Business

Development of SMEs govt’s top priority: Rana Tanveer

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industry and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain reaffirmed that development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is government’s top priority. Pre...

Minister initiates push for E-commerce growth with in-house briefing

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan convened an in-house briefing to address burgeoning potential of E-commerce, emphasising its elevation and soliciting proposals...

Reko Diq project to be game changer for Balochistan: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Reko Diq project would prove to be game changer for development of Balochistan and prosperity of people. Speaking to delegation o...

PM Shehbaz hints at taking ‘tough’ decisions to tackle economic challenges

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hinted at taking ‘tough’ economic decisions to get country out of crises, ensuring to protect of downtrodden segments of s...

Oil prices climb as attacks on Russian energy facilities intensify

LONDON: Oil benchmark Brent hovered just under $ 86 barrel mark on Monday extending last week’s gains, as Ukraine increased its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure....

SBP maintains policy rate status quo for sixth straight meeting

Karachi: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep policy rate unchanged at 22 percent, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said, adding that continuity required to bring i...

IMF assured: No more funds for CPEC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has assured International Monetary Fund that it does not plan to allocate additional budget to settle Rs 493 billion dues of Chinese power plants. Global l...

Zong, JS Zindigi sign accord

ISLAMABAD: Zong 4G and JS Zindigi announced lucrative partnership to offer banking-as-a-service (BaaS) within My Zong App (MZA). JS Zindigi is digital financial services provi...

Monetary Policy Committee to meet on Monday: SBP

Karachi: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, March 18, 2024 to decide about monetary policy, central bank announced. SBP said...

Ishaq Dar, UAE FM discuss sustained momentum of multi-tiered cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar received telephone call from his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During conversation, t...

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UK Army Chief lauds leadership of COAS Asim

LONDON: United Kingdom's Chief of General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders lauded leadership of Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and recognised "Honesty and integrity"...

Five Japanese nationals escape suicide attack, two terrorists killed

KARACHI: Five Japanese nationals survived suicide bomb attack on their vehicle, as police shot down gunman accompanying bomber, police spokesperson said. Attack occurred in Ma...

PM Shehbaz hails UAE President for his role during rains

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his efforts to ensure welfare of Emirati people during he...

President Zardari confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (M) award on Turkish CGS

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award on Chief of Turkish General Staff General Metin Gurak in recognition of his illustrious servic...
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