SBP to remain closed on Wed, December 25
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Monday that it will remain closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in observance of Quaid-e-Azam Day and Christmas. In a statement, the central bank confirmed the closure in line with the public...
FBR updates password policy
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced changes to its password policy, aiming to enhance the security of users' credentials. Under the new policy, users will be required to change their passwords every 60 days to maintain maximum...
KSE-100 surges by over 4,400 points
KARACHI: A significant surge in buying activity was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, as the KSE-100 Index jumped over 4,400 points, marking the second largest single-day point increase. The positive momentum lasted throughout...
IFC, local banks to finance $52.2mln for tyre production in Pakistan
KARACHI: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, alongside a consortium of Pakistani banks including HBL, Meezan Bank, Bank Alfalah, and Habib Metropolitan Bank, will provide up to $50.2 million in financing to...
Korea’s divided legacy: tension, ideology, and the threat of war
The Korean Peninsula, home to two nations—South Korea and North Korea—has been one of the most volatile and politically charged regions in the world for decades. Despite being technically still at war since the 1950s, South Korea and Nor...
Successful security operations in KP, Balochistan
The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, in collaboration with other groups, has been heating up the market for carrying out attacks from the Afghan border on the instructions of enemy forces and entering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to carry out...
Rehan Baloch trying to save skin of his blue eyed CEO NICVD, but why?
Karachi: The health secretary Sindh Mr. Rehan Iqbal Baloch is trying hard to save the skin of his blue eyed alleged friend former CFO NICVD Mr. Faisal Abdul Sattar, fired by the executive director Prof. Dr. Tahir Saghir on being found guilty of corru...
Focus on supporting industries and the public instead of imposing additional burdens: President Junaid Naqi
Karachi: The President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Junaid Naqi, has strongly opposed the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)’s recommendation to increase gas tariffs for Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC). He warn...
Pakistan's diversity shines during christmas celebrations
KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) senior leader, Member Provincial Assembly (MPA), and Parliamentary Secretary for the Department of Transport, Mass Transit, Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control, Dr. Sham Sunder K. Advani, emphasized Pakistan...
Emergency steps being taken to make wheat procurement transparent: Abdul Jabbar
Hyderabad: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Food Abdul Jabbar Khan an emergency visit to Hyderabad,Talking to the media, he said that on the strict instructions of Chairman Pakistan People's Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, emergency...
