Over 40,000MT LPG consumed in 14 months
ISLAMABAD: The consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) across the country stood at around 40,921 metric tonnes (MT) during the 14-month period...
US business investment appears to struggle in third quarter
WASHINGTON: New orders for key US-made capital goods rose modestly in July while shipments fell by the most in nearly three years,...
NAB arrests SECP director in Park Lane reference
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday arrested Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Executive Director Javed Hussain in the ongoing Park Lane reference.
The...
CPEC committee to discuss ML-1 financing with China
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdum Khusro Bakhtiar on Monday chaired the Cabinet Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to review...
Closure of KGS service at Gwadar port irks Senate body
ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs on Monday expressed serious reservations over the closure of Karachi-Gwadar Shipping (KGS)...
NOC mandatory for high-rise constructions near airports: CAA
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has made mandatory the availability of a no-objection certificate (NOC) before constructing high-rise buildings within 15 kilometres...
Bears return as KSE-100 takes 829-point plunge
KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a turbulent start to the week, as the indices kept trading in the red...
Food imports dip 19pc in July
ISLAMABAD: The food group imports into the country dipped by 19.20pc in the first month of the current financial year (July-FY20) as compared...
Trump says China talks coming, Beijing calls for trade war resolution
BIARRITZ: The United States and China sought to ease trade war tensions on Monday, with Beijing calling for calm and US President...
Yuan slumps to 11-year low as investors flee trade war risk
TOKYO: China’s yuan hit an 11-year low in onshore trade and tumbled to a record low in offshore trade after a sharp...
Oil drops as recession risks mount with trade war tariffs
TOKYO: Oil prices fell on Monday, pushing U.S. crude to the lowest in more than two weeks, as an intensifying trade war...
Ishaq Dar’s Euro Bonds termed irregular by audit department
ISLAMABAD: Earlier in 2014 former finance minister Ishaq Dar had raised Rs280 billion through Euro Bonds, however in a recent audit report...
The real accountability
Accountability is a damaged word in Pakistan. Recent rains in Karachi brought out various aspects of public service delivery in this large...
Missing commercial counselors threaten exports
Around 40 commercial counselors have been recalled by the government of Pakistan without any replacement, causing great concern to the business community...
Recipe for sustained growth of jobs in Pakistan to meet youth bulge
They ask me to give ideas for increasing employment in Pakistan. The answer they are expecting is build more industry, more industrial...