Business & Finance IT exports: FBR policies, SBP rules hindering growth: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Aminul Haque on Monday said the... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Technology Number of 3G, 4G users up by 1.14m in one month: PTA ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 1.14 million from 112.75 million by end April 2022... Published 19 Jun, 2022 07:14am
Print July-May mobile phone imports soar 4.62pc to $1.946bn ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $ 1.946 billion during the first 11 months (July-May) 2021-22... Updated 19 Jun, 2022 09:02am
Business & Finance SPI registers record weekly increase of 3.38pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 16, 2022, recorded a significant increase of... Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am
Pakistan PTI govt blamed for current economic woes ISLAMABAD: The coalition government, while urging the nation for adopting austerity measures as a cultural norm to... Published 17 Jun, 2022 07:38am
Business & Finance Jul-Apr LSMI output grows 10.7pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has registered a growth of 10.7 percent during... Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am
Print Exports up 27.89pc: Jul-May imports soar 44.51pc to $72.297bn YoY Imports in May 2022 were $6.777 billion as compared to $6.661 billion in April Exports during May 2022 were $2.626 billion as compared to $2.897 billion in April Updated 17 Jun, 2022 10:45am
Markets ECC will fix minimum support price for cotton at Rs7,000 ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet will fix the minimum support price for cotton at... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am
Print Pakistan Housing Finance Project: Financing agreement signed with World Bank ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a financing agreement for the “Pakistan Housing Finance... Updated 16 Jun, 2022 10:02am
Technology PTA to revise MTR downward next month ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will revise Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) to Re 0.40 per ... Updated 14 Jun, 2022 09:37am
Print FY 2022-23: Govt to collect Rs50bn from 3G/4G licence renewals ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted Rs 50 billion for 3G/4G license renewal as well as 5G under the head of... Updated 12 Jun, 2022 09:01am
Print Mobile phones’ import: New levy of up to Rs16,000 proposed ISLAMABAD: A new levy of up to Rs16,000 has been proposed on the import of mobile phone handsets and increased... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Print 1.5pc dip: Education gets Rs90.556bn ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked Rs 90.556 billion for Education Affairs and Services in the federal budget... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:19am
Business & Finance SPI up 2.67pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 9, 2022, recorded a significant increase of... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am
Business & Finance Reliable access to schools, health facilities: World Bank approves $300m for upgrading roads in vulnerable districts of KP ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $300 million in financing to support ... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 06:44am
Business & Finance Foreign aid estimated at Rs3.166trn ISLAMABAD: The government has estimated foreign assistance of Rs 3.166 trillion for 2022-23 including Rs 1.389... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:08am
Pakistan USF approves award worth eight contracts of Rs10bn ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) Board approved the award of eight contracts worth over Rs 10 billion to... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:08am
Pakistan FY 2020-21: Cumulative education expenditures declined to 1.77pc of GDP Islamabad: The cumulative education expenditures by federal and provincial governments in fiscal year 2020-21... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Technology July-March FY21-22: Telecom sector contributes Rs163.3bn to exchequer ISLAMABAD: Telecom sector contributed Rs 163.3 billion to the national exchequer in terms of taxes, regulatory fees,... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Print Forex, PSEs and banks liabilities not included: $88.8bn external debt recorded at end of March ISLAMABAD: External public debt was recorded at $88.8 billion at end-March 2022 in the Economic Survey 2021-22, but... Updated 10 Jun, 2022 09:23am