3.2m lost jobs due to Covid-19 KARACHI: Along with over 3 million employment loss, around 6.7 million employees experienced a fall in their income... Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am
Print All essential items: USC asked to ensure supply ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin has directed the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) for making... Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am
Print May CPI inflation rate at 10.09pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 10.9 percent on year-on-year basis in May ... Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am
Opinion GDP growth rate in 2019-20: The impact of Covid-19 The recent announcement by the National Accounts Committee of the growth rates of GDP for the year 2020/21 of just... Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am
Opinion The growth rate controversy Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has claimed Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 3.94 percent in the... Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am
Editorials Achieving food security EDITORIAL: The bumper wheat crop provides a good example of how headlines can be a little misleading sometimes... Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am
Print Economy to have sustainable, inclusive growth: MoF ISLAMABAD: The government Friday said the economic growth of 3.94 percent for the outgoing fiscal year would bring... Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am
Print SPI down 0.63pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 27, 2021 recorded a decline of 0.63 percent... Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am
Opinion Beyond GDP: equity, wellbeing and sustainability Let me start the article by giving two quotes in order to lay the basis for understanding why it is important for... Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am
Pakistan Gold imports fall by 40.39pc in 10 months The gold imports into the country during July-April (2020-21) were recorded at $6.931 million as compared to the imports of $11.627 million during July-April (2019-20). Published 26 May, 2021 08:08pm
Print Notices issued to 19 poultry feed producing companies ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to 19 feed companies for... Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am
Editorials Growth rate of 4 percent? EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin during his press conference this Sunday past defended the authenticity of... Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The FY21 growth rate “Hammad Azhar was the first to boast of a 4 percent growth rate…” “So? He is a member of the cabinet.”... Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am
Print July-April (2020-21): Mobile phones worth $1.684bn imported: PBS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.684 billion during July-April (2020-21) compared to $1.027... Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am
Print SPI up 0.82pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 20, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.82 percent... Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am
Editorials Stats, too, are sacred EDITORIAL: Shortly after taking oath as the Khan administration’s fourth finance minister on 16 April 2021,... Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am
Print Census-2017 puts country’s population at 207.68m ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Tuesday released final results of sixth Population and Housing... Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am
Pakistan Injections, output increases 28.07pc in three quarters ISLAMABAD: The production of injections in the country has witnessed 28.07 percent increase during the first three... Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am
Business & Finance Services trade deficit shrinks 52.37pc in 3 quarters ISLAMABAD: The country’s services trade deficit contracted by 52.37 percent during the first three quarters of the... Updated 17 May, 2021 09:57am
Pakistan Local POL production increases 12.71pc in 3rd quarter The POL products that showed growth including kerosene oil production, which increased by 0.44 percent during the period under review. Published 09 May, 2021 06:56pm
Print SPI up 0.50pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 6, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.50 percent... Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am
Print Jul-Mar LSMI output up 8.99pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 8.99 percent for ... Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am
Print Jul-Apr trade deficit widens by 21.60pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit widened by 21.60 percent to $23.825 billion in July-April 2020-21 compared... Updated 06 May, 2021 10:20am
Print Price trends of essential commodities analysed ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has directed the respective provincial administrations and... Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am
Business & Finance Fan exports increase 26.83pc in 9 months ISLAMABAD: The exports of electric fan witnessed an increase of 26.83 percent during the nine months of financial... Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am
Print Apr CPI inflation up 11.1pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 11.1 percent on year-on-year basis in April... Published 02 May, 2021 03:23am
Print SPI up 0.05pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 29, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.05 ... Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am
Print PBS initiates PDS-2020 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has initiated Pakistan Demographic Survey (PDS)-2020, for which the... Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am
Editorials Tarin has chosen the wisest course EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin chaired his first national price monitoring committee meeting after taking... Published 28 Apr, 2021 03:18am
Print Tarin orders revisit of farm-to-consumer chain ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has directed the provincial government and the Pakistan... Published 27 Apr, 2021 03:02am
