PM says 70pc sukuk oversubscription shows strong market confidence
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said oversubscription of sukuk by 70pc was reflective of "strong market confidence in the government's...
SECP Appellate Bench to conduct online hearings to facilitate companies
ISLAMABAD: In order to facilitate companies and ensure health and safety of all concerned, the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)...
NPMC calls for provision of food items at affordable prices
ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has called on the authorities concerned as well as the provincial governments to coordinate their...
Oil up on lower US stocks, firmer demand
LONDON: Oil prices firmed on Wednesday on signs of improving demand and a drawdown in US crude inventories, but worries over the...
Pakistan will not seek relief on commercial loans’ repayment, ECC told
--Finance adviser says Pakistan 'has the means and will to honour its commercial commitments'
--Committee approves Rs360m for maintenance of Supreme Court buildings;...
KSE-100 retreats as investors book profits
KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile session on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index dropping over 350...
Pakistan earns $427mln from travel services’ export
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $ 427.024 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first three quarters of the...
Coronavirus pandemic to push 60 mln into extreme poverty: World Bank
The World Bank has warned coronavirus crisis threatens to push some 60 million people into extreme poverty, wiping out the gains made...
NESPAK-led JV wins Diamer Bhasha Dam’s consultancy contract
Lahore: A National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK)-led joint venture has won the consultancy contract of Diamer Bhasha Dam Project through competitive bidding.
The...
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc baby powder in US, Canada
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced it would stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, saying demand...
Growers, textile millers differ over intervention price of seed cotton
LAHORE: The federal cabinet while opposing the decision of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has asked to review its decision of rejecting intervention...
Asian stocks adrift as vaccine rally falters
WASHINGTON: Asian stocks struggled to extend the week's rally on Wednesday and gold and bonds firmed as a sceptical press report dented...
Pakistan, several other countries likely to get Paris Club debt relief
Pakistan and the number of countries to get Paris Club debt relief this year under a deal with the G20 is set...
Cabinet forms committee to fast-track outsourcing of airports
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet after a thorough discussion has constituted a committee to prepare a legal framework by June 30 to outsource...
PM to address World Economic Forum via video link today
Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the World Economic Forum today via video link today. He will talk about his initiative for...