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...

PSX may suspend trading in HWQS shares

The sugar manufacturer was already placed on defaulters' list since 11th Nov 2019

‘Digital economy’: FBR reduces sales tax on imported mobile phones

ISLAMABAD: The tax department has reduced sales tax on imported mobile phones from Rs1,320 to Rs200 per set. According to documents available with...
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Rouble soars, stocks hit record highs after Russia gets new PM

MOSCOW: The rouble soared on Friday, at one point gaining more than 0.5% versus the dollar on the day, and Russia's MOEX...

Textile exports register 4pc growth in first half FY20

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's textile and clothing exports increased four per cent to $6.90 billion during the first half of the current financial year (FY20),...

Pakistan Tobacco Company appoints Usman Zahur as CEO

Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited (PTC) has recently announced the appointment of Usman Zahur as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to...

Subsidised rice crop tool scheme may end era of bone-breaking plantation  

LAHORE: The family of Allah Ditta in Mahmoodkot neighborhood of Atahra Hazari, Jhang, is longing to be lucky enough to win a rice...

Big industry contracts 5.9pc in five months  

Economists term constant increase in cost of energy, raw material and working capital as reason behind decline in LSM production 

KSE-100 gains 102 points amid volatile trading

KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another volatile trading session on Friday, as the indices swayed both ways before...

PSX places Summit Bank on defaulters list 

'The bank had failed to hold its Annual General Meeting, besides failing to submit its Annual Audited Accounts for 2018'

Climate change ministry, MoST won’t have any say in EV policy now

Ministry of Industries & Production to redraft and implement electric vehicles policy