Cabinet approves export of PPE, hand sanitisers
Exports rise by 34pc in May; current account deficit contracts from $11.4bn in FY19 to $3.3bn
Petro Division warns of acute shortage of POL products in July
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has feared an acute shortage of petroleum products in the country as prices are likely to surge in...
B2B marketplace Bazaar announces raising $1.3 million in pre-seed funding
B2B ecommerce marketplace Bazaar has raised an unprecedented $1.3 million in a pre-seed round from US and Pakistan-based institutional and angel investors,...
Hey shehri babu, here is why you need to pay attention to the locust invasion
Back in February, Profit had done a feature on the swarms of locusts laying waste to entire yields of crops and threatening...
Amid soaring cases, govt mulls opening more sectors
–NCOC recommends keeping schools closed till August, restaurants to remain restricted to takeaway service only
–Marriage halls likely to be allowed to operate...
Pakistan to resume outbound int’l flights as Covid-19 spreads
ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday announced that Pakistan will resume international flight operations from May 30 (Saturday).
“As per decision of...
Dollar climbs to 164 in interbank market
The rupee lost Rs1.30 to reach Rs164 against the dollar in the interbank market on Friday as various parts of the country...
Facebook initiates Authorized Sales Partner programme in Pakistan
KARACHI: In a bid to deepen its presence in the Pakistan market, Facebook has initiated its first Authorized Sales Partner (ASP) programme...
Pakistan receives export orders of face masks from US, Europe
Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has said that Pakistani exporters have received large orders of face masks from...
Govt says most sugar subsidies given during PML-N’s tenure
Shahzad Akbar says ex-premier Abbasi gave Rs20bn subsidy on sugar
Pakistan’s food security under threat as locusts devour crops, livelihoods
--Locust attacks likely to cause Rs800bn loss to country's agriculture produce this year
--Farmers seek govt's help as they fear long-term food shortage
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No defect in engine, landing gear of ill-fated A-320, PIA claims
–Airline says last check of aircraft was conducted in March this year
–Aircraft had flown from Muscat to Lahore a day before the...
PIA spokesman says blackbox recovered from Karachi plane crash site
--'Flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder had been found late Friday, we are handing it over to the inquiry board'
--Authorities confirm...
PIA flight with 99 on board crashes in Karachi
--PIA Airbus A320 took off from Lahore and crashed into Karachi's Model Colony minutes before landing
--CAA officials cite 'technical problems' as reason...
Forensic probe accuses major sugar mills of market manipulation, fraud
–Shahzad Akbar says sugar mills operating like 'cartels', six major groups control 51pc supply
–JDW among mills accused of underreporting sales; Tareen denies...