Ahsan Iqbal slams govt for ‘destroying economy’
'Govt believes 200m population of Pakistan lives in a village and can be fed through a couple of langars and tandoors'
Askari Bank reports 59pc surge in profit
KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Askari Bank met on Thursday to review the bank's performance and announce its financial statements for...
Pakistan looks to involve Turkey in CPEC as Erdogan arrives
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to strengthen bilateral strategic partnership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan arrived in Pakistan on...
FBR paid Rs29bn in tax refunds, NA told
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has paid Rs29 billion in sales tax refunds to the export sector under the fast track...
As others thrive, Soneri Bank posts meagre profits
KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Soneri Bank Limited on Thursday approved the annual audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019.
The...
Pakistani businessmen sign joint ventures with Turkish counterparts
ISLAMABAD: On the first day of a Turkish business delegation’s visit to the country, a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs), agreements and...
NA body defers meeting to decide power tariff hike
LAHORE: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Commerce deferred on Thursday a meeting, earlier scheduled to be held tomorrow (Friday) in Islamabad...
Govt urged to formulate policy for engineering exports
Dawlance chief says Pakistan should follow the 'Turkish model' by launching specific programmes to improve the quality of products
Pakistan to continue development partnership with Canada: minister
ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation led by Canada’s Deputy Minister of International Development Leslie Maclean called on Economic Affairs Minister Muhammad Hammad Azhar...
Atif Bajwa to join Bank Alfalah as president
Punjab govt to nominate a new president for Bank of Punjab after Atif Bajwa excuses himself from the position citing personal reasons
SBP reserves up $157m to $18.7bn
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $18,735.4 million on February 7, 2020, according to data released by...
Govt subsidy helps USC earn Rs7bn in sales
LAHORE: Sales of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) surged to around Rs7 billion in January 2020, from the sales of around Rs1...
Knitwear industry mulls nationwide protests over ‘unjust’ power tariff
LAHORE: The value-added knitwear industry on Thursday warned the federal government of launching countrywide protests from next week if it (government) fails...
AIIB expresses keen interest to finance NTDC projects
In line with the government's endeavours, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has expressed its keen interest to finance the development projects...
Faysal Bank profits jump 24pc to Rs6bn
KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Faysal Bank met on Thursday to review the bank’s performance and announce its financial statements for...