Saudi Arabia to ‘soon’ transfer cash assistance to Pakistan: Nawaf Al-Malki

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia will soon disburse cash deposit to Pakistan under the pledged financial assistance after approval of the Royal Court and...

Pakistan’s exports up by 24.7pc during 4MFY22

Pakistan’s exports surged by 24.7 per cent to $9.44 billion during the first four months of the current financial year (4MFY22) as...

USA top export destination of Pakistani products in 4MFY22: Razak

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday said that the United States of America (USA)...

SBP autonomy issue stretches ambiguity over IMF programme

The second round of dialogue between Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem and International Monetary Fund mission chief for Pakistan Ernesto Ramirez Rigo...

Govt, ITFC sign $761.5m agreement for oil, gas import

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) have signed a financing agreement, worth $761.5 million,...

20 startups from Punjab to participate in Dubai Expo 2020: minister

Punjab Minister for Higher Education & IT Raja Yassir Humayun on Wednesday announced that 20 startups have been selected for Dubai Expo...

Gold continues to attract attention, rises Rs1,000 per tola

Gold prices on Wednesday continued an upward trend in the face of rising inflation fears which have boost to demand of the...

FBR announces incentive scheme for timely tax probes

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced an incentive scheme for its officials in completion and timely submission of inquiry...

Cabinet approves 5-year trade policy

ISLAMABAD: After a long period of remaining in papers for reviews and consultations, the federal cabinet on Tuesday has finally approved the...

NEPRA notifies Rs2.52 per unit hike in power tariff

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday notified a Rs2.52 per unit hike in the price of power on...

SBP rejects claims of new currency designs

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has denied rolling out any new currency designs that have been floating on social media with...

Dollar jumps to Rs174.5 in open currency market

ISLAMABAD: The value of US dollar against Pakistan’s rupee rose to Rs174.5 in the open currency market and past Rs171.63 in the...

Govt will raise tax-to-GDP ratio from nine to 20pc: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin on Monday said that the current tax-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate...

Pakistan, Iran vow to boost bilateral trade to $5bn

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have decided to increase bilateral trade volume, which currently stands at around $360 million, to $5 billion within...

Pakistan fared better amidst int’l commodity price hike: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday said that Pakistan had comparatively managed “much better” than other countries amidst an unprecedented price hike...