Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Thursday the price of petroleum products would remain unchanged for the first half of the next month. In a statement, the information minister shared that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided against the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s (OGRA) decision to hike the prices of petroleum products, again. Aurangzeb said مزید پڑھیں

The export of sports goods from the country witnessed an increase of 35.23 percent during the first three quarters of fiscal year (2021-22) as compared to the export of corresponding quarters of last year (2020-21). The country exported sports goods worth $259.851 million during July-March (2021-22) as compared to the export of $192.160 million during مزید پڑھیں

The federal government Wednesday appointed Asim Ahmad — who is an Inland Revenue Officer (IRS) of Grade 21 — as chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). A notification to this effect was issued today after the cabinet approved the summary to remove Ashfaq Ahmed Khan from the post appointing Asim as the new مزید پڑھیں

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says progress on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has been expedited since the new government came into power. Talking to the Chinese Charge d’ Affairs to Pakistan, Pang Chunxue in Islamabad, he said regular meetings are being held for implementation of the CPEC projects. The Minister for Planning said his مزید پڑھیں

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $3.32 billion in 2021 to help Pakistan tackle the immediate effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and promote a green recovery. Financial and operational results published on Monday in ADB’s Annual Report 2021 depict how ADB supported its developing member countries (DMCs) through a combination of finance, knowledge, مزید پڑھیں

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as investors scrabbled to recover from the previous day’s rout but fears over the impact of China’s Covid-induced lockdowns and the Federal Reserve’s plan to hike interest rates quickly continue to drag on sentiment. The Omicron flare-up across China has led authorities to impose strict containment measures in its biggest مزید پڑھیں

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Monday rubbished reports of fuel shortage in parts of the country, maintaining that “adequate” supplies of petrol and diesel were available to cater to domestic needs. An Ogra spokesperson said that speculation was rife about the shortage of diesel in a few pockets of Punjab, adding that مزید پڑھیں

Pakistan underwent a major breakthrough in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a finance ministry official said the Fund would jack up its $6bn programme to $8bn for Pakistan. The development comes shortly after IMF’s announcement about sending a mission to Pakistan in May after the global lender held “several meetings” with Finance مزید پڑھیں

Amid sizzling hot weather, Power outages have severely hit Pakistan during the holy month of Ramadan as Pakistanis have been suffering up to 14 hours of power load-shedding. All urban centers, such as Karachi, Hyderabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, and Sialkot have been severely hit with up to 8 hours of load-shedding and rural areas with مزید پڑھیں

The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold decreased by Rs686 to Rs113,769 from Rs114,455 while that of 10 gram 22 karat also went down to Rs104,288 from Rs104,917 reported. The price of per tola and ten gram silver remained constant at Rs1520 and Rs1303.15 respectively. Read more: Rupee continues slide, reaches Rs187 against dollar in مزید پڑھیں