Pakistan’s first digital census tackles miscounts, exclusion LAHORE: Father-of-two Muhammad Saqib excitedly types his family’s details on a laptop in his Lahore office - the... Published 28 Feb, 2023 02:57pm
Business & Finance HIFY23 football exports soar 53.58pc to $120.89m YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Football exports during the first six months of the fiscal year of 2022-23 increased by ... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
Editorials Digital Census EDITORIAL: In an important development Pakistan is all set to digitalise population and housing census. The National... Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am
Editorials Analysing the inflationary spiral EDITORIAL: December 2022 headline inflation (Consumer Price Index) rose by 24.5 percent as per the Pakistan Bureau ... Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance Ministry directed to convene meeting of SAB for taking decision on sugar exports ISLAMABAD: The government has directed Ministry of National Food Security and Research to convene a meeting of Sugar... Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Pakistan Digital population, housing census: Ahsan asks PBS, provinces to ensure effective coordination ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has directed the Pakistan... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.48pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended November 24, recorded an increase... Updated 26 Nov, 2022 10:02am
Pakistan Current health expenditure per capita stands at Rs6,432: PBS ISLAMABAD: The annual per capita Current Health Expenditure (CHE) for Pakistan as per the National Health Accounts... Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:57am
Editorials Rising inflation challenge EDITORIAL: Consumer price index (CPI) registered at 26.6 percent for October against 23.2 percent in September as ... Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am
Print Oct CPI accelerates to 26.6pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 26.6 percent on a year-on-year basis in October 2022 as... Updated 02 Nov, 2022 09:43am
Editorials MPS text influenced by the ‘Dar factor’? EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), the first under the chairmanship of the newly-appointed Governor State... Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am
BR Research The best present ever? Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif celebrated his 71th birthday last month, sadly without any fanfare. Folks at Pakistan... Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:54am
Editorials The nation’s economy not out of the woods yet EDITORIAL: Macroeconomic data released by various government agencies, including the Finance Division and the... Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.94pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended September 29 recorded an... Updated 01 Oct, 2022 11:03am
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 8.11pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended September 22 recorded a... Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am
BR Research On cigarettes output The country’s cigarette output has been gradually picking up this year, but it may not be enough to offset the... Published 12 Sep, 2022 08:26am
Print Aug trade deficit soars 28.89pc to $3.53bn MoM ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 28.89 per cent on a month-on-month basis to $3.53 billion in August... Updated 03 Sep, 2022 09:41am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI soars 45.50pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended September 1, 2022, recorded an increase of 45.50... Updated 03 Sep, 2022 12:37pm
Print Weekly SPI inflation shatters records, rises to 42.31pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The weekly review of the sensitive price index (SPI) on Friday highlighted a record increase in inflation... Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:48am
Markets Petroleum group imports show negative growth on MoM basis ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 60.54 percent on a month-on-month basis (MoM) as ... Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI down 0.08pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended August 11, 2022, recorded a decrease of 0.08... Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am
Business & Finance SPI up 0.82pc WoW Increase in prices of food, energy commodities drive surge Updated 06 Aug, 2022 12:07pm
Editorials One prior condition still remains EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in a press conference on Sunday acknowledged that there was one... Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am
Business & Finance SPI rises 0.01pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended July 14, recorded an increase of 0.01 percent due... Updated 16 Jul, 2022 11:53am
Business & Finance SPI up 1.32pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended July 6, 2022, recorded an increase of 1.32 percent... Published 08 Jul, 2022 05:36am
Business & Finance Trade deficit hits record-high of $48.26bn ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 55.29 per cent during the fiscal year 2021-22, and reached $48.259 billion... Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:37am
Print SPI up 3.63pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 30, 2022, recorded an increase of 3.63 ... Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:34am
Print June CPI inflation spikes to 21.32pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation increased by a massive 21.32 percent on a year-on-year basis in... Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:55am
Business & Finance SPI up 1.01pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 23, 2022, recorded an increase of 1.01 per... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:45am
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
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost