Pakistan and India combined imported 8pc of global LNG supplies in 2016
Singapore: South Asia, long a backwater for energy markets, is emerging as a hotspot for liquefied natural gas (LNG), with Pakistan and...
ICST seeks relaxations for agriculture sector in the upcoming budget
ISLAMABAD: Terming the agriculture as the backbone of the economy, Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) Sunday demanded purposeful relaxations for this...
APCC meeting: Govt to present Rs 2113 bn development budget for 2017-18
The federal government is going to present Rs 2113 billion worth development budget for the next financial year which includes Rs 1001...
Impediments to Pak-Afghan trade to be removed by FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s, Director General Transit Trade has decided to extend bonded carrier service charges, contemplate deferral of demurrage...
Pakistan should take immediate policy actions to fix issues on external front, says: IMF
Islamabad: In an interview to a local publication, IMF Resident representative Tokhir Mirzoev said Pakistan required to initiate immediate reaction in policy...
Trump, Xi poised for high-stakes summit over trade war
BUENOS AIRES: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up a global summit on Saturday with high-stakes talks...
China’s short-term money rates fall, prompting talk of more easing
The move pushed the volume-weighted average rate of China’s benchmark seven-day repo, a closely-watched liquidity gauge, to 1.4 percent on Tuesday, its lowest level since July 2015
Market daily: KSE-100 loses intraday gains to settle little above 46,000pts
LAHORE
Investors took a leap of faith in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) after the apex court decision cleared the dust over the...
No links with any housing scheme, Saad clarifies
LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday informed the Supreme Court that he was neither a shareholder of Paragon City (Pvt)...
Saudi’s Kingdom Holding buys 7% of Careem ride app
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Co. said on Thursday it has bought a stake in car ride-hailing business Careem, its latest venture...
‘All resources being utilised to protect economy from virus impact’
--Hafeez Shaikh says after announcing a historic package, govt now striving to ensure transparent distribution of relief money
--Says all sales tax...
Dar announces reduction in petrol, diesel prices
ISLAMABAD
A day after resuming the ministry, Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Saturday announced reduction in prices of petrol and...
Coronavirus crisis could cost world $2 trillion: UN
UN economists warned Monday that the raging outbreak of the deadly new coronavirus could cost the global economy between $1.0 and $2.0...
Foreign firms happy over Pakistan’s stability, interested to invest: PM
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday said foreign companies were interested to invest in Pakistan and are happy over the stability...
Senate committee recognises telecom sector‘s contribution
ISLAMABAD:Â The Senate Standing Committee for Information Technology and Telecommunication has recently recognised the contribution of the telecom sector and appreciated the investment...