Fertiliser prices likely to increase by Rs100 per bag
‘Govt cannot take fertiliser as a standalone
case and if subsidy is given to one sector, others will demand the same too’
ISLAMABAD: As...
Promotion of regional trade among govt’s top priorities: BOI chief
ISLAMABAD: Zubair Gilani, the newly-appointed chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI), has expressed his resolve to uplift the board's status through...
Sluggish economic growth likely to keep cement sales flat
LAHORE: The country’s total cement sales during the concluding fiscal year of 2018-19 are likely to remain flat mainly due to a...
Stocks gain 112 points in range-bound trading
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), which traded within a narrow range on Tuesday, managed to end the session on a positive...
APTMA urges govt to remove ‘unjustified arrears’ from gas bills
LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Syed Ali Ahsan has urged the government to direct Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited...
Cutlery exports surge 1.68pc to $84m
ISLAMABAD: The cutlery exports from the country increased by 1.68pc during the first eleven months of the fiscal year 2018-19, as compared...
Malaysian investors urged to become part of CPEC framework
ISLAMABAD: Malaysian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ikram
Mohammad Ibrahim has urged his country’s business community to seize the investment
opportunities offered by Pakistan, especially...
Construction of Faisalabad Expo Centre to commence this year: Dawood
LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Monday that the construction of a state-of-the-art expo centre in...
KSE-100 sheds 447 points in triggerless trade
KARACHI: The investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a dull start to the week, as the indices traded in the...
Budget aims to promote industrialisation, FBR chief tells traders
--Shabbar Zaidi says department is mulling to charge tax on the basis of electricity bill on shops with an area of 240...
US-China trade officials aim to talk next week
WASHINGTON: US and Chinese officials are working to schedule top-level trade talks by telephone next week but a face-to-face encounter has not...
Torkham border to be fully functional by Aug 1st: FBR official
PESHAWAR: Pak-Afghan border at Torkham will be fully functional from August 1st, while the gates of Mohmand and Chitral borders will be...
PM stresses concrete measures to curb smuggling at Pak-Iran border
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday stressed
the need for Pakistan and Iran to take concrete measures against smuggling and
ensure more business...
Bears in control as KSE-100 sheds another 380 points
KARACHI: Bearish sentiments surrounded the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on the last trading session of the week, as indices bled all day...
Oman keen to collaborate with Pakistan’s petroleum sector
ISLAMABAD: Oman on Thursday expressed keenness for further
collaboration with Pakistan in the business of petroleum products, including liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) and gasoline.
A...