Pak-Iran trade on non-oil products grows by 19.7pc
ISLAMABAD: Bilateral trade on non-oil products between Pakistan and Iran has witnessed a significant growth of 19.7 per cent during the last...
Pakistan to chair 10th South Asia Sichuan BPRC
KARACHI: The 9th South Asia Sichuan Business Promotion Roundtable Conference handed over the chair of 10th Roundtable Conference to Pakistan after the concluding...
Textile exports witness 3.72pc growth in two months
ISLAMABAD: Textile group exports from the country during the first two months of the current financial year (July-August) grew by 3.71 per cent...
PSX closes in green as bulls continue to rally
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday continued with its recent trend of appreciation and rolled north. The market rallied on back...
NAB starts graft probe against Customs DG
-- Complainant claims DG created and operated an unlawful “incentive system” at Faisalabad Dryport
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has formally started its...
Govt urged to facilitate local coal miners
HYDERABAD: Sindh Lakhra Coal Management Chairman Abdul Samad Raisani has called upon the government to promote the local mining by discouraging coal...
Economists say mini-budget lacks clarity of thought
-- Miftah Ismail terms the bill ‘IMF inspired’
ISLAMABAD: Leading economists, industrialists and businessmen on Tuesday commented on the government’s finance bill, saying that...
‘Textile package in final stages’
FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is working actively on a new textile package to enhance textile exports, it was learnt on Tuesday.
Addressing...
PSX gains 749 points following finance bill announcement
KARACHI: The months' long wait was finally over for investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). With the announcement of the amended Finance...
Asad Umar presents amendments to budget for ongoing fiscal year
Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday announced a “mini-budget” in the National Assembly and said that if the government continues in the present economic trajectory, the country will be doomed.
Business community urges to bring 3.5 million non-filers into the tax net
ISLAMABAD: The business community here on Tuesday urged the government to bring some 3.5 million non-tax filers into the tax net, which...
Exporters give thumbs up to unified gas slab
KARACHI: A near collective cheer went up from the exporter community as the details of the gas price adjustment rippled through their...
Govt set to impose Rs100bn taxes in mini-budget
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to impose over Rs100 billion in taxes by increasing 5 to 10 per cent regulatory...
Pakistan raises gas prices to trim subsidies amid budget woes
Sarwar said the move would help ease part of the 152 billion-rupee ($1.24 billion) deficit for state-owned SNGPL and SSGC
UK economy will shrink without Brexit deal: IMF
Britain’s economy will shrink if the country leaves the European Union (EU) next year without a Brexit deal and any deal will...