China says demands must be met as talks with US resume
BEIJING: Top Chinese and US officials will resume trade talks in accordance with the wishes of their leaders, but China hopes the United...
Rs176bn allocated for Balochistan under PSDP 2019-20, NA told
'The previous govt had only kept Rs7bn for Balochistan projects'
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reforms Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar on Thursday informed the...
‘PM Office expenses reduced by 32pc’
Finance ministry says PM Office slashed 35pc human resource and massively reduced expenditure on refreshments, fuels and procurement of equipment
ISLAMABAD: Owing to...
POGEE 2019 to provide solutions to prevalent energy crisis
KARACHI: While inaugurating the 17th International Oil and Gas Exhibition (POGEE) at the Karachi Expo Centre, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)...
Proposal to follow Bangladesh economic model supported
ISLAMABAD: Jahangir Akhtar, a veteran leader of the trading community, has supported the statement of a minister proposing to follow Bangladesh's model to...
Investors urged to register Rs40,000 prize bonds before April 2020
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday offered relaxation to the bearers of Rs40,000 denomination prize bonds, allowing the investors to register their unregistered bonds...
SECP registered 1,323 companies in May
ISLAMABAD: In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 1,323 new companies, according to a statement issued on Thursday.
As compared...
Finja, Pakistan Post join forces to introduce digitised services
As the pace of innovation accelerates in Pakistan, different local and international entities operating in the country are on a mission to...
Hafeez Sheikh forms committee to address business community’s woes
LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh on Thursday constituted a high-powered committee to rectify the anomalies in the proposed...
PSX records 339 points gain amid high turnover
KARACHI: After a slow start to the day, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was back on track to end the session on Thursday...
Facebook called before Senate panel over digital currency project
WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc's plans to create a global cryptocurrency will face scrutiny from the US Senate Banking Committee on July 16, the latest...
Importers to set retail price for their products
Retailers will be bound to sell certain imported products on prices determined by the importers according to tax experts interpreting the money...
Meet demands or we riot, FPCCI warns govt
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has raised serious objections to the Finance Bill-2019 and threatened to shut down...
Current account deficit drops by 29%
Pakistan's current account deficit has fallen by a significant 29% in the first 11 months of the current outgoing financial year to...
Senior US-Chinese trade negotiators to confer before Trump-Xi G20 meeting
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The top US trade negotiator said on Wednesday it is in the interests of China and the United States to have...