KP traders demand complete opening of Torkham border
PESHAWAR: The government's decision to open Torkham border "only for 100 trade vehicles a day" has irked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa traders, who...
Shaista Bano Gillani takes charge as CCP chairperson
ISLAMABAD: Shaista Bano Gillani has taken charge of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) as its chairperson, said a notification issued the...
Weekly inflation up 0.72pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the week ended on April 30 witnessed an increase of 0.72pc, Pakistan Bureau...
KSE-100 fails to sustain gains, closes 195 points lower
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) failed to carry forward the positive momentum from the previous session, with the KSE-100 Index ending...
Consumers, traders asked to follow business SOPs against Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services has asked the customers, retailers and traders to strictly follow SOPs related with the business...
Silk Bank requests SBP for extension in filing financial accounts for 3Q
The Silk Bank has requested the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) that the approval and disclosure of the third quarter of 2019...
Over Rs99bn spent on Diamer Bhasha dam project so far
A sum of Rs 99.238 billion including Rs 93.9 billion for land acquisition on multi-purpose Diamer Bhasha dam project has already been...
Rupee strengthens as dollar continues to shed value
Falling demand coupled with a surge in supply pushed dollar's price on Monday to 158.75/158.95 in early trade session in the interbank...
Oil starts week on back foot as rally loses steam
Oil prices fell on Monday after strong gains last week, with continued concerns about oversupply and storage capacity due to a coronavirus-triggered...
World Bank prepares $247.5m project to help Pakistan fight virus
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has said that it has prepared a $247.5 million programme to support Pakistan’s frontline healthcare staff and...
Years needed to restore demand, say UAE airlines
DUBAI: Top executives of Emirates and Etihad, two of the Middle East’s biggest airlines, have said passenger demand may not return to...
GM and SAIC’s China sales rebound in April as market recovers
BEIJING: General Motors' sales in China saw double-digit year-on-year growth in April, its two local ventures said on Sunday, as the world's...
Hands off the 18th Amendment, Asad Umar!
When he came into office as federal finance minister, we warned Asad Umar not to rely too much on the civil servants...
Oil-hungry Asian nations pounce on low prices to build stockpiles
Some oil-hungry Asian nations are taking advantage of the collapse in prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic to build up their crude...