Cement companies report significant drop in half-year revenue
LAHORE: Cement companies have declared a significant loss in their profit during the first six months (Jul-Dec) of the ongoing fiscal year...
‘Pakistan to come out of FATF grey list in June’
Shibli Faraz lauds improvement in economic indicators, sees reduction in interest rate after June 2020
KP govt unveils draft of new industrial policy
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Monday unveiled the draft of the KP industrial policy that aims to empower the province through...
Inflation slows to 12.4pc: PBS
ISLAMABAD: The country’s consumer price inflation slowed to 12.40 per cent in February 2020 as compared to the same month of last...
Exports register 13.6pc growth in February: Razak Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Industry and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Monday said a 13.61 per cent surge...
OGRA reduces domestic LPG cylinder price by Rs150
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Sunday reduced the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price by Rs150 per 11.8 kilogram for...
After court order, LESCO starts issuing revised bills to textile millers
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has stopped power distribution companies (DISCOS) -- Lahore Electric Supply Company and Faisalabad Electric Supply Company --...
Govt reduces petrol price by Rs5 per litre
ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday reduced the price of petrol by Rs5 per litre to provide relief to the consumers.
According to a...
PSX witnesses biggest weekly fall in three years
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) dropped 2,265 points or 5.6pc to its three-year low during the outgoing week (Feb 28).
The KSE-100...
Pakistan eyes capturing UK market post Brexit
LAHORE: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) would hold consultative sessions with major Pakistani exporters to deliberate ways to capture the UK's...
Poultry sector seeks reduction in input costs to avoid closures
LAHORE: The poultry sector has asked the government to take serious measures to reduce the production cost of the sector, as it was...
FBR shortfall surges Rs208bn in eight months
Despite downward revision by IMF, FBR likely to miss annual target by around Rs400bn
Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks
Coronavirus panic sent world share markets skidding again on Friday, compounding their worst crash since the 2008 global financial crisis and pushing...
2020 declared ‘Freight Year’ to make Railways profitable: minister
FAISALABAD: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Friday that Pakistan Railways had declared 2020 as the Freight Year to make the...
TDAP asked to assess coronavirus impact on Pakistani market
LAHORE: The Ministry of Commerce has asked the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to submit daily reports regarding the impact of coronavirus...