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Govt. willing to spend Rs. 288b on PIA bailout package
A national assembly parliamentary committee found it easier to endorse the idea of a record Rs288 billion bailout to Pakistan…
KSE Market Watch: Market witnesses lacklustre trading
The bourse began the week on a dull note in the absence of substantial activity yesterday. Though the stock index…
3G subscription surges to 10 million users
The telecom sector increased the number of mobile broadband subscriptions by a staggering 58% over the previous month as the…
Dar reviews draft Security Bill and Future Trading Bill
Presided over by Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, a meeting reviewed the draft Security Bill and Future Trading Bill as…
Impossible to end loadshedding before 2020: NEPRA
In sharp contrast to the incumbent government s claim of ending electricity loadshedding by 2017, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority…
Govt hopes to raise $600b through sale of HBL Stake
Attempting to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan conditions, the government is expected to raise $600 million next month by…
KSE Market watch: Week at a glance
The stock market managed to stop its fall as strong corporate earnings coupled with positive sector-specific news and foreign buying…
Suspicion: SBP blocks $65 million transaction
The State Bank is reported to have blocked an unusually large transaction of about $65 million originating from Malaysia after…
Pak-Afghan border: Smuggling continues unabated
The state is doing little to control rampant smuggling through the pak-Afghan border. For years, successive governments have tried to…