Attack on PSX thwarted, all four terrorists killed: Rangers
Trading was not halted and continued smoothly, responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on Twitter
HEC, Microsoft launch Certification from Home Platform for Pakistani students
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has reached an agreement with Microsoft to provide students a Certification from Home Platform...
Govt to import 1.4mn tonnes wheat to fulfill shortfallÂ
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to import 1.4 million tonnes of wheat at an estimated price of Rs1,929 per 40 kilogrammes...
OGRA issues 63 LPG licences in first nine months of FY20
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has issued around 63 licences of varying nature for the promotion of the Liquefied Petroleum...
Govt to collect approx Rs75bn in July from POL consumers
ISLAMABAD:Â The government is expected to collect approximately Rs75 billion on account of different taxes, levy, duty etc from consumers of petroleum products...
Business community resents ‘exorbitant hike’ in POL prices
--Lahore chamber fears an increase in cost of doing business; calls for reduction in petroleum taxes
--ICCI chief criticises timing of decision,...
Leather industry seeks exemption from lockdown restrictions
Fearing 'colossal losses' in exports, PLGMEA chief urges govt to allow manufacturing units to operate in double shifts
Govt increases petrol price by Rs25.58
LAHORE:The federal government on Friday announced an increase in the prices of petroleum products with a Rs25.58 per litre increase in the...
Completion of cattle market project at Arifwala delayed as govt withholds funds
LAHORE: Progress on the establishment of a model cattle market in Arifwala, in Punjab’s Pakpattan district has been hampered due to lack...
KP assigns 19 departments to collect Rs49.2bn revenue for FY21
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has assigned responsibility to 19 departments to collect revenue estimated at Rs49.2 billion for FY21.
The provincial government...
Govt taking institutional measures to speed up CPEC projects, says Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Friday said that the government is taking several institutional...
Stocks rebound with 229 points rally
LAHORE: Recovering the losses made in the previous session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), on Friday, gained 229.86 points finally settling at...
Pakistan to diversify exports into engineering, pharmaceutical products, says Razak Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday said that Pakistan is rapidly diversifying its...
Global output to contract by 3.6pc in 2020: Fitch Solutions
KARACHI: Global output will contract by 3.6 per cent in 2020, but rebound by 4 per cent in 2021, according to Fitch...
SBP reserves fall below $10bn
KARACHI: The net foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $146 million to $9.961 billion during...