NA calls for level playing field in KP marble industry
ISLAMABAD: MNA Ali Awan on Monday stated that a level playing field should be provided to the marble businesses whether operating in the...
One direction: Brexit-hit pound facing gravity of parity
LONDON: Currency traders who were wary of positioning outright for a no-deal Brexit outcome seem to be finally be throwing in the towel:...
Another online cab service to be inaugurated next month
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese company is all set to launch its ‘Buraq’ taxi service on Saturday (August 10) in six big cities across the...
Govt all set to do away with ad-hocism
ISLAMABAD: On the recommendations of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the process to remove ad-hoc-based heads of various public organisations has started, it was...
Oil edges up on prospect of US interest rate cut
NEW YORK: Oil prices edged higher on Monday as the prospect of an expected interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve overshadowed...
Companies using Facebook ‘Like’ button liable for data: EU court
BRUSSELS: Companies that embed Facebook’s “Like” button on their websites allowing users’ personal data to be transferred to the US social network can...
FFC posts Rs8.91bn profit for six months 2019
The Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) Board of Directors on Monday announced its results for the half-year ended June 30, 2019.
The company produced...
‘No agreement regarding export of salt to India at lower prices signed’
ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee on Petroleum was informed on Monday that there was no agreement signed for the sale or export of rock...
NHA launches e-billing system to ensure transparency
'By launching mobile application and now e-billing system, NHA has made all its record public'
ISLAMABAD: Communications and Postal Service Minister Murad Saeed...
KSE-100 slides 369 points amid lacklustre trading
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the first trading session of the week on a negative note, as the indices bled...
SBP suggests major shakeup in trade regime with Afghanistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has proposed gargantuan changes in the country's trade regime with Afganistan, according to media reports.
According to...
FBR gets record breaking 2.1m income tax returns
The Federal Board of Revenue has received a record shattering 2.1 million tax returns for the year 2018.
The news was shared by...
The opportunity of dead capital
Economics has become a science of the loudmouth with numbers. Economists come on TV to show off that they have numbers and...
Why can’t we compete in global markets?
Why are Pakistani businesses unable to compete in the global markets? What is it that inhibits them from breaking through overseas? As...
The wrong kind of governing
You can always trust the government of Pakistan to take a look at a problem created by the private sector in the...