Govt optimistic of achieving $24bn remittance target in FY20
ISLAMABAD:Â The growth in foreign remittances, which soared to $11.4 billion during the July-December period of FY20, is likely to continue for the...
Industrialists end sit-in after successful talks with SSGC officials
KARACHI: The protesting industrialists on Monday ended their sit-in outside the Sui Southern Gas Company’s head office after successful talks with the...
KSE-100 lands flat after range-bound session
KARACHI:Â Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured a volatile session on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 closing flat amid range-bound activity.
Foreign...
FBR’s poor performance angers Hafeez Sheikh
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh is not happy with the performance of the Federal Board...
Additional Rs209 billion collected in first 5 months: FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) says it collected additional Rs209 billion during the first five months of this fiscal year...
Dettol advocates hygiene, cleanliness to masses
Dettol, world’s number 1 antibacterial brand, has launched a catchy ‘Safai Anthem’ which spreads the much-needed awareness about basic hygiene and cleanliness in the...
PM, traders to discuss tax matters on 20th
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold an important meeting with the All Pakistan Traders Association (APTA) at the Prime Minister House on...
SBP may revise policy rate downwards by end-Jan, claims govt’s finance team
ISLAMABAD:The government's economic team has informed the federal cabinet that the policy rate, which is currently at 13.25pc, may witness a downward...
Pakistan misses cotton bales target by 7m in 2019
LAHORE: Pakistan, once the proud home to world's best cotton, has missed its 2019 target of producing 15 million cotton bales by...
India’s slowing economy leads to record drop in car sales
NEW DELHI:Â Car sales in India fell by a record 19pc last year as a slowing economy made consumers reluctant to spend on...
KSE-100 gains 883 points in week, reaches 17-month high
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed an overall spike in its gains as local and foreign investors rampaged across the market to...
Transporters’ strike to end soon as talks underway: Dawood
KARACHI:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Saturday that talks were underway with the protesting goods' transporters and...
FBR finds about 10,000 people involved in tax evasion, money laundering
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has found about 10,000 people allegedly involved in tax evasion and money laundering.
The bureau is...
SECP launches one-stop-shop in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will extend its one-stop Shop (OSS) facility for company registration to Balochistan and...
Tobacco industry caused Rs153bn loss in three years
ISLAMABAD:Â The country's tobacco industry caused a whopping Rs153 billion loss to the national exchequer from 2016 to 2019.
This was informed by Campaign...