Rupee Continues To Slide Against US Dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee depreciated 40 paisas against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Tuesday. According to the State Bank...
Trade Deficit Increases by 119.9%
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened to a whopping $7.49 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY2021-22), data released by the...
Traders Action Committee Ends Sit-in
KARACHI: Negotiations with Sindh Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah of the Trade Action Committee were successful. Karachi Trade Action Committee ended the sit-in on the...
Weekly Inflation Up By 0.67pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on September 2, 2021 for the combined consumption group witnessed an increase...
Karachi Airport To Be Upgraded
KARACHI: The CAA decided to establish latest air traffic control tower and fire station at the Karachi International airport. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has...
Price of Cement Increases in Pakistan
KARACHI: The price of cement has gone up in the country after increase in the prices of stell. During the last two days, the price...
NEPRA Raises Questions Over KE Price Hike Request
KARACHI: Karachitis may have to bear an additional burden of Rs1.26 per unit hike in power price on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for...
Entry of Unvaccinated People Banned At Malls
ISLAMABAD: The health department has issued a new order for those who go to shopping malls across the country. The health department has given a...
PM Directs For Timely Establishment, Activation Of One Window Services Portal
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed for timely establishment and activation of One Window Services Portal to facilitate local and foreign investment in Special...
Dollar Gains 60 Paisas Against Pakistani Rupee
KARACHI: Dollar rises 60 paise in open market The dollar rose 60 paise to 167.20 from 167.20. The dollar also rose 48 paise on the...
NEPRA Suggests Increase In Prices Of Electricity
Islamabad: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday concluded public hearing into monthly fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for July. The hearing was presided over...
Karachi Traders Announce Hunger Strike Against Lock-down Tomorrow
KARACHI: Karachi Traders Action Committee has announced a hunger strike on September 2 to protest against the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on businesses by the Sindh...
FBR Will Comfortably Achieve Annual Tax Collection Target Of Rs 5,829 Billion: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed the confidence that the FBR will comfortably achieve the annual tax collection target of 5,829 billion rupees. In...
Prices of Petroleum Products Reduced
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday slashed prices of petroleum products by up to Rs 1.50 per litre effective from September 01, 2021. According to a...
Govt Debt Crosses Rs38 Trillion: SBP
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said that the country’s debt has soared to Rs38,697 billion in June 2021 with most of it...
OGRA Proposes Reduction in PoL Prices
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday proposed bringing down prices of petroleum products for the first half of September. According to...
Tarin To Chair ECC Meeting Tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen has convened a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee tomorrow in which a grant of Rs 215 million is likely...
Pakistan Will Get Extension in GSP Plus Status: Dawood
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood says the government is determined to facilitate local industry to enhance exports. Talking...
Federal Govt Reduces Sales Tax on Petrol
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified sales tax to be charged on petroleum products in the country with 10.54 percent tax to be...
Inflation Continues To Increase in Pakistan
KARACHI: Inflation could not be stopped across the country. In one week, the price of food increased by 2%. The Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS)...