Olivia bluntly copies BBlunt commercial
LAHORE: A 40-second commercial featuring India’s Kareena Kapoor endorsing Olivia hair colour brand owned by Pakistan’s Maskatiya Industries seems to have stirred...
Accord with ADB inked for power distribution
ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Division and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed loan and project agreements worth $260 million for the Second...
International Consumer Product Fair 2018 commences at Karachi Expo Centre
KARACHI: The International Consumer Product Fair 2018 (ICPF-2018) commenced at Karachi Expo Centre here on Tuesday. Sindh Minister for Transport and Mass...
LCCI urges SBP to control rapid surge in price of US dollar, fears economic havoc
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has demanded from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to control the rapid...
Federal budget 2018-19 to be pro-poor, business friendly
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenues, Senator Haroon Akhtar Khan here on Tuesday said that budget 2018-19 would be pro-poor, business-friendly,...
Amnesty scheme to benefit nonresident Pakistanis: Senator Haroon Akhtar
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Revenue senator Haroon Akhtar made it clear that the upcoming amnesty scheme will benefit the nonresident Pakistanis...
Pakistan has 7.835mn tonnes of wheat in storage
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan currently has 7.835 million tons wheat in storage and for the next year, the rate for the purchase of wheat has been...
Auto sector bleeds red as dollar jumps to Rs118
KARACHI: The massive rupee devaluation of Rs7.5, which made the dollar to jump to Rs118, has had a negative affect on the...
ICCI urges FBR to stop harassment of builders and developers
ISLAMABAD: President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICC), Sheikh Amir Waheed has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to stop...
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics admits collecting incomplete, partial data
ISLAMABAD: In a surprising revelation, officials of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) admitted that the bureau was collecting incomplete or partial data...
CRE organises workshop on emerging issues, challenges, opportunities in rural economy
ISLAMABAD: The first workshop on the theme: “Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Economy of Pakistan” was organised by the Centre...
Market Daily: Indices register gains as rupee tumbles
LAHORE: Stocks at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rebounded in the backdrop of 3 per cent Rupee depreciation against dollar here on Tuesday...
Current account deficit surges 50pc to $10.8bn: SBP
KARACHI: The current account deficit in the first eight months of 2017-18 amounted to $10.8 billion, up 50 per cent from a...
Women participation in labour force 4.3pc, gender gap wider than before: World Bank
KARACHI: Institute of Business Management's (IoBM) Head of Economics, Shahida Wizarat, says women don’t face gender-based discrimination in effluent classes but the same...
SBP, FBR launch online collection of taxes and duties
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) today formally launched its online tax collection system. This...