Returns on Market Treasury Bills soar to 70bps KARACHI: The returns on short-term government papers further increased up to 70 basis points in the auction held... Updated 21 Apr, 2022 03:23pm
Pakistan Toshakhana gifts received by Imran: IHC orders federal govt to issue details ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered the federal government to make public the details of... Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am
Print ‘Irregularities’ in subsidies to be investigated Government announces formation of a commission on fertilizer shortages and irregularities in subsidies Updated 21 Apr, 2022 10:01am
Business & Finance Textile sector: KATI urges govt to restore zero-rated regime KARACHI: Acting President of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Farrukh Qandhari has appealed to the... Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am
Pakistan PPP demands resignation of governor LAHORE: Parliamentary leader and General Secretary of Pakistan People’s Party for Central Punjab Syed Hassan... Published 18 Apr, 2022 05:30am
Print Punjab governor says PM can’t remove him LAHORE: Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema has claimed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif does not have the... Updated 18 Apr, 2022 10:20am
Print Interference of elected representatives: Pesco seeks help of federal government ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has sought Federal Government’s... Updated 17 Apr, 2022 09:15am
Pakistan Weekly off, office timings: Govt employees threaten protest demos ISLAMABAD: The federal government employees on Friday while expressing serious reservations over abolishing the... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Pakistan PM announces establishment of new university in Karachi KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday, while stressing timely completion of important development... Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am
Pakistan Rajput made Sindh CS ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday appointed Muhammad Sohail Rajput as chief secretary of Sindh with... Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am
Business & Finance Reports of massive withdrawal rebutted: RDA inflows surpass $4bn mark so far: SBP KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday categorically rejected the report of massive withdrawal from the... Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am
Pakistan Hamza moves LHC against transfer of Punjab IG, CS ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz on Saturday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the “unlawful”... Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am
Pakistan Replacement of CS Punjab: PM’s office mulling over summary ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Office is considering a summary for replacement of the chief secretary Punjab ... Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am
Pakistan Ramazan relief package successfully launched through USC ISLAMABAD: The federal government has successfully launched the Ramazan Relief Package through Utility Stores... Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am
Business & Finance SBP conducts auction for MTBs: Cut-off yield rises by up to 80bps KARACHI: The cut-off yield of short-term government papers further rose by up to 80 basis points (bps) in the ... Updated 07 Apr, 2022 01:33pm
Print Debt stocks jump 10pc to Rs42.76trn in 8 months KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt (domestic and external) stocks rose by 10 percent during the first... Updated 06 Apr, 2022 09:46am
Pakistan Govt mulling filing high treason cases against ‘conspirators’: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, Saturday, said the government is considering a plan to register cases of high... Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am
Opinion Identity theft and benami law in Pakistan Readers may test their vocabulary before reading this article by asking themselves meaning of the word “benami”... Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am
Business & Finance PDWP approves two development schemes LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Friday approved two development schemes of higher... Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am
Pakistan New Ramazan office timings ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday announced new office timings for Ramazan. According to an... Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am
Markets Guddu power plant ‘mishap’: Govt likely to send case of GE to FIA ISLAMABAD: Federal Government on Monday hinted at sending the case of M/s General Electric (GE), OEM in respect of... Updated 30 Mar, 2022 10:02am
Business & Finance Lack of facilities: SEZs fail to fetch expected FDI ISLAMABAD: The federal government exempted Rs49.39 billion of custom duties and taxes on the import of plant and... Published 29 Mar, 2022 06:26am
Markets Selective buying on cotton market LAHORE: Slight improvement was witnessed in the local cotton market on Monday as small number of buyers showed... Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am
Print MoF’s monthly outlook: Domestic, world scenarios may ‘ramify economic recovery’ ISLAMABAD: The federal government is apprehensive that domestic and international changing scenario may have... Updated 29 Mar, 2022 10:07am
Markets Legislation process initiated towards establishing ‘PCA’ MULTAN: Federal government has initiated a process of legislation to establish ‘’Pakistan Cotton Authority... Published 28 Mar, 2022 06:21am
Pakistan NAB asked to vacate PMIC building ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AG) has asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to vacate occupation... Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am
Print Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill enjoys PM’s support ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has supported private members’ Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill 2021 designed... Updated 25 Mar, 2022 11:32am
Business & Finance Food sector underscores need for creating ‘supervisory board’ LAHORE: Businesses dealing in food sector have proposed for setting up of a “supervisory board” having... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
Business & Finance SBP raises Rs598bn via auction for MTBs KARACHI: Margin on short-term government papers further increased up to 55 basis points (bps) in the auction held... Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am
Markets Moscow exchange starts gradual reopening MOSCOW: Trading in federal government bonds restarted Monday on the Moscow Stock Exchange as part of a phased... Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am