Pakistan EU urged to initiate on-budget projects ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed its desire to the European Union (EU) for initiating on-budget projects with ... Published 05 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Business & Finance SPI records 2pc increase WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 2, 2022, recorded a significant increase of... Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am
Print Moody’s lowers Wapda’s rating to negative ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service has revised Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda)’s ... Updated 04 Jun, 2022 10:06am
Print Moody’s changes outlook to negative ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has downgraded its outlook for Pakistan from stable to negative.... Updated 03 Jun, 2022 09:41am
Print July-May trade deficit widens 57.85pc to $43.334bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 57.85 per cent during the first 11 months (July-May) of the current fiscal year... Updated 03 Jun, 2022 10:15am
Business & Finance STZA chairman says work on five technology zones has begun ISLAMABAD: The global technology industry is rapidly expanding with an approximate market size of US 5.3 trillion... Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Print May CPI inflation rises 13.8pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by 13.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis in May... Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:54am
Print PBS expands basket of selected items ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has extended basket of selected items comprising 1,674 for... Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:58am
Markets Clean energy resources: Govt to produce up to 60pc of power by end-2030: minister ISLAMABAD: The government is committed to produce up to 60 percent of power from clean energy resources including... Published 01 Jun, 2022 05:53am
Technology FY23: Minister says $5bn IT export target set ISLAMABAD: The government will target $5 billion in exports of the information technology (IT) sector for the next... Published 01 Jun, 2022 05:53am
Business & Finance RCCI wants lists of banned import items reviewed ISLAMABAD: The list of banned import items needs to be reviewed as many essential items have been included in the... Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am
Business & Finance Increase in POL products’ prices: Pasha says: ‘Well, better late than never’ ISLAMABAD: Inflation could skyrocket to 19 percent against the current 13 percent in the short term if subsidies on... Updated 30 May, 2022 01:50pm
Pakistan Around 22.8m kids are out of school in Pakistan: WB ISLAMABAD: Around 22.8 million children between the ages of five and 16 in Pakistan – 44 percent of the total... Published 29 May, 2022 05:50am
Business & Finance SPI decreases 0.26pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 26, 2022, recorded a decrease of 0.26 percent... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
Technology 3rd instalment of licence renewal fee: PTA receives Rs19.39bn from Telenor, Jazz Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received Rs19.39 billion (equivalent to USD 98.49 million)... Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am
Print Is an interim or not-so-interim setup in the offing? ISLAMABAD: Subsequent to the unexpected transformation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dharna into Jalsa in the... Updated 27 May, 2022 09:52am
Pakistan Urban areas: Handing over of roads for upkeep, traffic management to concerned authorities proposed ISLAMABAD: The National Transport Research Centre (NTRC) has recommended handing over roads in urban areas to the... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Print Stalled IMF programme: Govt fails to successfully persuade IMF ISLAMABAD: The talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the 7th review under the $6... Updated 26 May, 2022 10:02am
Business & Finance Road blockades cost kitty Rs100bn-150bn per day: economists ISLAMABAD: The estimated loss to the national economy is around Rs100-150 billion per day on account of country-wide... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Business & Finance Report on Pakistan: Moody’s lists key driving forces behind IBI’s growth ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Islamic Banking Industry is growing rapidly with a combination of a predominantly Muslim... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
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