KSE-100 shrugs off early losses to close 149 points higher

KARACHI: Indices of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) which opened the session in the red on Friday managed to change its course later...

WB team visits LCCI to think up ways for agri development

LAHORE: A four-member of the World Bank's Strengthening Markets for Agriculture & Rural Transformation in Punjab (SMART) programme called on Lahore Chamber...

Italian, Chinese majors vie in Pakistan’s mega LNG tender

LONDON/SINGAPORE: Italian oil major Eni, China’s overseas energy unit PetroChina and two trading houses are vying to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

FBR warns business community against under-invoicing, misdeclaration

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has warned the business community against under-invoicing or misdeclaration of imported goods. “Otherwise, the FBR will take...

Govt increases fertiliser prices by Rs10 per bag

Razaq Dawood says govt withstood the pressure from fertiliser industry and only made a nominal hike Says in order to facilitate...

PM urged not to reduce FED for steel mills in KP tribal areas

ISLAMABAD: The steel manufacturers have objected to the government’s intention of reducing federal excise duty for steel mills in erstwhile FATA, as it...

SBP reserves surge 12.9pc to stand at $8bn

ISLAMABAD: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country as on July 12 stood at $15.24 billion after an increase of...

Tobacco exports dip 17pc in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: The export of tobacco from the country witnessed a decrease of 17.87 per cent during the first eleven months of the...

No CPEC-related info shared with IMF, Senate told

Minister says Senate panel should look into issues through the prism of national interest rather than paying heed to false media...

Bitcoin craze hits Iran as US sanctions squeeze weak economy

Iranians feeling the squeeze from United States sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are increasingly turning to such digital currencies as...

Shabbar Zaidi’s replacement rumours rebuffed

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Naeemul Haque on Thursday rebuffed the rumours regarding the removal of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman...

Trump wants a weaker dollar. It could be a hard sell

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO: President Donald Trump wants a cheaper dollar, saying earlier this month the United States should match what he says are...

Stocks bleed as KSE-100 plunges 672 points 

KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bloodshed on Thursday, as the indices kept trading in the red amid lack of...

Minister urges ADB to scale up lending for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar on Thursday met Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Xiaohong Yang to discuss key priority areas and...

Oil rises 1pc after Iran says it seized foreign tanker in Gulf

LONDON: Oil prices rose about 1pc on Thursday after Iran said it had seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf amid...