PAAPAM to attend auto show in Tehran
LAHORE: A delegation of high-level members from the Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Manufacturers Association (PAAPAM) is preparing for…
Govt jacks up petrol prices by whopping Rs19.95
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said that petroleum prices were being jacked up by a staggering Rs19.95 per litre.…
Pakistani pink salt finds market in China
BEIJING: In a significant development, the allure of Pakistani Himalayan pink salt products, such as salt lamps and bath salt,…
Rupee falls as import pressure mounts
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee edged down 0.07%, or Rs0.19, to Rs286.64 against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Monday,…
SBP maintains record high policy rate
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced its decision to keep the benchmark policy rate unchanged at a…
Prospects of expanding solar PV capacity
ISLAMABAD: The government has ambitious programmes for installing solar PV capacities. Fossil-based electricity is expensive, has availability issues and requires…
SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22%
KARACHI: The central bank on Monday announced that the key policy rate – the cost of banks’ lending – would remain…
Will this IMF lifeline be any different from the others?
KARACHI: Last year in August, I wrote about “IMF Deals Sans Political Stability.” After a year of painful struggle, we…
PSX surges over 1,000 points, crosses 48,000 barrier to two-year high
KARACHI: The Pakistan stock market soared by over 2%, or over 1,000 points, to a two-year high at 48,000 points…
COP28: a long-awaited oasis?
The four-pillared roadmap laid out in the COP28 letter to parties reads like a dream – a sprawling vision with…