Pakistan APT’s SG for enhancing cross-border collaboration ISLAMABAD: Secretary General Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Masanori Kondo stressed on enhancing cross-border... Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am
Print IMF’s May meetings: Pakistan not on agenda as bailout remains stalled According to the IMF Executive Board calendar available on its website, next meetings are scheduled for May 11, 15, and 17 Updated 09 May, 2023 10:10am
Business & Finance OICCI urges govt to abolish WHT on telecom users ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has urged the government to abolish... Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am
Business & Finance Prices of kitchen items show an upward trend ISLAMABAD: The prices of most of the essential kitchen items have witnessed an upward trend during this week past... Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am
Business & Finance Jan-Mar: 2.81m mobile phones manufactured locally Official data suggests that local manufacturing plants have manufactured/ assembled 0.46 million mobile handsets during March 2023 compared to 0.08 million imported commercially. Updated 07 May, 2023 10:02am
Business & Finance SPI-based weekly inflation records 48.35pc increase YoY ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended May 4, 2023, recorded an increase... Published 06 May, 2023 06:42am
Print IMF to wrap up bailout review once financing in place ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to work with the Pakistani authorities to bring the ninth... Updated 06 May, 2023 09:00am
Pakistan Benazir Income Support Programme: Balochistan, remote areas: minister says ‘missing number’ quite high ISLAMABAD: Minister for Poverty Alleviation Shazia Marri on Thursday admitted that the missing number of eligible... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Business & Finance Q1 2023: Jazz’s revenue down 20.4pc in USD terms due to PKR devaluation ISLAMABAD: Despite a 16 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in overall revenues in local currency, Jazz’s revenue... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Pakistan Public debt-to-GDP ratios have continued to rise in Pakistan: IMF ISLAMABAD: The public debt-to-GDP ratios have continued to rise in Pakistan, reflecting the combination of... Published 04 May, 2023 07:37pm
Pakistan APC for ensuring supremacy of parliament, holding same-day elections ISLAMABAD: The All Parties’ Conference (APC) convened by the Awami National Party (ANP) on Wednesday urged for... Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am
Business & Finance Feb-end to Mar-end: Number of 3G and 4G users up 0.69m to 124.85m MoM ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 0.69 million from 124.16 million by end February ... Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am
Print July-April FY23: Trade deficit declines 39.62pc to $23.71bn YoY Country’s exports during July-April (2022-23) were recorded at $ 23.174 billion against the exports of $ 26.247 billion in July-April of 2021-22 Updated 03 May, 2023 12:01pm
Business & Finance Food pushes inflation to record 36.4pc in April ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 36.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis in ... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Print Human Capital Index: Pakistan’s value lower than South Asia’s average: World Bank ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Human Capital Index (HCI) value of 0.41 is lower than the South Asia average of 0.48, and... Updated 03 May, 2023 08:50am
Business & Finance BoP, PSEB launch Freelance Digital Account and Bank Cards ISLAMABAD: The Bank of Punjab (BoP) in collaboration with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), the attached... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Print Digital census deadline extended to 15th ISLAMABAD: The government has extended the field operation of 7th population and Housing-2023, the first ever... Updated 01 May, 2023 08:58am
Print Pakistan’s economy: ADB lists factors that continue to pose challenges Says uncertainties and institutional factors continue to weigh on project implementation Updated 26 Apr, 2023 11:07am
Business & Finance Traders for reduction in ST rate, against double taxation ISLAMABAD: Traders have proposed reducing the sales tax to single digit, phase wise, besides demanding that double... Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am
Print Recovery needs estimated at $16.3bn: Floods hit 33m people, caused $30bn economic losses: ADB ISLAMABAD: The floods in Pakistan impacted 33 million people, inflicted damages and economic losses exceeding $30... Updated 25 Apr, 2023 09:03am