Domestic cement dispatches grew by 15.42 per cent during 2017-18

Country’s cement exports grow by 1.77 per cent to 4.746 million tonnes

KCCI appreciates FBR’s move to extend amnesty scheme

KARACHI:  Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muffasar Atta Malik, while appreciating the recent move by the Federal Board of...

National Saving’s employees on strike demanding better wages, work environment

KARACHI: Over 7 million clients comprising senior citizens, pensioners, widows and orphans are facing difficulties as employees of National Savings have been...

US plan to end Iranian oil exports ‘a fantasy’: Rouhani

GENEVA: A plan by the United States to cut Iran’s oil production to zero is a “fantasy”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said...

Rs180bn loan adjusted through consumer tariff

PML-N govt decided to finance commercial bank loans through a surcharge, Senate body told

Saudi Aramco plans to change Asia crude oil price formula, adopt DME Oman

The DME launched the Oman contract in 2007 and it is the most liquid physically deliverable futures contract for Middle East crude oil

Oil prices edge up as U.S. supply tightens, Iran sanctions loom

Brent crude futures were changing hands at $78.10 per barrel, up 34 cents, or 0.4 percent, from their last close

Broadband connections witness 67 per cent growth

In 2013-14 the number of broadband connections stood at 13,205, which grew to 15,084 in 2014-15, 18,012 in 2015-16 and clocked in at 22,004 during 2016-17.

NEPRA increases power tariff by Rs1.22/unit

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has jacked up electricity tariff by Rs1.22 per unit on account of monthly fuel...

Emirates announces one-off A380 service into Pakistan

KARACHI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, announced that it will deploy a one-off A380 service to Islamabad on 8 July 2018....

PACRA upgrades IFS rating of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful to A+

KARACHI: The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has upgraded the IFS rating of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited from 'A' to 'A+' with...

Senate special committee on circular debt calls for alternative energy sector facilitation

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Special Committee on circular debt held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation that has been caused due to the...

Oil sales down 5pc in FY18 after a gap of 5-years

This decline in sales comes after a 5-years lag when the industry posted a decline of 4 per cent in 2011-12.

Commerce secretary inaugurates PHDEC’s head office, reassures future plans

Commerce Secretary Younus Dagha inaugurated the new head office of the Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) on Monday.

Haroon Rashid to lead Shell in Pakistan

Haroon Rashid has been appointed as Shell Pakistan Limited’s (SPL) Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director with effect from July 01, 2018.