IT security, monitoring system to help avert hacking attempts: SBP
ISLAMABAD: A spokesperson of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Sunday, while speaking about the recent hacking attempts on banks said...
Govt finalises strategy to install smart meters, ABC cables to control power theft
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has decided to install smart electricity meters and new aerial bundles cables (ABC) across the country in...
PM reaches Shanghai to attend China International Import Expo
SHANGHAI: After his hectic engagements in Beijing, Prime Minister Imran Khan has reached Shanghai to attend the China International Import Expo (CIIE)....
Fresh opportunities to increase exports to China linking Pakistan with open market
Local economists said China's gesture to increase its imports from Pakistan is the real advantage of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for Pakistan and it will help the South Asian country increase its revenue and narrow the predetermined trade volume
NPPMC declines to clear Rs15b penalty imposed on two Chinese companies
ISLAMABAD: The National Power Park Management Company (NPPMC) has refused to give an end to a penalty worth Rs15 billion it imposed...
Telecom sector adds 1.5m subscribers in Q1FY2018-19
ISLAMABAD: The subscriber base of cellular mobile operators has recorded a reasonable growth by attracting around 1.5 million new customers to their...
Money laundering greatest challenge for developing countries: PM Khan
BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the advent of money laundering was the greatest hindrance to the growth of developing...
Belgian trade delegation to visit Lahore, Karachi for extensive B2B meetings
The Embassy of Belgium in Pakistan’s economic and commercial representation has announced the arrival in Pakistan of a 24-member trade delegation comprising...
Pakistan to receive first tranche of $1bn from KSA by next week
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to get $1 billion from Saudi Arabia as the first installment by next week, it has been learnt on Saturday.
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Possible fraud causes banks to disable int’l ATM transactions
So far no other bank has reported any cyber attack or fraudulent activity within their accounts.
Trump says ‘I think we’ll make a deal with China’ on trade
The United States has imposed tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods so far, while China has retaliated with $110 billion worth of tariffs on U.S. goods
China says more talks needed on economic aid for Pakistan
Speaking to reporters in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People following Khan’s talks with Li, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou said his country would help
FBR to brief PM about administrative measures to boost revenue collection
The tax regulator has projected Rs37 billion in tax demand from an audit of high net-worth individuals
WHT collection from non-cash banking transaction plunge 14% in July-Sep FY19
The decline was attributed to measures were taken by the government to encourage the declaration of assets and filing of yearly returns
Govt rebuffs APG request to link financial, banking systems with CNICs
The APG delegation which came to Islamabad in October had demanded the launch of a comprehensive procedure to monitor on cash donated for sadqa and zakat by citizens to madrassahs and the destitute