Envoy stresses focus on value addition to increase exports to China

KARACHI: Pakistan's Consul General in Shanghai Hussain Haider has stressed the need to focus on value addition in order to increase Pakistan's...

Importers of Pakistan’s basmati rice to challenge Indian GI claims in EU

Pakistan to file objection by first week of December

Dollar falls to six-month low against rupee

Pakistani Rupee continued its winning streak against the US Dollar in the interbank market, as PKR gained another 14 paisas on Tuesday...

Trade deficit contracts 22.6pc in October

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Ministry of Commerce was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce and...

Oil prices extend rally on US election day

LONDON: Oil prices extended their rally on US election day with a 3pc gain as financial markets staged a broad recovery, but...

Bulls return to bourse, lift KSE-100 by 1,368 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a massive rally on Tuesday, which propelled the KSE-100 Index up almost 1,400 points intraday. "The...

FBR collection up 3.8pc to Rs1.33tr in July-Oct 2020

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved 3.8pc growth in revenue collection during the first four months (July-Oct) of the...

Business sentiment in Pakistan rebounds to pre-Covid levels: D&B

KARACHI: The Business Optimism Index (BOI) for Pakistan increased from 112.8 points in the second quarter (Apr-June) of 2020 to 146.5 points...

PSX holds gong ceremony to mark listing of Agha Steel

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday held a gong ceremony to mark the listing of Agha Steel Industries Limited (ASIL)...

Stocks plummet 775 points as Covid cases, lockdown fears rise

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) plunged once again on Monday, as rising Covid cases within and outside Pakistan continued to rattle...

SBP reserves up $55m to $12.12bn

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan increased 0.45pc on a weekly basis, according to data released by...

KSE-100 plunges 1,298 points as rising virus cases, partial lockdown dents investor confidence

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bloodbath on the last trading session of the week/month, with the indices slipping all day long...

Stocks tumble 194 points on rising virus cases

KARACHI: Bears extended their control on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday, with the indices failing to sustain morning gains and...

DRAP notifies hike in prices of 94 life-saving drugs

About a month after the federal cabinet announced to allow pharmaceutical companies to increase prices of 94 lifesaving medicines to end their...

Govt allows exports to Afghanistan via Kharlachi border

ISLAMABAD: Kharlachi border has been added to the list of borders for exports of goods from Pakistan to Afghanistan. As per details, the...