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...
China Railways resolves to work on CPEC projects with federal, provincial govts
ISLAMABAD: China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) Vice President Yang Jinjun called on Planning Secretary Zafar Hassan in his office here on...
Market Daily: PSX drops 400 points as govt raises gas prices
LAHORE: Amid the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming mini-budget, the Economic Coordination Committee's (ECC's) approval to raise gas prices, and the country's dwindling...
IMC decides to launch Toyota Vios in Pakistan, Corolla GLi to be discontinued
KARACHI: Indus Motor Company Ltd (IMC) has finally decided to launch Toyota Vios in Pakistan after discontinuing the Toyota Corolla GLi, a...
PM’s luxury car auction commences, first sold for Rs1.1mn
A total of 102 vehicles including bulletproof cars are to be auctioned under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s austerity policy.
Asian shares tripped up by new U.S. tariff threat
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports as early as Monday.