Business & Economy

HYDERABAD, Apr 18 (APP): Provincial Minister for Revenue Makhdoom Mehboob Zaman on Tuesday said the government wants to legislate for providing security to field staff of the Revenue department as they always worked as front-line soldiers in any emergency situation. The minister said this while […]

RAWALPINDI, Apr 18 (APP):The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI) and Dr Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital (ANTH) on Tuesday signed an agreement to provide discounts to its members on various services. President Saqib Rafiq behalf of RCCI and Col (retd) Dr Ghulam Mujtaba Abbasi […]

KARACHI, Apr 17 (APP): Following were the Opening Rates of foreign currencies in kerb market issued by the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), here on Monday. F.C. LOW RATE HIGH RATE U.S $ (Inter Bank) 284.75 285.30 U.S $ (Cash Free Market) 285.00 288.00 SAUDIA […]

Peshawar, April 17 (ONLINE): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Minister for Industries, Commerce and Technical Education, Muhammad Adnan Jalil on Monday directed the relevant authorities for taking effective measures to revive sick industries and also solve the problems being faced by the industrialists in the industrial estates […]

FAISALABAD, Apr 17 (APP): International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Philippines is promoting regional cooperation to increase rice production and germplasm exchange in South Asia to meet nutritional needs of rapidly growing population. These views were expressed by IRRI Director for Asia, Dr Jongsoo Shin during […]

Riyadh, April 16 (AFP/APP): Saudi Arabia has put a second four-percent chunk of shares of the Aramco energy giant, worth tens of billions of dollars, under the control of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, state media said Sunday. The move underscores Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]

ISLAMABAD 15 April (Online): Federal finance and revenue minister Ishaq Dar held virtual meeting with president Asian Infrastructure investment bank (AIIB) Jin Liqun yesterday (Saturday). Finance ministry said Ishaq Dar informed President AIIB about economic situation and government steps for sustainable development. Ishaq Dar also […]

LAHORE 15 April (Online): Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that Pakistan had fulfilled all the conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adding “the global lender has no excuse to not give a go-ahead to the deal”. Addressing a ceremony after reviewing […]

ISLAMABAD 15 April (Online): The World Bank has warned that Pakistan’s inflation is projected to further rise to 29.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2023 due to higher energy and food prices and the weaker Rupee. However, the World Bank report on the macro […]

KARACHI, Apr 14 (APP):The Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel Ahmed, has said that impacts of policy measures were already playing out in the economy and country was on its way to achieving macroeconomic stability while uncertainty regarding external financing will also fade away with […]