Pakistan pledges $3m to fight coronavirus in South Asia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has pledged $3 million to the South Asian Association of Regional Countries (SAARC) COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support efforts in the...
Fawad stresses e-governance and enhanced internet service to tackle virus
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday stressed the need for e-governance during these testing times, saying his...
ECC defers fuel adjustments in electricity bills till June 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved the deferment of monthly and quarterly fuel adjustments in electricity...
ADB repurposes $50m for Pakistan to help combat Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has repurposed $50 million from Pakistan's National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) to support the government's...
Bulls regain control as KSE-100 accumulates 866 points
KARACHI: Bulls helped the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recover losses accumulated in the previous session, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index crossing the...
Iran seeks $5bn IMF loan to combat Covid-19
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday to give the sanctions-hit country a $5 billion emergency...
Senior officials of Chinese companies meet PM; donate Rs5m for Covid-19 Relief Fund
ISLAMABAD: President of Zonergy Company Limited of China Richard J Guo, Vice President Kevin Qiu, General Manager Li Kan from China Machinery...
Petroleum Division removes DGPC on NAB findings
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has removed Director General Petroleum Concession (DGPC) Imran Ahmed from his post following the initiation of an inquiry...
‘Subsidised rates’: ECC approves Rs50bn grant for utility stores
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday approved a technical supplementary grant (TSG) of Rs50 billion for the Utility Stores Corporation (USC).
The approval...
Big shopping malls agree to waive rents during lockdown
LAHORE:Almost all leading malls of the country, including Dolmen Mall, Packages Mall, LuckyOne Mall, Centaurus and Mall of Lahore, have waived April...
LCCI seeks relaxation for small traders, shopkeepers
Lahore: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has appealed to the government to give relaxation to small traders...
FATF extends action plan deadline for Pakistan till October
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to extend the deadline for Pakistan to achieve all 27 points of its action...
PSO losses, relending policy and TAPI on ECC meeting agenda
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) would meet today (Wednesday) to take up an 11-point agenda, including the constitution of a 'price...
Govt set to take sugar cartels by the horns
–Firdous says CCP will be reformed to counter cartelisation in sugar industry, artificial food crisis
–Says govt mulling sugar export after ‘bumper sugarcane...
PTI govt’s debt surges Rs9.2tr to Rs33.4tr
ISLAMABAD: A whopping increase of Rs9,209 billion has been witnessed in government debt during the first 20 months of the Pakistan Tehreek...