ECC again defers hike in gas prices

--Committee waives off Rs194m port dues of Turkish company Karkey as part of an already agreed settlement --SBP directed to sell its shares...

Textile exporters seek PM’s intervention in power tariff controversy 

APTMA official says 13 cents per kWh electricity cost will lead to closure of several units

Interest rate remains unchanged amid inflation

–Central bank terms latest increase in inflation as ‘transitory’ in nature –SBP says projection for real GDP growth for FY20 likely to be...

Why your LUMS and IBA degrees will not land you a job

Consider the following thought experiment: what would it take for a company to replace Google as the default search engine to the...

‘Preemptive action’: Interest rate likely to remain unchanged

Analysts say policy rates will be lowered once currency stabilises, exports recover and inflation recedes to a single-digit

Speedy industrialisation imperative for socio-economic development: PM

--Imran says reform process may be 'painful and time-taking', but govt is determined to bring change --PM invites Facebook to invest in Pakistan's...

Corruption has increased in Pakistan, says Transparency

CPI 2019 ranks Pakistan 120th out of 180, three spots down from 2018

PM invites leading tech firms to invest in Pakistani youth

Imran Khan meets SAP chief Christian Klein, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Siemens chief Joe Kaeser

China negates US propaganda, says CPEC ‘not a debt trap for Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese Embassy spokesperson said on Wednesday that the total loans for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects were about...

Influential millers, hoarders behind surge in sugar price: sources

LAHORE: Pakistan's influential sugar millers and hoarders are behind the recent surge in sugar price in retail markets, as they are selling...

PM Imran leaves for Davos to attend World Economic Forum

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has left for Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum beginning today. The thematic focus of this...

Flour crisis: Govt approves duty-free import of 0.3m tonnes of wheat

–ECC allows wheat to be imported till March 31; first shipment to arrive by Feb 15 –Sindh govt to buy 0.4m tonnes of...

Federal govt likely to present budget in May

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is likely to present the budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 in...

Govt hesitant to link SBP governor’s tenure with performance

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf  (PTI) is reluctant to link tenure of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...
Textile Pakistan

PM Imran to approve long-term textile policy after Davos trip

LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan will approve the country's long-term textile policy upon his return from Davos, sources in the Ministry of Commerce...