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KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Thursday expressed full support for a complete nationwide strike if all chambers...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged stronger regional cooperation in the face of increasing geopolitical tensions, including the...
ISLAMABAD: The board of directors of the Public-Private Partnership Authority (P3A) on Thursday approved the appointment of the International...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday stressed the need for implementing the digital transaction system across the country,...
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the privatisation of Pakistan International...
ISLAMABAD: The Board of the Privatisation Commission approved the appointment of financial advisers for the divestment of Zarai Taraqiati Bank...
KARACHI: The cement industry ended FY25 on a subdued note as domestic sales declined by 3pc to 37.017 million tonnes, down from 38.181m tonnes in...
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its record-setting rally into the fifth consecutive session on Thursday, with the benchmark...
The finance ministry on Friday issued notifications for a 10 per cent increase in the salaries of federal government employees, as well as granting...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Wednesday that its foreign exchange reserves rose to $14.51 billion by June 30. Last month, the central...
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has underscored the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to Pakistan’s economy —...
ISLAMABAD: A day after the Finance Act 2025-26 came into effect, the oil industry has urged the government to withdraw the petroleum levy (PL) and...
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power expressed serious concern on Wednesday over persistent load-shedding despite a surplus of...
WASHINGTON: With just a week remaining before the July 9 tariff deadline, Pakistan and the United States have entered the final stretch of crucial...
ISLAMABAD: The auction of 5G spectrum in Pakistan remains on hold due to unresolved issues surrounding the proposed merger of Telenor Pakistan with...
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday reduced profit rates on all national savings schemes — except the regular savings account — including...
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Appellate Tribunal has dismissed an appeal filed by Reckitt Benckiser in the Strepsils case due to non-prosecution,...
ISLAMABAD: Sales tax collection through the Point-of-Sale (PoS) system surged by 40 per cent in FY25, reaching Rs414 billion compared to Rs295bn in...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to conduct on Aug 14 the groundbreaking of a major expressway linking Karachi to Quetta and...
GWADAR: The Ministry of Maritime Affairs has announced an ambitious plan to expand Gwadar Port’s operational capacity by introducing additional...
ISLAMABAD: The annual inflation rate dropped sharply to 4.49 per cent during the fiscal year 2024-25 from 23.41pc in the previous year, mainly due...
Bulls continued their reign over the trading floor at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday as shares scaled the 130,000-point barrier to...
ISLAMABAD: In a remarkable fiscal performance, Karachi has emerged as the leading city in revenue collection for 2024-25, registering unprecedented...
• Govt works out power tariff to be Rs31.59/unit compared to Rs32.73/unit last year • Industrialists demand end to peak, off-peak charges; decry...
ISLAMABAD: In a marked deviation from its stated tariff reform agenda, the government has retained regulatory duties (RDs) on the import of over...
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday that consumer price inflation rose 3.2 per cent year-on-year in June, broadly in line with the...
ISLAMABAD: Despite two downward revisions, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) missed its revenue collection target by nearly Rs163 billion for...
Bullish momentum continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as the market crossed the 128,000 barrier on the first day of the new...
• Costlier electricity result of govt decision to increase gas rate for generators • Power minister asks provinces to stop collecting electricity...
MOHAMMAD Yasin ISLAMABAD: The upcoming UK-Pakistan Trade Dialogue will prioritise reducing non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to enhance bilateral trade,...
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday projected a positive export outlook and a moderate rise in inflation to a range of 5-7 per cent for 2025-26,...
WASHINGTON: A Pakistani delegation arrived in Washington on Monday to finalise a trade agreement as the country looks to recalibrate economic ties...
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the final session of the outgoing fiscal year on a bullish note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index...
Documenting history is unfortunately not one of the strongest suits of Pakistan, at least beyond the same old themes of security and civil-military...
President Asif Ali Zardari has given his assent to the Finance Act 2025, which outlines the budget for the upcoming fiscal year with an outlay of...
In Pakistan, past experience shows, every attempt at significant economic and governance reforms, which can inherently disrupt the status quo or...
Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb departed from Islamabad on Monday for Seville, Spain to participate in the Fourth International...
The finance ministry, in its monthly economic outlook report on Monday, said that the consumer price index (CPI) inflation was expected to remain...
This year, Pakistan’s food security landscape is shaped by two critical factors: a notable shortfall in wheat production and the withdrawal of both...
Pakistan stands at the cusp of a digital revolution. The government’s recent prioritisation of digitisation as a key lever for growth, development,...
“I’ve been bowled over by the response from users to the launch of Google Wallet in Pakistan,” said Chen Way Siew, Partnership Lead for Financial...
The laissez-faire economic principle implies that market forces of demand and supply coupled with the profit motive of commercial entities guide...