CDWP approves six projects worth Rs10.3bn
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Thursday approved six projects worth Rs10.3 billion and recommended two others worth Rs30.86 billion to...
IMF commends govt’s measures to stabilise the economy
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Pakistani government's efforts and measures in critical areas to stabilise the economy.
According to...
SAARC commerce and industry delegation calls on Sartaj
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to regional cooperation under the umbrella of the South...
Half of world’s workers risk losing livelihoods in pandemic: ILO
UNITED NATIONS: Nearly half the global workforce – 1.6 billion people – are in “immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed” by...
Soneri Bank’s half-yearly profits increase by 20.2 pc
Soneri Bank Limited’s profits for the half-year ended on June 30, 2018, have increased by 20.2 per cent as the company reported...
Industry in Pakistan focusing on compatibility due to CPEC: LCCI president
LAHORE: Industrialists in Pakistan have started reshaping their units to make them compatible with others after launching of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...
Rana Afzal Khan assures businessmen inclusion of their suggestions in budget
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan has said that the proposals submitted by the business community would be...
Pakistan dismisses US concerns about IMF bailout
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed US concerns for 'a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout for the South Asian nation are to...
Moot says budget must put people first
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan had 60 million people unemployed even before the pandemic, while the current crisis has added an estimated 20 million more,...
Conversion of furnace-oil power plants to LNG be prioritized says: PM
Islamabad: As the power shortfall once again crossed over 5,000MW on Tuesday with generation recorded at 18,500MW and demand at 23,500MW, Prime...
Stocks stage 842-point comeback rally
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) took a much needed breather on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index recovering some of the...
Cryptocurrency profits in Asia rise as arbitrage boom fizzles
SHANGHAI: When China closed its local cryptocurrency exchanges late last year, an underground ecosystem of bitcoin “mules” and peer-to-peer platforms sprung up...
Sui companies seek increase in gas tariff from July 01st
ISLAMABAD
The state owned Sui gas companies, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) have sought...
Stocks drop 75 points in volatile trade
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another round of volatile activity on Thursday, with the indices swaying both ways in search...
Govt to present Rs5 trillion national budget on Friday
ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government is going to make history by presenting its sixth consecutive federal budget for the year 2018-19, with an...