PM vows not to burden consumers with higher utility bills
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday reiterated the government’s firm resolve for not burdening the consumers with increased utility bills by keeping...
Rs385m fraud surfaces in NBP’s Abbottabad branches
ISLAMABAD: The cashiers of National Bank of Pakistan’s (NBP) Khanaspur, Ayubia, and Khaira Gali branches were involved in a fraud of Rs385...
Punjab govt launches property tax portal
LAHORE: The Punjab government launched on Tuesday the property tax portal to enable the citizens to have an online access to their...
‘Trade enhancement’: US commerce secretary to reach Pakistan tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: United States Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will reach Pakistan today (Tuesday) to discuss ways and means to further enhance trade ties with...
State Life Insurance Corp headless for two months, NA body told
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Tuesday was surprised to know that an important national organisation, State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC), was headless...
China keen to upgrade Pakistan’s agri infrastructure: envoy
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China to Pakistan Yao Jing on Tuesday stressed the need to materialise the understanding between Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences...
Govt urged to help clear import consignments from China
KARACHI: SITE Association of Industry Patron Zubair Motiwala on Tuesday appealed to the government to allow early clearance of imports consignments containing...
Recent slide in global oil prices will benefit Pakistan’s economy
KARACHI: As the number of coronavirus cases rose outside China, oil slid more than five per cent at its session low on...
Govt committed to timely privatisation of SME Bank, Pak Reinsurance
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on...
Competing telecom operators integrate mobile financial platforms
Jazz, Telenor collaborate to ensure reliable, border-less services to customers
China’s main manufacturing hubs reboot after virus shutdown
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: As many parts of China ease coronavirus travel curbs, main manufacturing hubs in the east and south are seeing hundreds of...
Bears keep control as index drops 285 points
KARACHI: Bearish trend continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index falling below the 39,000-mark.
Foreign investors...
Pharmaceutical goods’ export increase 4.49 percent in 7 months
ISLAMABAD: The export of pharmaceutical goods from the country witnessed an increase of 4.49 percent during the first seven months of current...
APTMA delegation meets PM Imran today
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan is meeting the leading textile millers and office-bearers of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Wednesday...
Govt may issue Sukuk-II to raise Rs200bn for retiring circular debt
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) government may issue Sukuk-II for raising Rs200 billion in a bid to retire mounting circular debt, a local...