SECP

SECP opens first cohort under Regulatory Sandbox

ISLAMABAD: To spur innovation in its regulated sectors, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has opened the first cohort under...

Pakistan Horti Expo 2020 to commence tomorrow

LAHORE: Pakistan Horti Expo 2020 will commence from Wednesday (tomorrow) at the Expo Centre, Lahore. The two-day event is being organised by the Establishment...

Influential millers, hoarders behind surge in sugar price: sources

LAHORE: Pakistan's influential sugar millers and hoarders are behind the recent surge in sugar price in retail markets, as they are selling...

KSE-100 loses 121 points in volatile session

KARACHI: Bears continued to dominate the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, as the indices, which started the day on a positive note,...

Dr Fakhara Rizwan joins PSX as company secretary

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday appointed Dr Fakhara Rizwan as the new company secretary. In an official notice issued on...

SolDrive joins hands with Moawin to provide sustainable energy solution

SolDrive will help convert existing air-conditioners into inverter ACs, improving energy efficiency

‘Pakistan has no mechanism to check safety, standard of vehicles’

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee, which wanted an update on the safety measures in locally manufactured/assembled vehicles, was surprised to know that there...

Wheat crisis: How to create a commodity shortage

As the nation reels from a shortage of basic commodities such as wheat flour, the graphic displayed above shows as to how...

Flour crisis: Govt approves duty-free import of 0.3m tonnes of wheat

–ECC allows wheat to be imported till March 31; first shipment to arrive by Feb 15 –Sindh govt to buy 0.4m tonnes of...

IMF cuts global growth forecasts as India falters, says bottom may be near

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Monday trimmed back its 2020 global growth forecasts due to sharper-than-expected slowdowns in India and other...

Punjab govt to cultivate sunflower across 210,000 acres this year 

Govt introduces 'Rs5,000 subsidy’ and 'per-acre yield competition' for sunflower growers so as to decrease dependence on edible oil imports 

Textile industrialists get stay order on new power bills

LAHORE: Owners of textile export industries have managed to get the court's stay order on new power bills being prepared under new...

Bears dominate as KSE-100 drops 420 points

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a negative start to the trading week, as the indices remained in the red zone for almost...

PSX all set to introduce market halt, circuit breakers widening

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) is all set to introduce both the widening of circuit breakers and a market halt from...

Foreign investment in T-bills touches record $2.2 billion

KARACHI: Pakistan received a record flow of foreign investment of $2.225 billion in treasury bills during the first seven months of current...