Business
SBP allocates Rs30bn to help bank lending to SMEs
ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated Rs30 billion under a credit risk-sharing facility spread over four years for…
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Business
Cement dispatches decline by 23.65 percent in April
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers' Association (APCMA) has announced here Wednesday that cement dispatches…
Business
Dollar slips to Rs159.35, sheds 46-paisas
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Tuesday and gained 46-paisa in its value in interbank…
National
Second phase of CPEC to focus on industrial cooperation: BoI chief
ISLAMABAD: The second phase of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will focus on industrial cooperation to explore…
Special Reports
Human toll of coronavirus on Pak-American community
Diary from Washington DC WASHINGTON, DC: As time passes, days, weeks are becoming months, every American, in one form…
Business
Dollar slips to Rs159.91,sheds 26 paisas
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Monday and gained 26-paisa in its value in interbank…
Business
Cement sector slump forces market take U-turn
KARACHI: After witnessing an increase of almost 1,800 in past three trading day market took breather seeing an overall…
National
NBP joins hands with NBMFIs, PMN, PMIC to support low earners
KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) hosted a Virtual Roundtable meeting recently to discuss the issues and…
National
Dr. Iqbal Choudhary assumes charge as CG COMSTECH
ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Coordinator General, COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary has assumed his…
National
700 firms seek subsidised loans to avoid layoffs: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday that around 700 companies have forwarded applications for the…
Special Reports
FDA's lax rules on coronavirus blood tests open US market to dubious vendors
Caroline Humer, Joseph Tanfani & Roxanne Liu Another vendor, David Melman, of Tel Aviv, recently sent Reuters an email…
National
SBP enhances subsidised loan limit for hospitals to Rs500mn from Rs200mn
KARACHI: In order to strengthen the health sector in the fight against the deadly virus, the State Bank of Pakistan…
Special Reports
FDA's lax rules on coronavirus blood tests open US market to dubious vendors
Caroline Humer, Joseph Tanfani & Roxanne Liu As the coronavirus pandemic engulfed the United States, Joe Shia, a…
Special Reports
Trump told Saudi: Cut oil supply or lose US military support
Timothy Gardner, Steve Holland, Dmitry Zhdannikov & Rania El Gamal As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its…
Special Reports
Facts speak louder than words
Ever since the outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19 in China and across the world, lies, rumours, fake news, and all kinds…
Special Reports
Married for 50 years, a couple separated by the coronavirus
This is a love story. It began 50 years ago over an apple strudel in Paris, but Howard Smith says he has no time for…
Special Reports
'Painful lesson': How a military-style lockdown unfolded in Wuhan
Cate Cadell & Yawen Chen As the world grapples with the escalating coronavirus pandemic, China reopened the city of…
National
NAB withdraws arrest warrant against JUI-F leader Akram Durrani
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has announced the withdrawal of arrest warrant against JUI-F leader…