Market Daily: KSE 100 drops 258.48 pts amid increase in gas prices

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) couldn’t continue its winning streak from the previous session and was taken over by bears. According...

Govt extends contract of NIRC chairman for two years

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday allowed a two-year extension in the contract of the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) Chairman Justice...

Domestic cement despatches decline by 13.73pc in August

Slower growth was attributed to the hectic election activities that were going on in the country.

Regulators keep quiet as K-Electric sits on its annual reports for two years

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has still yet to issue its annual report for the previous year, fiscal 2016-17, while its major stake is in...

SECP issues anti-money laundering guidelines for non-profits

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) guidelines for Non-Profit Organisations...

Revenue from cigarette industry surges by Rs88.54bn in 2017-18

KARACHI: On a report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) submitted on May 23, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated an investigation...

PSX notice fixes spotlight on ‘politically exposed persons’ data

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has asked all brokers to provide information on ownership, the status of beneficial ownership, unique identification number...

Agriculture emergency to benefit farmers in the offing

ISLAMABAD: Following an unimpressive performance of the agriculture sector during the tenure of previous government, the new Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) administration has decided...

Chinese media underscores Gwadar’s enormous outreach beyond Asia

BEIJING: Several countries in the Middle East and Africa have expressed their intentions of joining the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project...

PSX approves Byco Petroleum’s listing of Rs3,120mn Sukuk

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), according to a notification today on its website, has approved the Listing of the Privately Placed, Rated...

Arif Habib Ltd to guarantee $11mn for Power Cement Ltd

Arif Habib Corporation Limited intends to make an additional investment worth $11 million in Power Cement Limited, an associated undertaking of the...

Market Daily: KSE-100 gains 171.93 pts amid low volumes

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), after starting the trading session leaped up in the afternoon.  Indices swayed in both directions until...

Zameen.com’s Pakistan Property Show set to return to Dubai

Pakistan’s top property portal Zameen.com is set to take the country’s real estate market international again with the latest edition of its highly...

PM directs petroleum ministry to address gas theft

LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan today directed the Petroleum Division to chalk out a comprehensive plan for checking gas theft in the country...

New PIA chairman appointed

KARACHI: Secretary Aviation, Muhammad Saqib Aziz has taken over the charge of  Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL) chairman. The decision was taken...