PM constitutes ‘outreach committee’ to promote economic diplomacy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, during a meeting on Wednesday, decided to constitute an ‘Economic Outreach Apex Committee’, to be headed...
ECC approves Rs3.85bn to clear PSM employees’ dues
Committee allows Kharlachi border crossing as rebatable point to increase exports to Afghanistan
Pakistan registers trade surplus for 2nd month in a row
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Wednesday that the country recorded a current account surplus in July and August, the...
PM directs for ensuring availability of wheat throughout the country
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has directed to ensure availability of sufficient stock of wheat in line with the requirements of...
Machinery imports experience 6.21pc YoY decline in July, August
ISLAMABAD: Imports related to machinery of various industries reduced by 6.21 per cent during July and August, first two months of current...
IMF urges Pakistan to further cap limits on short-term borrowings
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking to further the constraints on short-term borrowings for filling the budgetary gap arising from the...
All-out efforts underway to reform system of subsidies: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that it is the top priority of the government to ensure that subsidies provided by...
Mobile phone imports surge 87.37pc in July-Aug FY21
ISLAMABAD: The import of mobile phones into the country witnessed an increase of 87.37pc during the first two months of the ongoing...
Textile exports decline 15pc YoY in August
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile exports have shown a 15 per cent year-on-year decline in August FY21, as compared to same month of the...
FPCCI calls for tapping potential of tribal districtsÂ
ISLAMABAD: Acknowledging the role of the army in ensuring peace in tribal districts, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry...
Stocks shed 330 points as investors turn cautious
KARACHI: Bears dominated the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on first trading session of the week, as investors preferred to stay on sidelines...
Pakistan‘s interest rate expected to remain at 7pcÂ
Experts have said that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to keep the interest rate at 7 per cent for...
Textile sector production revs up as virus spread decelerates
The country's textile sector has dramatically increased its scale of production, restoring it to pre-corona levels of maximum capacity as the containment...
Govt committed to transparency, automation in taxation system: Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that the present government is continuing with reforms in...
Major loss-making SOEs to undergo forensic audit
ISLAMABAD: Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises(CCoSOEs) has directed the finance division to consult the relevant ministries/division to select major loss-making SOEs under...