLAMABAD: With the removal of restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like masks, sanitizers etc, the government on Tuesday has also lifted...

Stocks nosedive 960 points after Shehbaz’s arrest

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bloodshed on Monday, with the KSE-100 Index plunging over 1,000 points intraday amid political unrest. Global...

PSX plunges 653 points amid low turnover

KARACHI: Stocks bled on the first trading session of the week, as the KSE-100 index benchmark nosedived over 700 points intraday amid low...

PKR plunges to Rs164.06 against US dollar

Pakistani Rupee (PKR) continued with its declining trend on Thursday, as it depreciated by another Rs1.9 against the US Dollar (USD) in...

Govt released Rs638.9bn for development projects in FY19

ISLAMABAD: The federal government released Rs638.9 billion for various ongoing and new social sector uplift projects under its Public Sector Development Programme...

State bank may increase 100bps in discount rate to 8.50pc

KARACHI: The central bank may increase 100 basis points to 8.50 per cent in its discount rates in the monetary policy meeting...

Stocks battered, as KSE-100 plunges 1,142.59 points

This follows a cumulative fall of 1,772 points in the previous week amid dull economic outlook, political tensions

FBR nets 55pc more income tax returns over previous tax year

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has registered a landmark 55 per cent increase in the number of Income Tax returns...

Cement exports fall 18pc YoY in February

Cement exports during the month of February 2021 declined by 5.9pc on a month-on-month (MoM) basis and 17.93pc on a year-on-year (YoY)...