Agri, non-agri products to be registered to maintain identity Information minister Fawad Chaudhry says import law not being implemented for the last 12 years Consequently, India fraudulently got Pakistan's Basmati registered in its own name Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:06am
NTDC secures Rs6,400m financing facility LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) has secured Rs 6400 million financing facility ... Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:07am
Oil demand surges: IEA PARIS: Oil demand surged last month as rising vaccination rates helped underpin robust economic activity, but with... Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:04am
Remittances hit all-time high of $29.4bn KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances rose to a historic level of $29.4 billion during the last fiscal year... Published 14 Jul, 2021 04:34am
Chinese envoy meets Tarin ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China Nong Rong called on the Federal Minister for Finance and... Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:16am
Energy minister briefs Senate: Rs100bn to be spent on power distribution system replacement ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar informed the Senate on Tuesday that federal government would... Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:14am
UN orders global systemic racism probe GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday highlighted the global "scourge" of systemic racism and ordered an... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
South Asia At least six dead, several missing after India landslides and floods SHIMLA, (India): Rescuers in northern India were digging through rocks and mud searching for the missing on Tuesday,... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
France fines Google 500m euros in news copyright row PARIS: France's competition regulator on Tuesday slapped Google with a 500-million-euro ($593-million) fine for... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Middle East Sorrow sweeps Iraq city as 64 die in fire at Covid unit NASIRIYAH, (Iraq): Grief and anger gripped the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on Tuesday after fire swept through a... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
UK govt survives vote against £5bn foreign aid cut LONDON: The British government on Tuesday avoided defeat over controversial plans to slash the foreign aid budget,... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Kohinoor diamond: LHC adjourns proceedings LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned to July 16 the proceedings in a petition of a bar member seeking... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
NAB highlights its chief's 'achievements' LAHORE: A day after the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) sought legal clarity from the federal government on the... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Faraz Haider releases 'Don't You Dare' music video KARACHI: Electronic musician, Faraz Haider, has released his latest music video for a hypnotic and hard-hitting... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
KGH Blood Bank opens KARACHI: Kharadar General Hospital (KGH) Blood Bank was inaugurated on July 3rd, by Moin M Fudda, a prominent figure... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Firdous pays tributes to valour, bravery of Kashmiris LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has paid rich tributes to the ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
PM to take Moonis Elahi in Cabinet ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reportedly decided to include Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Foreign funding case: PTI submitted details of accounts to ECP: minister ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Tuesday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Kashmir Martyrs' Day marked: Pakistan stands with Kashmiris in their just struggle: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said Pakistan stands with the Kashmiris in their just struggle and... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Pakistan Railways: SC suspends FST decision to regularise TLAs ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the Federal Service Tribunal's decision to regularise 250 ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
No provision in law regarding extension in NAB chairman tenure: Khaqan ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that there is no provision in the law regarding... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Kulbhushan-specific proposed legislation: Senate panel expresses reservations ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel, on Tuesday, expressed reservations over Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav-specific proposed... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Demand for rise in salaries: Police fire tear gas at govt employees PESHAWAR: Police on Tuesday fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse the protesting government employees... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
'At least' one woman in CII: IHC issues notices about appointment ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), on Tuesday, issued notices to the secretary Ministry of Law and Justice... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Judicial reforms: NA body directs ministry to submit two-page proposals ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice, on Tuesday, directed the Ministry of Law and... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
IoBM becomes member of CPEC Consortium of Universities KARACHI: The Institute of Business Management (IoBM) has been named as one of the members of the CPEC Consortium of... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
PBC suspends practicing licence of Hassan Niazi LAHORE: The Punjab Bar Council (PBC) on Tuesday suspended the practicing licence of Hassaan Khan Niazi, nephew of... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
PPS income is Rs15bn, expenditures are Rs25.5bn, NA body told ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications was informed on Tuesday that the income of the Pakistan... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Clauses regarding journalists removed from bill: Punjab PA passes Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Bill 2021 LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
KP CM directs survey of losses caused by rains PESHAWAR: A six-member delegation of parliamentarians from Hazara Division led by Speaker Provincial Assembly ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
PTI govt defying SC orders on LG setup: Shehbaz LAHORE: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Mian Shehbaz Sharif has criticized the PTI-led government for defying... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Significant increase in prices of sacrificial animals witnessed PESHAWAR: High prices of sacrificial animals in provincial metropolis Peshawar have kept away the people from buying... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Absence of ministers irks NA deputy speaker ISLAMABAD: The absence of the ministers in the House on a private members' day on Tuesday irked Deputy Speaker... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
PU-ASA holds general body moot LAHORE: Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PU-ASA) held its emergent general body meeting on July 13,... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Case against Mandviwalla, others: AC adjourns hearing due to lawyers' protest till August 23 ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing fake bank accounts case, on Tuesday, adjourned corruption case against... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
JCP defers elevation of junior SHC judge to SC ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday recommended the name of Chief Justice Balochistan... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Nine members of a family hit by Indian Delta variant in Karachi KARACHI: Nine members of a family in Karachi have been affected by the Indian Delta variant of the coronavirus on... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
No rainwater accumulates anywhere in city: advisor KARACHI: Spokesperson of Sindh Government and Advisor for Law, Environment & Coastal Development Barrister... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Ignite CEO visits UIT KARACHI: Ignite CEO Asim Shahryar Husain visited Usman institute of Technology (UIT) with Syed Junaid Imam from IT... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Environment: Oxford-Pakistan scholars to assist students in research KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan will act as a mentoring institute for the Pakistan Field Research Programme with the ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Pakistan’s ‘Dr. No’ In this age of universal “Yes sir, three bags full sir” this might turn out to be an inspirational story. Then... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Anti-money laundering law and concealment of income liable to tax In the first part of this series of articles on anti-money laundering (AML) laws it has been demonstrated that the... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Socio-economic cost: Falling fertility rates in rich world As we, in the developing countries like Pakistan, worry about perennial population explosion, the situation in the... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Letters Levy of additional tax on mobile phone calls I may kindly be permitted to avail your precious space to point out an amazing target of taxation applied in the... Updated 14 Jul, 2021 05:03am
Micro smart lockdown imposed on 5 UCs of Korangi KARACHI: In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus the local administration has notified micro smart lockdown... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Remittances: SBP deserves a lot of praise The country's remittances hit an all-time high of USD 29,370.9 million. When I wrote (July 18, 2020 article in... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Corona SOPs violated at cattle markets LAHORE: Despite threat of fourth wave of coronavirus, guidelines issued by the Primary and Secondary Healthcare... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Country suffering from power crisis due to 'incompetent' federal govt: minister KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh said load shedding has not ended but Sindh is suffering from the... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Secretary informs parliamentary panel: 'Samsung poised to enter local market; two firms short-listed' ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Tuesday, was informed by the Secretary Ministry of Industries and Production that... Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:19am
Pakistan's global mango footprint can earn high revenues: Alvi ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said with the best mango produce in the world, Pakistan had the... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rs86bn earmarked for uplift schemes in Lahore: CM LAHORE: The PTI-led government has launched a slew of development projects costing billions of rupees to provide... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Money & Banking Standard Chartered announces completion of five years of Goal programme KARACHI: Standard Chartered Bank on Tuesday announced the completion of five successful years of its flagship Goal... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
CDWP gives go-ahead to 5 projects worth Rs405.7bn ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has given go-ahead to five development projects at the cost... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (July 13, 2021) and the forecast for Wednesday (July 14, 2021).... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks Last date of renunciation/payment KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment.... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates KSE-100 Index little changed: BRIndex100 inches up KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Tuesday witnessed rangebound activity, however managed to close on slight positive... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks S&P reaffirms India’s long-term sovereign credit rating, outlook MUMBAI: Standard and Poor’s affirmed its rating on India’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: Approximately 7556 containers comprising of 4800 containers import and 2756 containers export were handled... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks Most major Gulf bourses gain; Qatar eases DUBAI: Most major stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Tuesday, mirroring gains in oil prices as tight supply... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks European shares ease AMSTERDAM/LONDON: European stocks eased marginally from all-time highs on Tuesday, as investors sold economically... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks China shares surge SHANGHAI: China’s blue-chips closed higher on Tuesday, supported by strong gains in consumer staples firms, as new... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks Tuesday’s early trade: S&P, Nasdaq scale new peaks NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq scaled new peaks on Tuesday, helped by a rise in mega-cap stocks and a... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks Tesla pushes Wall Street to record highest levels ever • Virgin Galactic falls on $500m share sale plan • ‘Black Widow’ drives Walt Disney higher NEW YORK: Wall... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks Topix, Nikkei climb TOKYO: Japanese stocks gained on Tuesday, with the broad Topix index hitting a near one-month high, after markets... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks FTSE muted as heavyweight banks reverse course LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 ended on a quiet note on Tuesday amidst weakness in travel and energy stocks as a jump ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates LME official prices LONDON: The following were Monday official prices.... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (July 13, 2021)... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================================= Offset... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (July 13, 2021).... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates THE RUPEE: PKR down against USD KARACHI: On Tuesday, PKR went down against USD in interbank market while recording very little movement at day end ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates Revised Rates of Debt Securities KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (July 13, 2021).... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates Member to Member KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (July 13, 2021).... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Stocks NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL) KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ==================================== BR... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates BOARD MEETINGS KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates Proposed right issues KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates Clearing Schedule for T+2 System KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System.... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU AGGRESSIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Aggressive Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,585.0398 ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,491.3627... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,226.8218 Bid... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ======================== ... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates Kibor interbank offered rates KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (July 13, 2021). ========================== KIBOR... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Rates LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Tuesday (July 13, 2021).... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Forex Open market rates of foreign currencies KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Tuesday (July 13,... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Forex Banks rates for currency notes (buying and selling) KARACHI: The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points