ECC approves 200,000MT additional wheat for utility stores
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday approved the allocation of additional 200,000 metric tonnes of wheat for...
Govt urged to allow export of chicken, eggs to Afghanistan
LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has demanded the federal government to allow the poultry industry resume the export of chicken and...
Islamic finance industry charts high-tech future
DUBAI: “Is it halal to buy shares in Tesla?” a young Muslim would-be investor asks on Twitter.
Islamic finance — an amalgamation of...
Bears pull PSX down 493 points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday saw bears rule the bourse as the benchmark KSE-100 shares index shed 493 points and...
Asian markets down as oil rallies on output cuts deal
Asia markets fell Monday with investors cautious on news of an international deal to shore up oil prices and tentative signs of...
Waqar Malik appointed FFC Chairman
Waqar Ahmad Malik has been appointed Chairman of Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited with effect from April 9, announced the company in a...
National Savings achieves collection target of Rs165b
The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has achieved a collection net target of Rs165 billion by April 10 of fiscal year...
Oil prices jump after top producers agree output cuts
Oil prices jumped more than three percent Monday after top producers agreed to cut output to shore up energy markets battered by...
Asad decides to discuss next fiscal budget with parliamentary leaders
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has decided to take all the parliamentary parties' leaders on board over presentation of budget for...
PM Imran appeals for debt relief to combat coronavirus fallout
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed to the world leaders, leading financial institutions and the United Nations Secretary General for launching...
Ex-food secretary Punjab identifies illegalities in wheat exports, recommends probe
ISLAMABAD: Startling revelations with regard to wheat exports in the last two fiscal years has recently emerged as former Punjab secretary food...
KP’s small traders seek financial package to avert losses
PESHAWAR: Various trade bodies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday demanded the federal and provincial governments to include small businessmen and traders in...
GB govt imposes ban on trophy hunting this year
ISLAMABAD: Though the government of Gilgit Baltistan earns thousands of dollars annually through the trophy hunting programme of rare species like Ibex,...
OPEC+ agrees largest ever oil output cut of 9.7 million bpd: sources
LONDON: OPEC, Russia and other oil producing nations agreed on Sunday to cut output by a record amount, representing around 10 per...
PIA to send employees on paid leave to curtail unnecessary costs
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) on Sunday decided to send employees on paid leaves on a rotation basis in order to curtail...