Punjab govt should withdraw amendments to Drug Act 2017 says: LCCI

Lahore: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday urged Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to take notice of the apathy...

Low investor confidence: KSE-100 falls to 43,000pts level

Red overshadows THE Trade Screen LAHORE The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed trading after the long weekend with weak sentiments. Low investor confidence was...

Govt trying to reschedule loans from int’l lenders, says Qureshi

Foreign minister says rescheduled amount will be used to facilitate health sector

FPCCI invites political party’s chiefs to present economic agenda, roadmap

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FPCCI's) Senior Vice President and Chairman, Budget Advisory Council, Syed Mazhar Ali...

No govt authority mandated to check quality of sanitisers, masks

ISLAMABAD: While Science & Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry claims to be inspecting the "quality" of hand sanitisers across the country, there is...

LSM output declined 16.08 percent in April compared to March

On a monthly basis, food beverages and tobacco posted 2.97 percent growth, auto sector 1.64 percent, non-metallic mineral products including cement 1.51 percent, coke and petroleum products 1.12 percent

FPCCI asks govt to reduce power tariff for export sector

Islamabad: Former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Ishrat Hussain has said that exports play a very important role in...

National food security ministry partners with USAID to enable agri-technology

KARACHI: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pakistan Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFS&R) launched USAID’s...

OGDCL receivables surge to over Rs200b

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum on Thursday was apprised that receivables of Oil and Gas Development Authority Limited (OGDCL) have piled up...

Delegation of AIIB calls on Sartaj Aziz, assures Pakistan future support

ISLAMABAD A delegation of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) led by its Vice President Pandian called on Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz...

UK unemployment rate hits 44-year low

The British unemployment rate has struck a 44-year low, official data showed Tuesday, despite a broader economic slowdown as Brexit looms. The jobless...

Senate special committee on circular debt calls for alternative energy sector facilitation

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Special Committee on circular debt held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation that has been caused due to the...

Pakistan’s liquid foreign reserves increase due to inflows

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday said the total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $16,385.7...

China’s Li visits Berlin with trade warning for Trump: ambassador

The trade conflict between Europe, China and the United States is high on the agenda for the consultations between Li and Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday.

Dar chairs meeting to review progress of revenue collection, return filing

ISLAMABAD Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Senator Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting on Thursday at the Ministry of Finance to review...