PM Chairs Third SIFC Apex Committee Meeting to Bolster Investment Drive
ISLAMABAD: The third meeting of the apex committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) was chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday...
KSA, UAE, eager for investment in Pakistan; both looking for closer business ties
ISLAMABAD: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are eager to invest more and more in Pakistan, as both Middle...
Weekly inflation up by 1.30% as people caught in snowball effect
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose by 1.30 per cent when compared with the previous week, as the people in Pakistan are joggling...
PSX reaches 6-year high, Stock market soars to new heights of 49,000 points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Thursday witnessed phenomenal growth, reaching the highest level in six years, crossing the elusive 49,000 points mark.
Shares trading...
Premier Shehbaz Sharif deplores NAB’s past role as ‘political pawn’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday highlighted the unfortunate role played by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the past, revealing how the...
Government jacks up petrol price by Rs19.95 per litre
ISLAMABAD: Amidst mounting economic pressures, the masses find themselves grappling with yet another burden as the government on Tuesday decided to jack up petrol...
SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22 per cent
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday kept the key policy rate unchanged at 22 per cent. The central bank governor Jameel...
PSX 100-index gains record 1000 points, crosses 48,000 barrier
KARACHI: The first day of the business week saw a huge boom in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that registered an increase of more...
Chinese bank rolls over $2.4 billion loan to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) has rolled over $2.4 billion to Pakistan, a sigh of relief for the outgoing Pakistan Democratic Movement-led...
Dollar takes Rs0.40 dip in interbank; Exchange rate now stands at 284.75
KARACHI: The United States (US) dollar has experienced a Rs0.40 decline in value against the Pakistani rupee in the interbank market during the early...
