Business

NFIS is being given priority to achieve inclusive economic growth, says finance minister

New policy targets merit-based selection of officers, market diversification

State minister assures stockbrokers the anomaly will be removed soon

Uninterrupted supply to armed forces to be ensured in case hostilities break out

ECC directs panel to give report on needs of armed forces

Uri route re-opens as firing in the region eases

El Sharara oilfield had been closed since December last year

Benchmark KSE-100 index decreases 0.15% to settle at 39,688.51

President Donald Trump looks set to open a new front in his trade wars with the South Asian nation

A few 5G mobile phones will hit market in second half of this year

Urea and DAP prices have gone up more than 20% year-on-year

'Wide presence of illicit cigarettes in the country has impacted the legal industry volumes'

Annual pace of expansion drops from 25-35% to 8-10%

Transmission, distribution losses increase to 11.12%

Agreement on the policy reached in consultative meeting at CAA headquarters

FCCI urges national airline to provide more space for cargo shipment

Drop in diesel sales contained due to uptick in demand amid border tensions

Money is being given to Cabinet Division under SDGs Achievement Programme

Out of 14 ministries, only eight ministries had been able to obtain international funding for their PSDPs

Benchmark KSE-100 index increases 0.53% to settle at 39,749.75

Seeks businessmen's input to encourage tax dodgers to join documented economy

WSJ says China will lower tariffs on US-made goods including farm products, chemicals and cars

US, China appear close to a deal that will roll back US tariffs on $200b worth of Chinese goods

In an eight-month trade war, the US has imposed punitive tariffs on $250 billion worth of imports from China

Profits of steel companies likely to remain depressed due to higher input cost, economic slowdown, rate hike

Contraction in manufacturing sector will lead to broad economic slowdown

Many bureaucratic and procedural hurdles stand in the way of investing in SEZs

MNCs are in search of places from where they can move money with ease

Stops tomato purchase, curtails import of raw cotton from the neighbour

FDA had completed the survey of industrial clusters set up in different parts of the city

Rains and halt to govt spending on PSDP major concerns for industry

Eight Islamic banks buy bonds, proceeds of which go
to IPPs, oil and gas firms

Now, the investors can buy 20% of issued share capital of PSX

Activity remains robust; volumes increase 52% while trading value declines 33%

Move aimed at promoting trade, investment and tourism

Fails to return Rs113.7b to banks due to delay in payments by provinces and institutions

Shares draft of new policy with stakeholders; it will be finalised on March 4

The SPI for the lowest income group also increased 0.14% compared to the previous week

Cumulatively, the rupee has lost 31.8% of its value in the last 13 months

Says Pakistan Railways will benefit from Turkish experience

Singaporean businessmen meet counterparts in Lahore to explore trade avenues

Envoy proposes creation of Pak-German chamber of commerce

Will produce Euro-II standard diesel, upgrade existing technology

Decision to be taken in a high-level meeting, chaired by finance minister, on Monday

CPI reading reaches 8.21%, driven up by rupee fall and low base effect

Benchmark KSE-100 index increases 1.24% to settle at 39,539.02

Says country will address concerns of investors, create favourable environment

Fall comes in wake of higher US supplies, global slowdown concerns

OGRA warns against selling gas at higher-than-notified prices

Move comes as tension between Pakistan and India starts de-escalating