Print Fitch assigns ‘B-’ rating to Wapda’s proposed USD notes ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has assigned Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA, B-/Stable) proposed... Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am
Business & Finance Production of mobile devices locally: PTA issues MDMA to 19 companies ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommuni-cation Authority (PTA) has issued Mobile Device Manufacturing Authorizations to... Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am
Pakistan Activation of value-added services: CMOs asked to send mandatory confirmation messages to consumers ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed the Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) to send... Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am
Business Tax credit regime: MoITT conveys its concerns to FBR ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) on Monday conveyed serious concerns... Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am
Pakistan 84pc of households are food secure: PSLM survey ISLAMABAD: Overall, 84 percent of the households in Pakistan are food secure, while 14 percent households reported... Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am
Print July-April (2020-21): Mobile phones worth $1.684bn imported: PBS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.684 billion during July-April (2020-21) compared to $1.027... Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am
Print 300MW hydropower plant: $300m loan agreement inked with ADB ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Pakistan on Friday signed a $300 million loan... Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am
Print SPI up 0.82pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 20, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.82 percent... Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am
Print Credit profile reflects ‘baa2’ economic strength: Moody’s ISLAMABAD: The credit profile of Pakistan (issuer rating B3) reflects the country's "baa2" economic strength, which... Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am
Markets Wapda’s BCA challenged by weak financial profile: Moody’s ISLAMABAD: The Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is challenged by ... Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am
Print MoITT drafts ‘National Freelancing Facilitation Policy 2021’ ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has drafted “National Freelancing... Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am
Print Census-2017 puts country’s population at 207.68m ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Tuesday released final results of sixth Population and Housing... Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am
Print WB approves $153m to support vaccination drive ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the restructuring of the Pandemic Response... Published 16 May, 2021 04:26am
Print WB says remittances to South Asia will slow slightly ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected that remittances to South Asia region in 2021 will slow slightly to 3.5... Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am
Pakistan Current Covid wave proving to be more acute than 2nd wave: IMF ISLAMABAD: The current wave of Covid-19 in Pakistan is proving to be more acute than the second wave, and the ... Updated 09 May, 2021 10:31am
Print Number of 3G, 4G users reaches 98.12m: PTA ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 98.12 million by end-March 2021 compared to 96.26... Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am
Print 4G signal strength: No CMO achieves 90pc confidence level in Lahore: PTA ISLAMABAD: None of the Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have achieved the 90 percent confidence level in Lahore with... Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am
Print Jul-Mar LSMI output up 8.99pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 8.99 percent for ... Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am
Print SPI up 0.50pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 6, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.50 percent... Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am
Pakistan FY2020-21: NHA approves Rs42.567bn AMP ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA)’s Executive Board has approved the annual maintenance plan (AMP)... Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am