Finance minister-in-waiting given dossiers to tackle economic challenges
ISLAMABAD: The incumbent Minister of Finance has given important dossiers to the finance minister-in-waiting in the coming PTI-led government, Asad Umar, regarding...
China interested in joining TAPI pipeline project – Pakistan official
ISLAMABAD: China is exploring building a spur from Pakistan’s territory once the multi-country TAPI natural gas pipeline project begins operating, a Pakistani official...
China to slap additional tariffs on $16 billion of US goods
BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China is slapping additional tariffs of 25 per cent on $16 billion worth of US imports from fuel and steel products...
Pakistan to get over $200m benefits after signing FTA with Thailand
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan would get benefits of $200 million after signing the free trade agreement (FTA) with Thailand.
Pakistan and Thailand would present their final...
Energy ministry rejects claims of discovering oil reserves larger than Kuwait’s: sourcesÂ
ISLAMABAD: The Energy ministry has negated caretaker foreign minister’s tall claim of discovering huge oil reserves reportedly bigger than Kuwait's in Pakistan...
Pakistan defends economic partnership with China
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan defended its economic partnership with China, amid fears that the terms of opaque multi-billion dollar investments by Beijing could be exacerbating...
SECP approves vital regulations for capital market, corporate governanceÂ
ISLAMABAD:Â Â The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in its Commission meeting has passed regulations concerning capital market, insurance and corporate governance.
In...
Summit Bank’s clearing operations to continue: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has taken notice of misleading rumours spreading on social media regarding the clearing operations of...
Market Daily: Bulls lose ground as KSE-100 sheds 28.27 points
LAHORE:Â It was another roller-coaster ride for investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as indices traded within a narrow range. The range...
Realtors call for cuts in taxes to boost real estate sector, economy
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Traders Welfare Association, Gulberg, Islamabad led by its President Muhammad Najeeb Malik visited the Islamabad Chamber of...
Ogra awards licence for refinery in KP
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has awarded a licence to Khyber Refinery (Pvt) Ltd to set up a new...
Power sector default surges to close in on Rs1 trillion
ISLAMABAD: Receivables from electricity consumers have continued to pile up and the figure has swelled to Rs896 billion – a long-standing problem that...
Minor oil and gas discovery in Kohat, declares OGDCL
ISLAMABAD:Â The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has reported a minor discovery of oil and gas deposits in the Kohat district...
Trump admin. urged to counter ‘predatory’ Chinese infrastructure lending to poor countries: Wahington Times
As revealed in a post published in the Washington Times, sixteen bipartisan senators have written a letter to the Trump administration about their...
Imran vows drastic measures to overcome economic challenges
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Tuesday vowed to take drastic measures, including curtailing expenditure on the VVIP culture, to overcome...