Number of tax filers rises by 45pc as deadline looms: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has said there would be no further extension in the deadline for filing the income tax...

HabibMetro underperforms, posts nominal growth for FY19

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd (HMB) met on Thursday and Friday to review the bank’s performance and...

FBR shortfall surges Rs208bn in eight months

Despite downward revision by IMF, FBR likely to miss annual target by around Rs400bn

BOP earns Rs14bn profit before tax

The Board of Directors of The Bank of Punjab (BOP) on Friday announced the bank’s annual audited financial statements for the year...

Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks

Coronavirus panic sent world share markets skidding again on Friday, compounding their worst crash since the 2008 global financial crisis and pushing...

Unilever Pakistan’s profit surges 41pc

LAHORE: The Board of Directors of Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited (UPFL) met on Friday to review the company's performance and announce its financial...
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2020 declared ‘Freight Year’ to make Railways profitable: minister

FAISALABAD: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Friday that Pakistan Railways had declared 2020 as the Freight Year to make the...

TDAP asked to assess coronavirus impact on Pakistani market

LAHORE: The Ministry of Commerce has asked the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to submit daily reports regarding the impact of coronavirus...

NBP reports 17pc fall in profit

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) met on Friday to review the bank’s performance and announce its...

Hong Kong-based company starts smartphone manufacturing in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A Hong Kong-based smartphone manufacturer, Infinix, has become the first smartphone company to start manufacturing in Pakistan. Prior to this, only a...

FBR asked to mobilise resources for achieving revenue targets

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs on Friday urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...

USA, China remain top export destinations for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United States of America (USA) remained the top export destination for Pakistani products during the first seven months of the...

Govt striving hard to provide economic relief to masses: PM

ISLAMABAD: With the weekly Sensitive Price Index (SPI) showing a declining trend and expected to witness a further decrease, overall economic indicators...

Standard Chartered profit jumps 43pc to record Rs16bn

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Standard Chartered Pakistan met on Thursday and Friday to review the bank's performance and announce its...

Textile millers reject proposed ban on cotton import

LAHORE: Textile millers on Friday rejected recommendations made by the National Assembly's Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research to impose...