Int’l companies start exploring business opportunities in Pakistan:Razak
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Adviser on Commerce and Textile Abdul Razak Dawood has said the government is trying to facilitate the...
Ijaz ur Rehman appointed Bank of Punjab Acting President
KARACHI: Ijaz ur Rehman Qureshi has been appointed as Acting President of Bank of Punjab to run day to day affairs of...
PM Imran vows to facilitate investors, businessmen
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the purpose of establishment of special economic zones (SEZs) is to provide every possible...
Foreign divestment in T-bills reaches $174m
KARACHI: Total gross divestment during March 2020 has reached $174.41 million, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
Foreign...
PM terms 2020 as ‘year of job creation’, experts think otherwise
LAHORE: Economists on Wednesday declared as "unrealistic" Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement that "2020 would be the year of job creation and...
Cabinet-approved perks for lawmakers will cost Rs300m
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government ostensibly will ensure privileges for the members of parliament has approved certain amendments to Section 10 of...
Farmers struggle to combat devastating locust plague
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust plague in nearly three decades as insect swarms decimate entire harvests in the...
Pakistan on road to development, says PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said with accelerated development spending, stable rupee, 73 per cent decrease in current account deficit, growing...
SBP sells Rs109.6bn worth of PIBs
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has raised Rs109.6 billion through the sale of Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs), according to a statement...
Govt approves long-term lease of PIA’s Roosevelt Hotel
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has approved to give on long-term lease Pakistan International Airline's Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
In a meeting...
‘Govt utilised record 39pc development budget in eight months’
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar said on Wednesday that the government had witnessed a record 39 per cent...
Car sales plummet 44pc in seven months
ISLAMABAD: The car sales have witnessed a decline of 43.92 per cent during the first seven months of the fiscal year (FY20),...
BOK posts Rs1.3bn profit for 2019
PESHAWAR: The Board of Directors of The Bank of Khyber (BOK), during its 160th meeting on Wednesday, reported a Rs1,306 million profit...
WB to support human capital in Pakistan with $300m injection
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has committed to providing $300 million to support human capital and livelihoods in the provinces of Punjab and...
Senate body recommends wheat support price at Rs1,400
ISLAMABAD: Senate's Standing Committee on National Food Security & Research on Wednesday recommended fixing minimum wheat support price at Rs1,400 per 40kg to...