Govt looks to curb inflation with Rs15bn relief package
–Meeting chaired by PM Imran decides to open 50,000 new utility stores across Pakistan
–Subsidised food items will be available to people from...
Pakistan to sow oilseeds across 500,000 acres this year
Govt aims to reduce import bill of edible oil by $345m
Stocks lose 846 points amid lack of triggers
KARACHI: Bears surrounded the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index slipping below the 40,000-mark for the first...
D&B survey finds Pakistani businesses to be optimistic about future
KARACHI: Pakistani businesses are optimistic about the overall outlook in the first quarter of 2020, according to the newly launched Business Optimism...
Asian markets fall on impact woes of China virus
Markets across the Asia-Pacific region were in the red on Monday with investors worried about the impact of the new coronavirus outbreak...
Market Weekly:Â KSE-100 drops 3.6pc amid weak investor sentiment
As confusion and uncertainty surrounded the investors at Pakistan Stock Exchange, the KSE-100 Index lost 1,487 points or 3.6pc during the outgoing...
PARC directed to justify reinstatement of ‘corrupt’ official
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security & Research has directed the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) to present before the Board...
UK seeks ‘ambitious’ trade deal with Japan
TOKYO: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and his Japanese counterpart agreed on Saturday to seek an "ambitious, high standard" trade accord matching...
Figure fudging of price data ‘not possible’, govt clarifies
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives clarified on Saturday that the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) followed a transparent...
Shahtaj Sugar Mills reports 119pc surge in net profit
LAHORE: The net profit of Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited (SHJS) increased by 119.4pc for the company's first quarter ended December 31, 2019.
According...
Amid tall govt claims, exports fall 3.17pc in Jan
ISLAMABAD:Â The country's exports registered a 3.17 per cent decline in January this year as compared to the corresponding month of last year.
This...
Allied Bank’s profit after tax grows 11.2pc to Rs14.5bn
LAHORE: The Board of Directors of Allied Bank met on Friday to review the bank’s performance and announce its financial statements for the...
No mini-budget in the offing, says minister
Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar has categorically dispelled the impression that the incumbent government has any plan to introduce a mini-budget.
Talking to...
PSX suspends trading of two Diamond Group companies
LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday suspended trading in the shares of Diamond Industries Limited (DIIL) and Shaffi Chemical Industries...
Bears keep control as index sheds 580 points
KSE-100's weekly return clocks in at -3.57pc