PM Imran inaugurates Pakistan’s first stent production facility
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday inaugurated a mega stent production facility at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST)...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to enhance IT cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of information technology (IT) and to continue close...
Instagram agrees curbs on paid influencers, says UK watchdog
LONDON: Facebook's Instagram has agreed measures to crack down on hidden advertising by so-called influencers on its photo and video platform, Britain's...
Late buying helps index close in green
'PSX felt the pressure of political uncertainty at the start, but announcement of HBL's financial results and late buying in cement sector kept the index positive'
HBL 9M2020 profit surges to Rs25.3bn, a threefold increase over same period year ago
HBL declared a consolidated profit after tax of Rs25.3 billion for the first nine months of 2020, an almost threefold growth over...
FBR unearths tax evasion cases in Multan, Hyderabad
ISLAMABAD: The Federal board of Revenue's (FBR) directorates of intelligence & investigation in Hyderabad and Multan have unearthed three tax evasion cases...
Hafeez Shaikh reiterates govt’s desire to strengthen businesses
PM’s aide says unemployment graph to go down sharply in coming days
21,000 Roshan Digital Accounts opened; $24m received: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that around 21,000 non-resident Pakistanis opened Roshan Digital Account remotely and sent $24 million with...
SBP reserves drop $356m to $11.79bn
The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank declined 2.9pc on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State...
LHC asks govt to explain 262pc hike in drug prices
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday directed the federal government to submit a report explaining the rationale behind its move...
Oil prices to remain unchanged for rest of October
ISLAMABAD: The prices of petroleum products in Pakistan will remain unchanged for the remaining days of October, said the finance ministry on Thursday.
The...
PM for making NOCs’ issuance to construction industry easy, transparent
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to make the process of issuance of no-objection certificate (NOC) in the...
Planning ministry reviews arrangements for next JCC meeting on CPEC
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar on Thursday chaired a consultative meeting to review the preparations for the upcoming 10th...
Asad Umar warns of another lockdown if Covid cases continue to rise
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Asad Umar has urged the people to take Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) seriously.
In a series of tweets on...
PKR steadily regaining lost ground against dollar, trades at five-month high
The Pakistani Rupee is steadily gaining value, attaining its five-month high against the US Dollar on Thursday.
During the day, the rupee strengthened...