• Programme of around Rs14 billion will provide incentives to overseas Pakistanis to encourage them to send home more remittances through formal channels
• Purpose is to help govt deal with expected increase in current account deficit

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday accused the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) of spreading anti-Pakistan agenda on social media at the behest of India and Afghanistan. ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday accused the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) of spreading anti-Pakistan agenda on social media at the behest of India and Afghanistan.

LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday handed over two suspects Nazim and Umar Hayat in the custody of CIA Model...

ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over Turkey’s forest fires, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday extended support...

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has unearthed irregularities of almost Rs47 million in the accounts...

KARACHI: Farhan Faruqui, a veteran international banker, has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer of The...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Wednesday, once again refuted the claims of the alleged abduction of Afghan envoy’s...

KARACHI: All representative media organizations i.e. All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan...

ISLAMABAD: Apropos an article titled ‘Spectrum Auction in September?’ carried by Business Recorder (dated 9th...

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has criticized the PTI for using tree plantation campaign as political...

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany, Dr Muhammad Faisal, called on the Secretary, Board of Investment...

KARACHI: Sepia Solutions has been recognized as the winner of the Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award 2021...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz, on Wednesday, said that the electronic voting...

ISLAMABAD: In a move to strengthen multi-stakeholders’ dialogue and action on sustainable finance in Pakistan, ...

LAHORE: Doctors have barred former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif from...

LAHORE: The Department of Wildlife and Ecology of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt Gen Muzzammil Hussain (Retd) Wednesday...

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has the...

ISLAMABAD: Scores of students and their families have approached Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) and demanded...

ISLAMABAD: Easypaisa is democratising financial services, while minimising fraud/illegal activities and encouraging...

ISLAMABAD: The large steel producers have approached Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin for immediate constitution of a...

KARACHI: A hot and humid weather is likely to prevail over most parts of the country, the Met Office said on...

KARACHI: Grand scale preparations are afoot at PTCL and Ufone for celebrating the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan...

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday extended the pre-arrest bail of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani...

NAUSHEHROFEROZE: Deputy Commissioner Naushehroferoze Muhammad Tashfeen Alam on Wednesday hold a meeting with the...

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday adjourned for September 9 for final hearing of a petition, challenging...

KARACHI: Federal Insurance Ombudsman (FIO) Dr Khawar Jameel has said that Pakistan collects a total premium of Rs ...

KARACHI: Taiwan Excellence launched a global campaign on August 11 through a virtual event. Themed as...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed Wednesday said the Constitution provides equal rights to the minorities and...

FAISALABAD: Provincial Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid has said that a working plan for setting up a new dental...

LAHORE: While the overall Corona positivity rate in Punjab surged to 6.19%, the provincial health department is...

TIZI OUZOU: The death toll climbed to at least 69 as firefighters, soldiers and civilian volunteers battled blazes ...

KHARTOUM: Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with two other...

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday presented his cabinet to parliament, state media said,...

OTTAWA: Canada will appeal Canadian businessman Michael Spavor’s 11-year jail sentence for spying in China, the...

SHIMLA: Rescuers were working to clear tonnes of rocks and mud Wednesday after a landslide buried about 60 people in...

BERLIN: Germany and the Netherlands said Wednesday they have stopped forced repatriations of Afghan migrants because...

BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday that it had launched the process of kicking out its largest foreign investor,...

ATHENS: Nearly 100,000 hectares of forestry and farmland have burned in less than two weeks in Greece in the worst...

SAN FRANCISCO: A firm specializing in transferring cryptocurrency said that hackers have sent back a portion of the...

WASHINGTON: The US Senate early Wednesday approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint that would greatly expand social...

MOSCOW: Russian scientists sounded the alarm on Wednesday over a huge oil slick in the Black Sea, with the World...

KARACHI: Ziauddin University organized the 6th interactive series of “ZU Dialogues,” titled “Jinnah’s Vision...

PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday announced to set up a dedicated sub-campus of UET...

LUSAKA: Campaigning was winding up Wednesday on the eve of Zambia’s tightly fought presidential and legislative...

BAHAWALPUR: Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday describing farmers as an asset for the country said the government...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin Wednesday directed the Finance Division to present an updated...

ISLAMABAD: The State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, informed the National Assembly Wednesday...

“The Khan went to Karachi for a few hours and never engaged with the government of Sindh.” “Hey he has said ...

Moves to mitigate climate change are drawing peak oil demand closer, current and former OPEC officials told Reuters,...

The role purportedly played by sugar in eroding society, environment, the health and consequently disposable income...

A new gas transmission pipeline to transmit imported RLNG from Port Qasim to Lahore is under active discussion; it ...

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “PM’s focus on Karachi becomes razor sharp” carried by the...

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has the...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has decided to dedicate this year’s Independence Day to the martyrs of...

KARACHI: Over 11,400 bags of urea worth Rs15.4 million are missing from TCP Landhi warehouse. This was revealed in...

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Wednesday said that there are serious threats of terrorism inside the...

PESHAWAR: The commercial and financial feasibility of 365-Kilometer long Peshawar-D.I. Khan Motorway has been...

ISLAMABAD: The spokesperson for BISP while clarifying the news item appeared in Business Recorder on August 11, 2021...

KARACHI: As many as 41 more patients of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 6,316 and 2,145 new...

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the PTI-led government has given new identity and...

KARACHI: Zubair Motiwala, Chairman Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), appreciated...

ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has unearthed massive irregularities in the accounts of Federal ...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday as investors took heart from fresh records on Wall Street despite ...

SHANGHAI: Shanghai stocks rose on Wednesday as real estate and banks rebounded sharply, but the blue-chip index ...

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi stocks closed at a record high on Wednesday, lifted by extended gains in International Holding ...

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Wednesday after data showed that...

LONDON: European shares hit record highs on Wednesday and were on track for their longest winning streak in two...

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday, and the domestically focussed mid-cap index hit a record high, lifted...

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhery Pervez Elahi summoned the session of Provincial Assembly of Punjab on...

KARACHI: The Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh, termed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s ...

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Benami Zone-III, Karachi has filed a reference with the adjudicating authorities against the...

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (August 11, 2021) and the forecast for Thursday (August 12, 2021)....

KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on...

KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment....

KARACHI: Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed ...

KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 11, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

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KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 11, 2021). ======================== Offer Price...

KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 11, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,226.8639 ...

KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (August 11, 2021). ========================...

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KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Wednesday (August 11, 2021). ========================== KIBOR...

LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Wednesday (August 11, 2021)....

KARACHI: Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank ...

KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Wednesday (August 11,...

KARACHI: Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than...

KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,...

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Wednesday witnessed a positive trend and closed in green zone with healthy gains ...

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) Wednesday approved Attabad...

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh on Wednesday said that his department, Engro Energy Limited...

NEW YORK: The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:...

NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures on Wednesday let up from contract highs as investors positioned themselves a day ahead...

NEW YORK: Oil gained Wednesday, changing course after the Biden administration said it would not call on US ...

KARACHI: It is so unfortunate that the average electricity uniform rate gradually go up per unit (excluding taxes,...

MOSCOW: Two leading agriculture consultancies in Moscow - IKAR and Sovecon - cut their estimates of Russia’s 2021...

NEW DELHI: Asia’s gasoline crack to ICE Brent inched lower on Wednesday but remained above $9 per barrel on strong...