ITFC to provide $600m to finance POL products’ imports ISLAMABAD: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), on Monday, informed Pakistan that the ongoing... Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:21am
Climate change could trigger internal migration of 216m people: WB World Bank says conflicts, health and economic crises such as those unleashed by COVID-19 pandemic could compound the situation Updated 14 Sep, 2021 09:22am
Govt working to repay $3bn Chinese investment: Khalid Mansoor SAPM on CPEC says the payment has to be made because Chinese companies have to declare dividend Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:04am
Joint sitting marred by opposition boycott, lack of media access: President gives govt full marks in economy Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday highlighted the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s... Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:17am
Donors pledge $1.1bn for Afghanistan GENEVA/NEW YORK: Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have... Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:19am
Wheat ‘crisis’: TCP chairman likely to face the music ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reportedly held Chairman TCP responsible for... Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:22am
Cabinet may give 10pc ad hoc relief allowance to MPs ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday (today), will consider grant of 10 per cent of... Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:33am
Roadshows begin for PSM revival Two international investment companies/potential investors were briefed about the revival of Pakistan Steel Mills Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:29am
Briefing to Tarin: PTA set to surpass Rs45.436bn non-tax revenue target ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Major General Amir Azim Bajwa (retired) while... Updated 14 Sep, 2021 07:30pm
Bennett meets Sisi on first Egypt visit by Israeli PM in decade CAIRO: Israel’s Naftali Bennett met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, on the first visit to the... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Taliban co-founder releases audio statement after death rumours KABUL: The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan released an audio statement Monday saying... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Iran says Afghan govt ‘not inclusive’ TEHRAN: Iran charged Monday that the Taliban’s interim government announced last week in neighbouring Afghanistan... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Taliban ‘breaking’ promises to women: UN rights chief GENEVA: The Taliban are breaking their promises on women’s rights and inclusivity in Afghanistan, the UN rights... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Environment threats ‘greatest challenge to human rights’: UN GENEVA: The UN’s rights chief warned on Monday that environmental threats were worsening conflicts worldwide and... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
BoE says Covid hitting timing of Basel bank capital rules LONDON: Countries are facing “challenges” in rolling out final elements of tougher global bank capital rules and... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Typhoon Chanthu: Flights cancelled, thousands evacuated BEIJING: Hundreds of flights were grounded and tens of thousands of residents evacuated in Shanghai on Monday, as... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
China likely to target biggest payment app Alipay in tech crackdown BEIJING: Chinese regulators have ordered sweeping changes to the country’s biggest payment app Alipay, as the... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Afghanistan blame game shifts to US Congress as Blinken testifies WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify twice to Congress this week about the US withdrawal from... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Purchase of software, IT-related equipment: Govt urged to declare operational emergency ISLAMABAD: The Revenue Division has requested the federal government to declare operational emergency for immediate... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
ITP issues tickets to 9,097 vehicles ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) have claimed to have issued tickets to 9,097 vehicles and imposed fine... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Employment as domestic worker: Senate body recommends minimum age ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights has recommended that 18 years be the minimum age for employment... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
‘Some media houses claim fake news as their right’ ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Monday that some media houses... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Cantonment Board elections: Punjab governor heaps praise on PM over victory LAHORE: Felicitating Prime Minister Imran Khan, PTI leadership and party workers over victory in the Cantonment ... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Country reports 2,988 fresh Covid-19 cases ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Monday, reported 2,988 fresh Covid-19 cases after 53,158 coronavirus tests were conducted... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Qureshi urges world to renew developmental partnerships with Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday urged the world community to renew developmental... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Proposed PMDA: Opposition parties put their weight behind media ISLAMABAD: Opposition political parties on Monday threw their weight behind the journalist community in rejecting ... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
There’s no shortage of oxygen, beds in hospitals: minister LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid and Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal have said that there is no... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Fake bank accounts case: AC seeks reply from NAB ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing multibillion fake bank accounts case, on Monday, sought reply from the... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Sindh, Balochistan: CNG stations to remain closed for four days KARACHI: Due to Dry Docking (Change of FSRU at Engro Terminal) that will take place from September 14 to 17, 2021,... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khan’s popularity “I don’t see any political party seeing the signs.” “What signs?” “The era of cohabitation is with us... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Witness tells AC ‘Government is final authority to appoint PIA CEO’ ISLAMABAD: A prosecution witness in illegal appointment of former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pakistan... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
PIA runs first chartered commercial flight to Kabul since Taliban take-over KABUL: An international commercial flight left Kabul on Monday, the first since the Taliban retook power last month,... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
IHC suspends balloting of plots in F-14, F-15 sectors ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday suspended the balloting of plots in F-14 and F-15 sectors of the... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
NAB officials test Covid-19 positive ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Prosecutor General Accountability, Syed Asghar Haider, and 17... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Punjab official for raising standards of universities LAHORE: Punjab Secretary, Higher Education Department, Syed Javed Iqbal Bokhari, Monday said the performance of... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Covid-19 positivity rate in Punjab declines to 6.34pc LAHORE: The overall corona positivity rate in Punjab has slightly declined to 6.34 percent, as out of 19038 tests... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Buzdar explains his govt’s approach to governance LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Monday that the government was following the vision of... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Dry weather likely in country’s various parts LAHORE: Mainly dry weather is expected over most parts of the country, said a weather forecast for the next 48 hours... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Journalists’ harassment: SC asks DG FIA, Pemra chief to submit reports ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed the director general Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the chairman... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Fall in academic standards in rural districts: Education minister blames transfer of teachers KARACHI: Sindh education minister Syed Sardar Shah on Monday blamed legislators of the Sindh Assembly for transfers... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Salman Siddiqui appointed SSGC’s new spokesperson KARACHI: Subsequent to a recent re-organization, Salman Ahmed Siddiqui will be SSGC’s new Spokesper-son and Head ... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
German Navy ship visits Pakistan KARACHI: German Navy Ship FGS BAYERN (FFG-217) visited Karachi from 08-12 September 2021. The visit was aimed at... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
KCCI chief Vohra assures dumper truck owners of his support KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) M. Shariq Vohra has assured to take up the issue... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
After the ‘bazooka’, BoJ dismantles the work of its radical chief After years of shock-and-awe stimulus, the Bank of Japan is quietly rolling back radical policies introduced by its... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Correcting perceptions about MSCI downgrade Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) index was downgraded from Emerging Market to Frontier Market recently by MSCI (Morgan... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Provincial economies: key economic ratios This is the fourth article of a multi-part series of articles on the provincial economies. It focuses on some of the... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
GCU, SDSC hold conference LAHORE: A three-day international conference on “Environment and Sustainable Development” on Monday began at the... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
COAS briefed about ‘Karachi Transformation Plan’ KARACHI: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the Corps Headquarters in Karachi on Monday. “Chief of Army... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
MPA gets bail in harassment case LAHORE: A sessions’ court on Monday confirmed the bail of Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Khuram Leghari after... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Companies Reckitt Pakistan bags multiple wins at DarazMall Awards 2021 KARACHI: Reckitt has successfully added to their growing list of accolades as their number one selling brand, ... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
US delivers another 320,580 Pfizer vaccine doses for Sindh KARACHI: US Consul General Mark Stroh and Sindh Minister of Health and Population Welfare, Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho on... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
PTC inaugurates water filtration facilities ISLAMABAD: In a bid to its vital role as responsible corporate citizen to provide clean drinking water to the... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
DC Faisalabad inspects cleaning operation FAISALABAD: Deputy Commissioner Ali Shehzad reached various roads early in the morning to check the cleanliness... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
KE launches Whatsapp service for convenience of customers KARACHI: K-Electric continues to leverage technology and digitization in its business operations with a focus on... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Faysal Islami and Shaheen Shah Afridi team up KARACHI: Faysal Islami, the best emerging and fastest growing Islamic bank of Pakistan, has signed Shaheen Shah... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
NUST holds ‘Virtual High Achiever Awards ceremony’ ISLAMABAD: To celebrate and pay tribute to Nustians proving their mettle at various national and international... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Another electricity transformer ‘explodes’ in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: Third electricity transformer exploded on Monday in Hyderabad in the recent past luckily no human loss ... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Gender-based violence: Implementation of laws always remained ‘challenging’: speakers LAHORE: Speakers at a seminar while underscoring the need for introducing judicial reforms, especially with regards... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Restructuring of agri department: Salman underscores need for devising strategy for training of farmers LAHORE: Advisor to CM Punjab on Economic Affairs, Planning and Development Dr Salman Shah has stressed the need to... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Sania, partners team visit One Window Ehsaas Centre ISLAMABAD: Dr Sania Nishtar together with a delegation of international development partners, visited a One Window... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Companies ZTE, United Mobile join hands to manufacture mobile handsets LAHORE: Pakistan information technology and telecom sector witnessed a major milestone on September 9 when a ... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Cantonment board polls: KP govt expresses satisfaction over results PESHAWAR: The provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Monday expressed satisfaction over PTI’s victory in the... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (September 13, 2021) and the forecast for Tuesday (September 14, 2021).... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Letters A dossier on India’s war crimes Unveiling of a dossier on India’s war crimes by Pakistan has again brought the Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Stocks Topix hits fresh 3-decade high TOKYO: Japanese stocks staged a late comeback to take the Topix to a three-decade peak on Monday, buoyed by optimism... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Stocks China’s blue-chips end lower as lending data disappoints SHANGHAI: Chinese blue-chips ended lower on Monday, dragged down by semiconductors and tourism stocks, after an... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Stocks Major Gulf bourses end mixed, Abu Dhabi falls most DUBAI: Major stock markets in the Gulf ended mixed on Monday, with the Abu Dhabi index falling the most, as ... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Stocks Dow, S&P higher on support from energy shares even as tech struggles NEW YORK: Gains in energy stocks pushed the Dow Jones index higher on Monday and kept the S&P 500 in positive... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Stocks European stocks snap 4-day losing streak LONDON: European stocks ended higher for the first time in five days on Monday, as oil, banks and utility shares... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Stocks Energy stocks help steady FTSE 100 LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 ended higher on Monday as gains in energy-linked stocks aided a partial recovery from ... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (September 13, 2021).... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates THE RUPEE: Mixed movement KARACHI: PKR ended the first day of the week with somewhat of a mixed movement. It remained unchanged against USD in... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates Revised Rates of Debt Securities KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Monday (September 13, 2021).... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
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 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates Member to Member KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Monday (September 13, 2021).... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Stocks NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL) KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on Monday... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (September 13, 2021). ==================================== BR... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates BOARD MEETINGS KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates Dividend/Bonus Announcements KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Stocks Last date of renunciation/payment KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment.... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates Proposed right issues KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Rates Clearing Schedule for T+2 System KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System.... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
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 Sep, 2021 03:55am
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