No reduction in fares despite ban on in-flight meals
Nov 27, 2020
Ariba Shahid
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Non-performing loans are the least of banks' concern, or are they?
Nov 23, 2020
NATIONALD&B survey reveals majority of Pakistanis worried about Covid-19 spread
--90pc respondents express concerns over their personal finances amid pay cuts, redundancies, layoffs and business closures--87pc claim that their savings have taken a hit; 59pc fear job losses
Jul 4, 2020
NATIONALRefineries given green light to import crude oil
KARACHI: The government has granted permission to refineries to import crude oil.According to a notification of the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division), the decision has been taken due to th
Apr 26, 2020
NATIONALRupee gains ground to close at Rs166 after ‘inflows, SBP intervention’
--PKR to lose further ground in case of non-intervention by SBP--Analysts relate bouncing back to 'inflows', intervention by SBP KARACHI: After suffering a massive loss in early trad
Mar 27, 2020
NATIONALRupee falls to 162 against dollar in interbank
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee was quoted to be trading at 162 in the interbank, sliding to its lowest since June 2019 in early trade on Wednesday.So far, the central bank has not intervened.Ac
Mar 25, 2020
NATIONALAre there any loopholes in Sindh government’s efforts to safeguard employment?
On Monday, the Sindh government issued a decree by invoking Section 3(1) of Sindh Epidemic Diseases Act, 2014, whereby employers, private or governmental, operating commercial or industrial establishm
Mar 24, 2020
Stock market crashes as virus fear spreads
--KSE-100 closes 2,375 points lower; marks biggest daily loss since 2009 KARACHI: Following the global trends, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) began the first trading week on a bearish note
Mar 16, 2020
NATIONALGender parity will bring $30bn to Pakistani economy, says report
--Gallup says women earn roughly 40 per cent less than men on an aggregate averageKARACHI: Pakistan can add more than $30 billion to its GDP if it can improve parity between men and women, says r
Mar 7, 2020
NATIONALPakistan faces respiratory masks shortage amid coronavirus fears
--Health officials believe hoarding of respiratory masks has created an artificial shortage in country KARACHI: Hours after the confirmation of two positive cases of coronavirus in Pakis
Feb 27, 2020
NATIONALCAA’s latest initiative may harm PM’s tourism plan
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is looking at the possibility of suspending flight operations from 12 am to 6 am across the country due to rising electricity costs.Businesses and inves
Feb 27, 2020
NATIONALTwo coronavirus cases confirmed in Pakistan
--PM's aide says both patients had returned from Iran recently--Mirza says 'no need to panic' as Balochistan govt closes all educational institutes till Mar 15 KARACHI: The first two
Feb 26, 2020