China’s Jinbei set to enter Pakistan’s burgeoning automobile sector

Jinbei Pakistan will be importing vans and minivans and commence production in next two years

No decision yet to go for IMF bailout package, says MoF

Finance Ministry on Thursday clarified that the government had not yet taken any decision to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for any bailout package.

Gilgit-Baltistan presents Rs63.856 billion budget

Opposition rejects budget, protests against GB Order 2018

Oil and gas reserves to end after 10 years, reveals petroleum division

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum was informed on Thursday that the country’s existing oil reserves will see an end only after 10 years...

Another bailout package with IMF on the cards

ISLAMABAD: Although the government of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) avoided another loan from the International Monetary fund (IMF) by the end of...

HBL granted ‘member’ status under SCO IBA Framework

KARACHI: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is proud to be officially granted the status of a member bank, during the 14th council meeting of...

Market Daily: PSX ends the week 196 points down

Pakistan has to submit an action plan for review by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in its meeting scheduled to take place from June 24 to June 29.

After 46 hours Lahore still faces power outage

Some areas of Lahore have been without power for over 46 hours, meanwhile, other parts of Lahore suffer 10 to 12-hour long load-shedding

FBR seeks clearance of SC regarding tax amnesty scheme

The top brass of the FBR said no move would be initiated regarding the tax amnesty scheme till the Supreme Court (SC) would provide them clear directives on the subject

Pakistan’s economic growth to slow down, touch 5 percent in FY19 : World Bank

Growth in the South Asian region is projected to strengthen to 6.9 percent in 2018 and to 7.1 percent in 2019, mainly as factors holding back growth in India fade

PSEs losses surged to Rs1 trillion by end of 3rd quarter FY18: SBP

Data from the central bank reveals PSEs debt and liabilities rose one percentage in 15 months starting December 2016 till March 2018, when it was 2.5 percent

Car makers ask customers to become tax-filers to avoid hiccups in vehicle delivery

And the domestic automobile manufacturers have stuck to their production plans till September 2018 despite worries they could lose 50-60 percent of non-filers as their customers of cars and light commercial vehicles (LCV) from 1st July

Water scarcity hits cotton sowing target

Chronic water shortage could mean Pakistan missing its production target of 14 million bales set for the next season

Pakistan needs to build mega dams to enhance water storage capacity

Wapda Chief recommended handing over operational control of the Kalabagh dam to Sindh to ensure its reservations were addressed about its share in water consumption

Immediate corrective measures required to stem economic decline

The interim PM Justice (retired) Nasirul Mulk instructed the finance ministry to develop an extensive plan which would include immediate measures and a draft of long-term structural reforms for uptake by the incoming elected government