SBP governor Tariq Bajwa announces to revive import and export committee
Karachi: The governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tariq Bajwa announced to revive the Import and Export Committee with two directors on...
Axiata nearing deal to acquire Veon’s Pakistan tower business for $1 billion: Bloomberg
Lahore: Bloomberg has reported that Malaysia’s biggest mobile operator Axiata Group is negotiating with Veon Limited to acquire its wireless towers business...
HBL to face cases before NYDFS: Noman Karamat Dar CEO HBL
Karachi:Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) can easily pay the fine imposed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) without hurting...
Puma Energy acquires 51pc stake in Pakistani OMC Admore
Karachi:Puma Energy Limited, whose largest shareholder is commodities trader Trafigura has inked an agreement with Admore Gas Private Limited to acquire 51pc...
Oil and gas sector to be focus of attention in today’s ECC meeting
Islamabad: The first meeting of the reconstituted Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has been called on Tuesday, by the PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
The...
Govt’s thinks its hands are tied against sugar cartel
Islamabad: Even after establishing that the sugar mills have formed a cartel, resulting in an increase of Rs 14 per kilogram, an...
Prices for petroleum products may remain unchanged for September
Islamabad: The government has decided to maintain the same rates of petroleum products in the forthcoming month of September.
Credible sources disclosed that...
APTMA urges govt to save and revive textile sectorÂ
Karachi: High input costs have been labelled as the reason for the closure of several textile mills which manufactured yard and fabrics...
ADB smart meter project hits snags
Islamabad: The $400m smart meter project championed by Asian Development Bank (ADB) has hit snags, as the scheme is said to be...
LCCI, SPFC to promote investment in forestry sector of South Punjab
Lahore: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) on Monday agreed to make joint efforts to...
Mobile phone imports surged by 48.41pc during July 2017
Islamabad: Â Mobile phone imports into the country surged by 48.41 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year compared to...
Jazz going in for the kill
It is 6:30 on a Sunday (August 20) evening, a roadside vendor, using open cry method, lures half a dozen men to...
A touch of modernity reaps much higher returns
Nestle, MRI collaboration on Chaunsa Project already a huge success
Frustrated with persistent decrease in the yield and productivity of his mango orchards,...
Pakistan may import POL, LNG from Maldives once IGA gets signed
Islamabad: Energy ministry sources have revealed that once Pakistan and Maldives sign an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA), it is expected that Pakistan will...
MCB profits jump up by 27.8pc to reach Rs13.69b for Jan-June 2017
Karachi: In a notification sent to the bourse on Friday. Muslim Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) announced its financial results for the half...