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...
Rupee unchanged against US dollar
The rupee remained unchanged against the US dollar, closing just above the 170 level in the inter-bank market on Friday.
As per the...
Govt jacks up petrol price by Rs8.03 per litre
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has announced a new increase in prices of POL products across the country applicable from...
Gold price leaps by Rs2,800 per tola
Gold prices on Thursday took a massive leap due to the uptrend in commodity prices in the global market as well as...
Pakistan’s public debt to GDP ratio to ease in FY22, FY23
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio to ease to 90.6 per cent in the...
First cargo consignment from Uzbekistan arrives via Torkham border
The first consignment of four cargo trucks carrying yarn from Uzbekistan has arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday through Torkham border.
National Security Advisor...