Govt employees given major housing relief The increase in house rent ceiling will be applicable to federal government employees from grade 1 to 22 Updated 22 Sep, 2021 10:00am
POS, electricity consumption by public: Law hasn’t stipulated any tax: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance 2021 has not imposed any tax on point of sale (POS) and... Updated 22 Sep, 2021 09:41am
OECD lowers global, US economic growth forecasts PARIS: The OECD warned Tuesday of an “uneven” global economic recovery as it lowered its 2021 growth forecasts... Updated 22 Sep, 2021 09:42am
CDWP recommends KCR at cost of Rs20.715bn to ECNEC ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) recommended “Karachi Circular Railways” at cost of Rs... Updated 22 Sep, 2021 09:46am
2023 elections will be held after 7th census ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said on Tuesday that the next general election would be... Updated 22 Sep, 2021 09:44am
Removal of 17,000 employees: NA throws out PPP resolution ISLAMABAD: In an unusual move, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) wanted to bring a resolution against termination... Updated 22 Sep, 2021 09:48am
SAPM Tabish quits govt ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Power and Petroleum, Tabish Gauhar has resigned after being... Updated 22 Sep, 2021 09:40am
Pakistan 'used and binned' by Western bloc, says PCB chief LAHORE: Pakistan have been "used and binned" by the "Western Bloc", cricket board chairman Ramiz Raja said on... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Africa Sudan says coup thwarted, accuses Bashir loyalists KHARTOUM: Sudanese authorities said they had foiled an attempted coup on Tuesday, accusing plotters loyal to ousted... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
The third man: UK charges another Russian for nerve attack on double agent LONDON: British police said on Tuesday a third Russian had been charged in absentia with the 2018 Novichok murder... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Evergrande's rising default risks shift focus to possible Beijing rescue HONG KONG/NEW YORK: Persistent default fears eclipsed efforts by China Evergrande Group's chairman to lift ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Macron and Modi vow to 'act jointly' after subs dispute PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday vowed to "act jointly" in the... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
US Democrats unveil plans to suspend debt limit WASHINGTON: Democratic congressional leaders on Monday unveiled plans to suspend the nation's borrowing limit,... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Taliban sack CEO of Afghan cricket board KABUL: The Taliban have sacked the head of Afghanistan's cricket board, replacing him with a member of the feared... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
South Asia Taliban say girls to return to school 'as soon as possible' KABUL: The Taliban said on Tuesday Afghan girls will be allowed to return to school "as soon as possible", after... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Ellahi Buksh elected BQATI President KARACHI: Election for the term 2021-22 of Bin Qasim Association of Trade & Industry (BQATI), were held with the... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Sindh governor meets 30-member Punjab PA delegation KARACHI: A 30-member delegation of parliamentarians from the Punjab Assembly led by Syed Kausar Abbas, Executive... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi elected PAJCCI VP unopposed PESHAWAR: President of Frontier Customs Agents Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has been elected as... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Healthcare sector allocated Rs21.7bn from FY22 PSDP ISLAMABAD: In the current fiscal year's Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2021-2022, a sum of Rs21.7 ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (September 21, 2021) and the forecast for Wednesday (September 22, 2021).... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
PM under fire for sending Afridi to UNGA session ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is under fire from his opponents, his own party members, social media users and... Updated 22 Sep, 2021 10:57am
Four alleged Al-Qaeda terrorists held in Lahore LAHORE: The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday arrested four terrorists of Al-Qaeda along with ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
COAS tells Greek ambassador: Pakistan safe place for business, tourism RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa reiterated on Tuesday that Pakistan is safe for all... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Three-tier statutory delegation of power devolution: Senate body stresses urgency of more efficient governance ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution underscored the exercise of 3-tier statutory delegation of... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Al-Azizia reference: IHC directs NAB to prepare details of facts ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Tuesday, directed the National Accountability Court (NAB) to prepare the... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Afghan refugees: Coca-Cola Foundation responds to UNHCR's call KARACHI: The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, has awarded a grant of... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Issues of various provinces: Senate panel expresses dissatisfaction over lack of decisions by CCI ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel, on Tuesday, expressed dissatisfaction over lack of concrete decisions by the Council of... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Data of over 0.5m registered Afghan refugees updated PESHAWAR: Pakistan has updated details of more than 500,000 registered Afghan refugees as part of a country-wide... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Pakistan calls for unfreezing of Afghan assets NEW YORK: Pakistan on Monday called on world powers to unblock billions of dollars in Afghan assets frozen after the... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Balochistan to get first-ever girls cadet college in Quetta ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government has initiated efforts to establish first-ever Girls Cadet College in Quetta to... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
PARTLY FACETIOUS: Cricket conspiracy "And another cricket team has cancelled its tour." "It's a conspiracy against this hapless country that has paid... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Apartment in New York case: IHC extends pre-arrest bail to Zardari ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Tuesday, extended pre-arrest bail to former president and co-chairperson... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
SC holds no place for curative review in constitution ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, held that a second review cannot be heard against its judgments under the... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Electoral reforms: Treasury, opposition agree to form special committee ISLAMABAD: Treasury and opposition representatives agreed to constitute a special committee comprising members from... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
PPDWP approves four more uplift schemes LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PPDWP) has approved four development schemes of various... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Punjab to set up 'National Park' at Kundian LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to set up a 'National Park' at Kundian stretching over 50 acres of land at... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Nawaz's properties: NAB asks DCs to make arrangements for auction LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has formally initiated the recovery process from former Prime... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Clarification ISLAMABAD: This is apropos a news item titled "Tarin bemoans 'NAB fear' hindrance" carried by Business Recorder... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
1500 filtration plants to be functional by December: Punjab governor LAHORE: Inaugurating the 50 more filtration plants, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Tuesday that... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Amount stuck in litigations: Petroleum ministry directed to prepare plan ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Tuesday, directed the Petroleum Ministry to prepare a plan in coordination with... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Sindh reports 6 new Covid-19 deaths, 810 fresh cases KARACHI: As many as 6 more patients of Corona virus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,295 and 810 new cases... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Environmental degradation: Sindh seeks NGOs’, private sector’s help: minister KARACHI: Sindh Environment and Climate Change Minister Ismail Rahoo, has said the Sindh government surely required... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
KPT owes Rs650m to KMC: administrator KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday revealed that the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has to... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Sindh Assembly pays homage to Bhittai on death anniversary KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday paid homage to the famed mystic Sufi saint, Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai,... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Merkel bids farewell to Stralsund, her longtime constituency In 1990, local politician Wolfhard Molkentin was desperately looking for someone from his CDU party to stand in the... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
In defence of fertilizer industry Despite its contributions to the national economy and the country’s agriculture sector at large, the fertilizer... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Don’t try to reinvent the wheel At the fag-end of last month and with the next general elections only 23 months away, Finance Minister Shaukat ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Letters The ‘NAB fear’ This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “Tarin bemoans ‘NAB fear’ hindrance” carried by the newspaper... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
SC dismisses FBR’s appeal ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court dismissed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)’s appeal requiring M/panther Sports and... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
PTI MNA found guilty of poll rigging ISLAMABAD: An inquiry conducted by Provincial Election Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has found Fakhar Zaman Khan—... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Ahsan terms proposed reform package ‘a rigging package’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary general Ahsan Iqbal, on Tuesday, termed the electoral... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Housing for low-income groups negligible despite high demand: study KARACHI: The supply of housing for low-income groups in Pakistan remained negligible despite high demand, while the... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Introduction of SPAC: SECP amends Public Offering Regulations, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has amended the Public Offering Regulations,... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
IHC turns down petition against forced Covid-19 vaccinations ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), on Tuesday, turned down a petition filed against forced vaccination... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Mawach Goth incident: Sindh Police flayed for not arresting culprits KARACHI: Leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Awami National Party (ANP) here Tuesday strongly condmened the failure... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
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 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates PSX in deep red: BRIndex100 takes downturn KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday witnessed bearish trend and closed in deep red due to across the board... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Grains Big letdown for western Illinois corn as harvest ramps up FORT COLLINS, (Colo.): Harvest has begun for the US Crop Watch corn and soybeans and the surrounding areas, and the... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 159,824 tonnes of cargo comprising 95,597 tonnes of import cargo and 64,227... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Stocks US, European stocks rebound after Evergrande-driven rout LONDON: US and European equities rebounded on Tuesday after fears over the possible collapse of Chinese property... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (September 21, 2021)... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================================= ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (September 21, 2021).... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates THE RUPEE: Up against USD KARACHI: On Tuesday, PKR went up against USD in both interbank and open markets possibly as a reaction to SBP... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Revised Rates of Debt Securities KARACHI: The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (September 21, 2021).... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
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 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Member to Member KARACHI: The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (September 21, 2021).... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Stocks NATIONAL CLEARING COMPANY OF PAKISTAN LIMITED (NCCPL) KARACHI: National Clearing Company declares daily settlement information for local & foreign investors on ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ==================================== ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates BOARD MEETINGS KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Dividend/Bonus Announcements KARACHI: Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Stocks Last date of renunciation/payment KARACHI: Last dates of renunciation/payment.... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Proposed right issues KARACHI: Right issues proposed by companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Clearing Schedule for T+2 System KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+2 System.... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates EFU TAKAFUL CONSERVATIVE FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Conservative Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
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Rates EFU TAKAFUL GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Takaful Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
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Rates EFU GUARANTEED GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: EFU Guaranteed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Aitemad Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates JLI TAKAFUL INCOME FUND KARACHI: JLI Takaful Income Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
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Rates JLI CAPITAL GROWTH TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Capital Growth Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND KARACHI: JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates JLI YAQEEN GROWTH FUND RATES KARACHI: JLI Yaqeen Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates KARACHI: JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ======================== Offer Price 1,209.6003... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ========================... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates KARACHI: Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ========================... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Kibor interbank offered rates KARACHI: Kibor interbank offered rates on Tuesday (September 21, 2021). ========================== KIBOR... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Tuesday (September 21, 2021).... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Bill buying rates per unit of currency KARACHI: Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar KARACHI: London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Tuesday (September 21,... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest KARACHI: Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Rates State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Taxes AOPs/companies asked to pay advance income tax by 25th LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sought all the Association of Persons (AOPs) or a company to pay ... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Taxes Foreign tax jurisdictions: FBR enters into 66 double taxation agreements ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has entered into 66 double taxation agreements with foreign tax... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Energy Minister visits KE’s Bin Qasim Power Station 3 (BQPS-III) KARACHI: Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi visited K-Electric’s Bin Qasim Power Station 3 (BQPS-III) on... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am