The heir to Agha Hasan Abedi

How Abraaj’s downfall has echoes of the earlier scandal of BCCI’s collapse, and how it might impact the place of Pakistanis in global finance

The fate of the Taseers

The financial costs of opposing the blasphemy law in Pakistan?

The extraordinary rise and spectacular crash of Hascol Petroleum

The 12 months ending June 2019 have wreaked havoc to a company that has been the bright star of the Pakistani energy...

Fact check: PayPal is not coming to Pakistan

Contrary to IT minister Umar Saif’s claims, PayPal and Payoneer are just entering into a partnership to add PayPal as a payment method on Payoneer

ICAP, ICMAP lock horns for the CA title

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) has applied for trade mark registration of the Chartered Accountant title...

Dewan Group set to launch KIA cars separate from Lucky Motors  

LAHORE: In a surprising notification on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Dewan Farooque Motors Limited has announced that they have entered into...

Pizza Hut is set to be sold. But what went wrong with the fast food franchise? 

LAHORE: After months of being shuttered, the franchises of Pizza Hut and Burger King are set to re-open in Pakistan after a...

Three mobile phone companies to set up manufacturing plants in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: As the government has introduced tax incentives for assembling/manufacturing of mobile phones through the recently issued presidential order, at least three...

Fact check: Pakistan’s total reserves stand at $17bn not $22bn

A number of viral tweets have been going around claiming that at the time of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s departure from the...

‘Official’ gold rates have finally been released again. What took so long?

The development follows weeks of uncertainty, a crackdown, and people’s reluctance to buy or sell the precious commodity amid rupee appreciation

Atif Bajwa to join Bank Alfalah as president

Punjab govt to nominate a new president for Bank of Punjab after Atif Bajwa excuses himself from the position citing personal reasons

Rupee continues sharp recovery against US dollar

Islamabad: Pakistani rupee (PKR) continues to gain value against the US dollar in the interbank market on Thursday, the local unit has...
Taxation

New tax rates imposed on property transactions in Punjab

These changes underscore the govt's ongoing efforts to enhance revenue generation

Dollar hits all time high of Rs160.73 against Pak rupee

The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) on Wednesday morning fell further in the early hours of trading at the interbank to another all-time low of Rs160/Rs161 against US Dollar (USD).

Jazz asks employees to gear up for impact

ISLAMABAD: Jazz CEO Aamir Ibrahim on Tuesday communicated his apprehension regarding the economic outlook of the country and its adverse effects on...