Govt urged to take pragmatic steps for development of small industries

SCCI president says besides establishing new economic zones, govt should also take measures for provision of facilities in existing industrial estates

Traders protest as Punjab govt imposes lockdown ahead of Eid

Business leaders call lockdown 'economic murder' of traders, demand opening of shops till festival

ECC okays import of up to 0.3m tonnes of sugar, fortnightly revision of POL prices

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday approved a Ministry of Energy's proposal for revision in the prices of petroleum products...

KPRA eyes Rs20bn revenue collection in FY21

Taimur Salim Jhagra lauds KPRA for achieving FY20 target, calls for further facilitation of taxpayers

Stocks add 406 points to overnight gains

Analysts attribute investors' optimism to the ongoing results season

Banks lend out Rs125.9bn under Rozgar Scheme: SBP

'Of the total amount, Rs31bn were disbursed among SMEs'

Bank scrips help stocks accumulate 613 points

KSE-100 crosses 38,000-mark following SBP's decision to defer monetary policy for two months

Urea offtake surges 81pc YoY in June

On a cumulative basis, however, urea offtake declined 7pc to 2.6m tonnes in the first half of 2020

Traders demand withdrawal of SOPs at Torkham border

PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has demanded the government to withdraw standard operating procedures at the Torkham border, besides...

IT export remittances surge by 23.71pc

ISLAMABAD: The Information Telecommuni-cation (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call center services surged by 23.71...

SBP reserves up $67m to $12.1bn

KARACHI: The liquid foreign currency reserves held by the country rose $95 million to $19,047.3 million on a weekly basis, according to data...

Pakistan inks $750m financing pacts with WB, AIIB

'The funds will strengthen Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves and provide liquidity to the economy'

Stocks succumb to selling pressure; cement, E&Ps hit 

Despite a positive start to the session, KSE-100 closes lower by 226 points at 37,578.21

ECC approves markup subsidy for Naya Pakistan Housing Authority

'End-user markup rate on housing units measuring up to five marlas will be 5pc for the first five years and 7pc for the next five years'

Stocks manage modest gains in range-bound trading

KSE-100 closes higher by 104.30 points at 37,804.61