Amazon accuses India’s Future of insider trading as it seeks to block Reliance deal

NEW DELHI: Amazon.com Inc has asked India's market regulator to investigate Future Retail Ltd for insider trading, a letter seen by Reuters showed,...

Gojek launches digital out-of-home advertising solution GoScreen

The courier and motorcycle ride-hailing services turned super app company has launched a digital programmatic out-of-home advertising solution

Govt forms body to conduct forensic audit of dry wells

ISLAMABAD: Amid fast depletion of existing hydrocarbon deposits and increased energy demand, the Petroleum Division has constituted a team to conduct a...

CCI okays Rs350bn project to control malnutrition, stunted growth

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has agreed to launch a five-year project worth Rs350 billion to control malnutrition and stunted...

PM reiterates commitment to timely completion of CPEC projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated Pakistan's strong commitment to timely completion of all projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Talking to Chinese...

OGRA finally determines RLNG prices for Aug-Nov 2020

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has finally determined weighted average sale prices of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) for...

SECP mulls regulating digital, virtual assets

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday published an outline of digital assets to seek proposals for regulating...

Banking sector assets expand 7.8pc in 1H2020: SBP

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan has said that despite elevated economic stress driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, the assets of the banking...

Pfizer CEO sold $5.6m in stock the day he announced promising vaccine news

Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla sold $5.56 million worth of company shares on Monday, the day the drugmaker said its...

LCCI voices against closure of marriage halls from 20th

LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Mian Tariq Misbah noted on Wednesday that marriage halls contribute substantially to the...

Electric buses to ply on Lahore roads

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has accorded approval to ply electric buses on Lahore roads to curb the menace of...

Govt urged to expedite work on CASA-1000 power project

PESHAWAR: The business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has urged the government to expedite work on the strategically important Central Asia-South Asia (CASA-1000)...

Car sales rise 25pc YoY in October

ISLAMABAD: Car sales in Pakistan rose 25 per cent to 11,997 units in October 2020, as against the sale of 9,566 units...

Stocks end flat after volatile session

KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a jittery session on Wednesday, with the indices swaying both ways in search...

Oil rises on hopes for Covid-19 vaccine, declining US crude stocks

LONDON: Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as hopes of an effective COVID-19 vaccine continued to bolster sentiment and an industry report showed...