Digital banking grows 12pc, paper-based transactions down 10pc in FY20
LAHORE: A total of 905.9 million e-Banking transactions worth Rs65.9 trillion via automated teller machines (ATMs), internet and mobile banking, point of...
KP Fisheries Dept fails to utilise ADP funds in first quarter
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Fisheries Department could not manage to spend a single rupee of the government allocated Rs380 million for...
272 trucks carrying onions await clearance at Torkham border
As many as 272 trucks loaded with onions from Afghanistan were awaiting clearance at the Torkham border for entering into Pakistan on...
No change in existing permissions under forex regulations: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Sunday issued both a clarification and a lengthy ‘frequently asked questions (FAQs)’, in response...
Why ban Tinder?
Banning Tinder changes nothing, except giving its ‘halal’ competitors an edge.
World’s biggest gold mine grapples with Covid-19
SINGAPORE/HOUSTON: When miners at Indonesia’s giant Grasberg gold and copper mine started testing positive for coronavirus early in the pandemic, the mountain-top...
UK urges businesses to prepare for end of Brexit transition
LONDON: Britain’s government on Sunday urged businesses to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period, saying that they need to...
Construction of two more lanes of N-55 starts
KARACHI: The addition of two lanes to National Highway, N-55, Ratodero-Shikarpur road was formally kicked off early this week, Gwadar Pro reported...
UK economy faces ‘perfect storm’ as winter looms
LONDON: The UK economy is expected to stall in the coming months — and may even go into reverse — as it...
Rs1.4bn disbursed under Kamyab Jawan Programme
ISLAMABAD: The government has so far disbursed soft loans amounting to Rs1.4 billion among qualified entrepreneurs under the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES)...
Microsoft to let staff work from home permanently
WASHINGTON: Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, US media reported on Friday, becoming the...
Private sector set to import LNG before peak winter
ISLAMABAD: A private sector company, which secured gas sales and marketing licence from Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), is all set...
India’s Modi launches property card scheme to aid rural households
MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a property card scheme on Sunday that he vowed would provide clarity of property rights...
Pakistan moving towards non-elite health, education system
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday said that Pakistan was moving towards a non-elite health and education system for both the...
PM asks Tiger Force volunteers to monitor food prices
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday asked the volunteers of the Prime Minister’s Tiger Force to regularly check the prices...