Pakistan SIM authentication: PTA initiates multi-finger biometric verification activity ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday initiated multiple fingers biometric verification... Published 01 Nov, 2022 06:23am
Print Agri sector lagging behind its potential: World Bank ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector is lagging behind its potential and needs to focus beyond productivity... Updated 01 Nov, 2022 09:36am
Markets Prices of essential kitchen items show upward trend ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed an upward trend during this week past against the... Published 30 Oct, 2022 03:57am
Business & Finance 16.7m cell phones manufactured locally in nine months: PTA ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 16.7 million phones handsets during the first nine... Updated 30 Oct, 2022 01:14pm
Pakistan Tharparkar & Gwadar districts: MOITT launches two projects worth Rs1bn ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT) on Friday launched two projects ... Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am
Pakistan Irregularities in Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway project: Senate body to write letter to PM, chairman Senate ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Friday decided to write a letter to chairman Senate ... Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 4.13pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended on October 28, recorded an ... Updated 29 Oct, 2022 12:32pm
Business & Finance Telenor’s revenue increases in PKR terms ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan’s revenue declined by around 8 percent in NOK (Norwegian Kroner) terms, while... Updated 29 Oct, 2022 12:34pm
Pakistan Number of cellular subscribers, teledensity decline ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers as well as teledensity declined for the second consecutive month in... Updated 28 Oct, 2022 07:40am
Technology Minister apprises GSMA chief of readiness for 5G launch ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT & Telecom Syed Aminul Haque on Thursday stated that the strategy for 5G... Published 28 Oct, 2022 05:58am
Pakistan New social media rules to be finalised within a month: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque on Wednesday said ... Published 27 Oct, 2022 05:54am
Business & Finance Sindh solar energy project rated as ‘moderately unsatisfactory’ ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of Sindh Solar Energy project – worth $100... Published 26 Oct, 2022 06:40am
Print Countercyclical support facility loans: Project risks identified by ADB Documents reveal that Pakistan meets all the criteria required to access ADB’s countercyclical support facility Updated 25 Oct, 2022 10:01am
Business & Finance ITeS export remittances: There has been a lot of soul-searching about decline ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has warned the government that on account of... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Markets Saudi deferred payment facility: Country imports $100m oil in September ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported petroleum products worth $100 million on deferred payment basis under the Saudi oil... Updated 23 Oct, 2022 05:23pm
Print Fitch cuts long-term forex IDR to ‘CCC+’ ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to... Updated 22 Oct, 2022 09:46am
Print ADB board approves $1.5bn financing ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $1.5 billion in financing to help the government of ... Updated 22 Oct, 2022 09:44am
Print Q1 govt external borrowing climbs to $2.234bn Contrary to past practices, the EAD has also listed the loans taken from the IMF Updated 22 Oct, 2022 11:50am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.35pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended on October 20, recorded an ... Updated 22 Oct, 2022 09:47am
Business & Finance Fiscal year 2022-23: IT, ITeS export remittances decline in 1Q ISLAMABAD: The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call centre... Published 21 Oct, 2022 07:06am