KASB Securities revived, plans to connect global capital with local growth companies
KARACHI:Â Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari (KASB) Securities Private Limited organised a Technology Investment Conference in Karachi to mark the launch of their brokerage...
CPI surges by 3.2pc in March
KARACHI:Â The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has surged by 3.2 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in March 2018, as compared to...
SNGPL and SSGCL recover losses from stolen gas by charging extra from consumers
ISLAMABAD: Following an approval from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), two state-owned gas utilities, SNGPL and SSGCL, are annually charging...
Pakistan’s mystery billionaire
“He’s the Howard Hughes of Pakistan. Nobody ever sees him. You’re the first ones (among journalists) who are going to witness him...
How bank CEOs rake in the big dough
As the curtain coming down on 2017 coincided with his premature exit as CEO of Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, Habib Bank Limited,...
Is OLX feeling hot under the collar?
It’s an exciting time to be in Pakistan. We are seeing it in the numbers, in the growth we are getting, and...
Vietnam aims to take trade with Pak to $1 bn
LAHORE: The Vietnamese want to take bilateral trade with Pakistan from the current $700 million to $1 billion, as economic and trade...
AGP says BankIslami-KASB bank merger resulted in Rs3.5 billion loss to national exchequer
LAHORE: Â A recently released report of the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) office has again alleged the BankIslami-KASB bank merger caused around...
Japan on the road to cryptocurrency licensing
TOKYO: Four years after popular Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt Gox was hacked and went bankrupt, the case still casts a shadow over...
Bahrain discovers biggest oil field in its history
DUBAI:Â Bahrain on Sunday announced it has discovered the largest oil and gas field in the history of the small kingdom, which unlike...
Water scarcity could topple all economic efforts in near future
ISLAMABAD:Â To ensure overcoming water shortage and achieving sustainable economic growth, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Saturday called upon the...
Electric fan production rises 14.91pc during first seven months this year
ISLAMABAD: Production of electric fans in the country increased by 14.91 per cent during the first seven months (July-Jan) of the year...
Tobacco, cement, cotton production increases from last year
ISLAMABAD: Cement production in the country, witnessed a growth of 12.13 per cent during the first seven months of the current fiscal year, as...
Pakistan not ready to reap full benefits of CPEC
LAHORE:Â The commander of Lahore corps Lieutenant General Aamer Riaz, stressed the need to remodel institutions in order to get the maximum benefits...
Petrol, diesel prices slashed by Rs2 for April 2018
ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday announced a reduction in prices of petrol and diesel by Rs2.07 and Rs2.00 per litre, respectively, for...