President rejects FBR’s review petition in Pak Suzuki Motor refund case

LAHORE: The President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi has stood with his original decision in the Pakistan Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) sales...

PSX loses stocks significantly as weekend arrives

ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Friday, losing 274 points, a negative change of...

Petroleum dealers announce nationwide strike on Monday

KARACHI: The Petroleum Dealers Association of Pakistan (PDAP) has announced a nationwide strike on Monday, demanding a rise in dealer's margin. According to the...

Govt slashes POL prices by up to Rs40.54 per litre 

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has slashed petroleum prices by up to Rs40.54 per litre. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

“Default” risk recedes as IMF announces staff level agreement with Pakistan

KARACHI: A much-awaited staff level agreement was announced by the IMF on July 13, however, the statement carried dour warnings of significant...

POL prices may witness massive cuts from July 16

ISLAMABAD: Owing to a significant fall in oil prices in the global oil market, the government is likely to decrease the prices...

SBP extends online portal to EMIs, PSOs and PSPs

KARACHI: In order to promote digitalization and encourage eco-friendly practices, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has developed online portal called SBP...

ECC allows one-time special release of ‘luxury’ goods stuck at ports

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday granted a one-time special permission for the release of consignments stuck...

LESCO bills Rs200mn to consumers below 100 units per month

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz on Monday announced free electricity for consumers using 100 units of electricity in Punjab and he had...

Govt likely to authorise OMCs to set prices of POL products

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to authorise oil marketing companies (OMCs) to set future oil prices, a move that is expected to...
Oil refineries

Refineries respond to questions on importing Russian oil

KARACHI: In separate letters on Friday, oil refineries responded to the Ministry of Energy on the question whether it is possible to...

SBP pauses disbursements under Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar low-cost housing scheme

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) instructed banks to put on hold further disbursements under Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar (MPMG) scheme till...

CAD widens to $1.425bn, up 131pc over last month

KARACHI: As per data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the current account deficit clocked in at $1.425bn for the...

FBR’s revenue collection surges to record Rs6,000bn

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs6,000 billion against the budgeted target of Rs5,829 billion set for the...

PSO struggles with oil imports as foreign banks remain distrustful

Pakistan's oil imports have been hit by the continuing crisis of a lack of trust by international sellers in letters of credit...