Appointment of NBP board chairman, directors challenged in court
ISLAMABAD: A former employee of the National Bank of Pakistan has challenged the appointment of NBP board chairman and all directors in...
ECC approves ‘PM’s package for Rabi crops’ to facilitate farmers
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the ‘Prime Minister's Package for Rabi Crops, especially Wheat’.
The decision was made in a...
Jazz condemns sealing of its office by FBR
'While govt is making efforts to improve business environment in the country, such drastic measures will unfortunately severely affect investment prospects'
Fauji Cement profit jumps 138pc to Rs696m in 1QFY21
LAHORE: The Board of Directors of Fauji Cement Company Limited (FCCL) met on Thursday to review the company's performance and announce its financial...
NEPRA defers decision to increase power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday deferred its decision to hike electricity price, saying that the same would...
FBR, CAP deal for PoS integration to provide retailers with level playing field
LAHORE: Retail businesses across the country welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
KSE-100 plunges 1,298 points as rising virus cases, partial lockdown dents investor confidence
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bloodbath on the last trading session of the week/month, with the indices slipping all day long...
SCCI seeks joint mechanism to bolster Pak-Afghan bilateral trade
PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Sherbaz Bilour has urged Islamabad and Kabul to devise a joint mechanism for...
CM Buzdar announces Rs5bn relief package for Hafeez Centre fire affectees
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday announced a Rs5 billion special relief package for affectees of the Hafeez Centre...
FBR’s action against Jazz to discourage foreign investments: OICCI
'Action against one of the largest taxpayers in the country is a huge setback for govt and OICCI's joint efforts to attract foreign direct investment'
Hammad Azhar holds PSMA responsible for sugar crisis
Federal Minister of Industries and Production Hammad Azhar has blamed the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) for the country's sugar crisis, reasoning...
Starcom appoints Benish Irshad as COO
KARACHI: Starcom Pakistan has appointed Benish Irshad as a chief operating officer (COO). The full-service advertising agency made the external hire in...
Saudi Arabia to abolish decades old kafala sponsorship system
Saudi Arabia plans to cancel a foreign worker sponsorship system, known as kafala, and replace it with a new form of contract...
China vows to speed up green, low-carbon development
BEIJING: China will speed up and promote green low-carbon development and be more efficient in its use of resources, the ruling Communist...
Reconstruction of M-9 as per international standards: Murad Saeed
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed on Thursday said that the re-construction of Karachi-Hyderabad motorway, M-9, is as per international standards...