ECC okays up to 190pc rise in gas price
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday approved up to 190 per cent hike in natural gas tariff for...
Textile export fetches $12.31bn in 11 months
ISLAMABAD: The textile exports from the country during July-May 2018-19 were recorded at $12.31 billion as compared to the exports of $12.32 billion...
NEPRA hikes power tariff by 10 paisa per unit
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday allowed an increase of 10 paise per unit in the power tariff for...
Moot shares actionable recommendations to address economic woes
'Economies are built by the people; without investing in human resource, prosperity can never be achieved'
KARACHI: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants...
Trump says it’s ‘possible’ for deal with China’s Xi to avoid more tariffs
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was "absolutely possible" he would emerge from a meeting with Chinese leader Xi...
After Standard Chartered, Bank Alfalah launches app for biometric verification
After the launch of a biometric verification app by the Standard Chartered Bank earlier this month, another leading bank from the finance...
‘Declared assets cannot be presented as evidence against declarer’
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi has said that the declared assets could not be referred to as evidence for...
Bearish spell continues as index sheds 102 points
KARACHI: Bearish spell extended at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for one more session on Wednesday, as the indices dripped all day long...
Dollar hits all time high of Rs160.73 against Pak rupee
The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) on Wednesday morning fell further in the early hours of trading at the interbank to another all-time low of Rs160/Rs161 against US Dollar (USD).
Declare your hidden assets or face imprisonment, FBR warns expats in Dubai
Pakistani nationals living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were warned on Tuesday to disclose their 'hidden' assets by June 30 to...
PTA stopped from blocking unregistered cellphones
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday barred the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from blocking unregistered cellphones.
While hearing a petition, PHC ordered...
Twelve foreign recruitment firms blacklisted in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE) has barred 12 foreign recruiting firms from hiring Pakistani workforce due to non-compliance with...
Oil prices tick up ahead of US crude stock data
HOUSTON: Oil prices edged up on Tuesday as investors expected US data due shortly to show declining crude stocks, which outweighed concerns over...
PR decides to increase train fares up to 8.5pc
The administration of Pakistan Railways has decided to increase the fares for passenger and intercity trains from 2 per cent to 8.5...
ISE-REIT proposes separate regulatory authority for real estate sector
ISLAMABAD: As the country is yet to regulate the real state sector, where, as per an estimate, Rs700 billion are parked, the ISE...