20.9pc female engineering graduates unemployed, 50.9pc out of labour force: Labour Force Survey 2020-21 KARACHI: An analysis of the Labour Force Survey 2020-21 has revealed that out of total 28,920 female engineering... Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 1.7pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the current week, ended 19th October 2023, decreased... Updated 21 Oct, 2023 08:53am
Markets Q1FY24: Petroleum group imports post 28pc negative growth ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 28.03 percent during the first quarter... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
Print Q1 textile group exports down 9.95pc to $4.127bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 9.95 percent during the first quarter... Updated 19 Oct, 2023 08:52am
Editorials Rise in LSM output EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released very encouraging data on large-scale manufacturing (LSM)... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
Print Aug LSMI output up by 2.52pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMI) output increased by 2.52 percent for August 2023 compared... Updated 17 Oct, 2023 09:17am
Pakistan 10.87m mobile handsets made locally ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 10.87 million mobile handsets during the first... Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.30pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for the week ended 12th October 2023, increased by 0.30... Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am
Editorials Inflation on the rise EDITORIAL: Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose by 0.11 percent for the week ending 5 October 2023 registering a... Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am
Opinion Spurt in inflation The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released the estimate of the rate of inflation in the national Consumer... Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:47am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.11pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for the week ended October 5, increased by 0.11 per cent... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
Print Fiscal adjustment hamstrung by interest payments Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives says economy has slowly and steadily started recovering from the downturn in growth Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:00am
Business & Finance Sept CPI rises 4 percentage points to 31.4pc MoM ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September to 31.4 percent against the... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Import compression: Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 42% to $5.29bn in 3MFY24 Balance stood at $9.16bn in same period of previous year Updated 02 Oct, 2023 06:19pm
Markets Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 31.4% in September Brokerage house says reading is in line with market expectations Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:42pm
Opinion Fall in industrial production The estimate of the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) for the month of July 2023 has recently been released by ... Updated 26 Sep, 2023 07:12am
Print Wholesale, retail prices of essential commodities: NPMC underscores need for reducing gap ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) reviewed the prices of essential commodities on Monday and... Updated 26 Sep, 2023 08:47am
Pakistan ‘Unfinished agenda of PBS’: Ishrat shares his opinion ISLAMABAD: Dr Ishrat Husain a renowned economist, former Governor State Bank, Former Advisor to Prime Minister on... Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.93pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended 21st September, 2023 increased by... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance Aug cell phone imports cross Rs32.7bn mark ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mobile phone imports crossed Rs32.7 billion in August 2023, according to the latest data... Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am
Print July LSMI output contracts 1.09pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output registered negative 3.62 percent growth in July... Updated 19 Sep, 2023 09:11am
Print Plea against CCI decision: PTI challenges objections raised by SC registrar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday challenged the objections raised by Supreme Court registrar on... Updated 17 Sep, 2023 07:02pm
Business & Finance Jul-Aug textile group exports down 9.49pc to $2.766bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 9.49 percent during the first two months... Updated 16 Sep, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Jul-Aug period: POL group imports post negative growth of 34.25pc to $2.171bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 34.25 percent during the first two months... Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am
Pakistan As many as 35pc female medical doctors unemployed in Pakistan: PBS KARACHI: A large number of female doctors are out of job in Pakistan despite the fact that the world’s fifth most... Published 12 Sep, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.96pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended 7 September 2023 increased by 0.96... Updated 09 Sep, 2023 01:21pm
Opinion A questionable digital census On 5th August, the Council of Common Interests unanimously approved the results of the 7th Population Census of... Updated 08 Sep, 2023 06:36am
Opinion The population bulge The results of the seventh Population and Housing Census of Pakistan in 2023 have been announced recently by the... Updated 05 Sep, 2023 07:08am
Editorials Macroeconomic indicators EDITORIAL: Four unexplained, albeit bafflingly un-synchronised, data was recently uploaded on the Pakistan Bureau of... Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Aug CPI inflation soars 27.4pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 27.4 percent on a year-on-year basis in ... Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees