Sherry Rehman slams govt over record hike in public debt
ISLAMABAD: Senator Sherry Rehman, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, has slammed the federal government for failing to tackle...
FBR revises duty drawback rates for leather sector
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs (FBR) has revised upwards the rates of duty drawback for the leather sector, Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce...
ECC approves up to 14pc hike in gas price for commercial consumers
Committee also okays Rs20 increase in meter rent for domestic consumers
Stocks plunge 632 points on selling pressure
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) succumbed to selling pressure on Wednesday, as the indices failed to hold on to gains and...
Senate panel irked over govt’s decision to establish border markets
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday showed dissatisfaction over the government’s decision to establish border markets in Balochistan.
The meeting of the Senate Standing...
Govt to announce wheat support price this week, NA body told
ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to announce the minimum wheat support price for 2020-21 crop in the next few days, National Food...
PM addresses UN summit, calls for one-year extension in G20 debt relief
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday the investment in sustainable infrastructure would be the key to a resilient economic recovery...
Marble industry seeks relief package to boost exports, jobs
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Marble Industries Association on Tuesday sought government’s support for the development of the marble industry, which has potential to...
NA speaker assures business community of inclusion in decision-making process
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser on Tuesday lauded that business community for playing a constructive role in the country’s economic...
Stocks bounce back with 463-point rally
KARACHI: Bulls of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came roaring back to the market on Tuesday, with the indices recovering all losses...
Privatisation likely to fetch Rs100bn this year: Soomro
ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Minister Muhammadmian Soomro has said that the government is likely to earn Rs100 billion this fiscal year (FY21) through the...
Punjab PDWP approves six health-related projects worth Rs35.7bn
LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP)-Punjab has approved six development schemes of various sectors at an estimated cost of Rs35,701.468 million.
Punjab...
Stocks nosedive 960 points after Shehbaz’s arrest
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bloodshed on Monday, with the KSE-100 Index plunging over 1,000 points intraday amid political unrest.
Global...
ADB approves $300m loan to support Pakistan’s financial sector reforms
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million policy-based loan to help strengthen Pakistan’s finance sector by supporting measures to...
‘Imran likely to announce economic package, provincial rights for GB’
ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to announce an economic...