Pakistan seeks more collaborations with global financial institutions
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh held a series of meetings with heads of various global financial... Read more
View ArticleSBS Distribution Celebrates 10 years of Excellence & Launches New IT & Data...
Islamabad: Syed Business Distribution held a grand celebration in Karachi on completing a decade of their successful operations in the IT sector. The company unveiled... Read more
View ArticleSECP focused on rejuvenating IPOs: Chairman SECP
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), to attract new listings in stock market, improve capital formation and provide ease of doing business,... Read more
View ArticleLack of banking channel hindering smooth trade between Iran and Pakistan
KARACHI: Consul General of Iran Ahmad Mohammadi has said that there is a huge potential to enhance bilateral trade and economic relations between Iran and... Read more
View Article62nd Children’s Literature Festival kicks off in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The two-day 62nd Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), a flagship program of civil society organization Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), kicked off with a number of interactive sessions......
View ArticlePakistan’s overall electricity generation up 9.0 percent in September 2019
KARACHI: Pakistan’s overall electricity generation during September 2019 surged 9.0 percent to 13,621Gwh compared with 12,552Gwh generated during the same month last year, latest data... Read more
View ArticleENGRO FERTILIZERS’ PROJECT PAVE WINS SECOND GLOBAL AWARD FOR HELPING FARMERS...
Karachi: Engro Fertilizers Limited’s Project PAVE has won its second global accolade this year when it received the award for Best Shared Value Project Through... Read more
View ArticleCEJ & ICRC Hosted 3rd Humanitarian Reporting Awards
Karachi: Awards were conferred on seven journalists for outstanding contributions in humanitarian reporting at the Humanitarian Reporting Awards, 2019, on 24th October. The Awards were... Read more
View ArticlePakistan Stock Exchange lists largest ever Sukuk issue
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Energy Sukuk-I (PES-I) issue of Rs200 billion got listed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). PES-I is the largest Shariah compliant financial instrument... Read more
View ArticleCPHGC & GE announce successful completion of 1,320 MW power plant in Balochistan
HUB: In the presence of the Honourable Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan and his Excellency Mr. Yao Jing, Ambassador... Read more
View ArticleFBR’s FASTER module fails to timely process sales tax refunds
KARACHI: SITE Association of Industry has criticized the poor performance of the recently launched Fully Automated Sales Tax e-Refunds (FASTER) module, and stating contrary to... Read more
View ArticleSECP’s measures instrumental in Pakistan’s ease of doing business ranking
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has undertaken some vital reforms to shorten the time involved in starting a business, measures for... Read more
View ArticlePPL AGM approves 20 percent cash dividend
Karachi: The 68th Annual General Meeting of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) was held on October 28 at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. Members approved financial statements... Read more
View ArticleElectronics traders to observe shutter down strike on October 29, 30
KARACHI: The Karachi Electronics Dealers Association (KEDA) has announced to join All Pakistan Traders Association and all the markets in Karachi would observe complete shutter... Read more
View ArticlePakistan’s overall fertilizer sales decline 16% due to higher prices
KARACHI: National Fertilizer Development Center (NFDC) released fertilizer data for September 2019 wherein total fertilizer off-takes clocked-in at 683k tons, down 8%YoY/18%MoM. With regards to... Read...
View ArticleAudit Committee Toolkit launched by AOB and World Bank
ISLAMABAD: To protect public interest in audit quality, the Audit Oversight Board (AOB) and the World Bank have launched an Audit Committee Toolkit that explains... Read more
View ArticleTraders call off the strike as CNIC condition postponed till January 31, 2020
KARACHI: Traders called off the strike on Wednesday evening after an agreement was reached between the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) authorities and traders community.... Read more
View ArticlePIA starts twice a week direct flights from Quetta to Jeddah and Lahore to Doha
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has expanded its international network and has introduced twice a week flights from Quetta to Jeddah and from Lahore to... Read more
View ArticleECC orders release of 650,000 tonnes wheat to KP, Sindh and Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has given a go-ahead for release of 650,000 tonnes of wheat from PASSCO stocks to the provincial... Read more
View ArticleSBP allows electronic warehouse receipt as collateral for bank financing
KARACHI: As a major move towards addressing the challenge of access to finance to farming community, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has amended its Prudential... Read more
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