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ISLAMABAD: The federal government, after giving the masses Rs9.43/litre relief in petroleum, oil & lubricant (POL) prices, has shocked the...

Brent touches $80 on promising OPEC production cuts

SINGAPORE: Brent briefly climbed to $80 a barrel on Friday on supposition that OPEC could agree to output cuts at...

50,000MW power generation: Engro powergen issued LoI for 660MW coal power project at Thar

ISLAMABAD: What is being described as milestone, the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) issued Letter of Interest (LoI) to...

Banks earn Rs176 billion profit with 44pc growth in July-Sept

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued report regarding banks earning during the third quarter of current year....

2,753 alone in Islamabad: FBR traces 40,000 potential taxpayers having luxury cars

ISLAMABAD: As part of its efforts to broaden tax net, the Intelligence and Investigation Wing of the Federal Board of...

50% less production, 6.86% low exports: PTEA, APTMA seek gas for Punjab’s $6b textile industry

LAHORE: In the country’s total textile exports of $13 billion plus, Punjab contributes major share of $6 billion and the...

$39m loss: Foreign reserves slip to $13.228b from $13.267, SBP keeps $8.494b

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported that the country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves have decreased to...

50% less production, 6.86% low exports: PTEA, APTMA seek gas for Punjab’s $6b textile industry

LAHORE: In the country’s total textile exports of $13 billion plus, Punjab contributes major share of $6 billion and the...

POL Rs9.43/litre cut: ECC shocks nation with 30% gas tariff hike to recover Rs69b

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, after giving the masses Rs9.43/litre relief in petroleum, oil & lubricant (POL) prices, has shocked the...

Textile exports down 6.86pc: PTEA opposes gas curtailment plan

LAHORE: In the country’s total textile exports of $13 billion plus, Punjab contributes major share of $6 billion and the...

SECP not merging 3 small Islamic investment entities after KASB put in 6mth SBP moratorium

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has clarified a press report that the Commission is considering merging...

$80 to $100 price difference: 70pc EU buyers place 40,000 tonnes rice orders to Indian

LAHORE: Apart from other obstacles, the difference of around $80 to $100 per tonne in the export price of rice,...

ECC approves Rs10b subsidy, Rs5,000/acre compensation to rice growers

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, has approved the...

Reserves decline to $13.228 from $13.267, SBP-held reserves up by $7m

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported that the country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves has decreased to...

KSE-100 tumbles by 517pts, down 1.63% to close at 31239pts

KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) lost massive 517.25 points or -1.63 percent to reach 31239.04 points and volume of...

Android Lollipop 5.0 SMS bug irritates Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6 users

NEW YORK: Users running the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop build on the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 handsets complaints...

iPhone 6 camera battle with Galaxy Note 4, LG G3, Xperia Z3

LONDON: Battle is on among world’s top smartphones to win against each other with respect to their camera result. Many...

Lenovo copies Apple’s iPhone 6 for its Sisley S90

BEIJING: Lenovo has completely copied Apple’s iPhone 6 to design an Android smart phone, the Sisley S90. The handset is...

iPhone 6 to sell 100 million sets

CALIFORNIA: The demand has driven Apple to sell 39.3 million units in the fiscal fourth. Apple will probably sell 100...

iPhone 6 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4: World’s biggest phone war