PML-N government releases Rs 31.3 billion on last day of its tenure to woo business community
News Analysis | The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday released Rs 31.3bn sales tax refunds to traders and exporters on the last day of its five-year...
State Bank launches Deposit Protection Corporation & new notes
News Analysis | State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced that Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), set up to safeguard the interests of small depositors,...
Facebook sinking fast among US teens: survey
AFP | Facebook is rapidly losing ground against rival internet platforms in attracting and keeping US teenagers, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center report...
Telegram accuses Apple of blocking updates
AFP | Secure messaging app Telegram accused Apple on Thursday of blocking its updates for users worldwide after Russian authorities imposed a ban on Telegram...
BRT’s prototype bus finally arrives in Peshawar for testing purposes
News Analysis | The prototype bus for the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) has reached Peshawar. The bus approved for the project arrived in the provincial...
USAID aims at boosting sales of Pakistani Agritech companies
News Analysis | In a stakeholder awareness workshop, 15 representatives from Pakistan’s leading agriculture technology companies deliberated on how to expand adoption of agriculture technology...
Government takes credit for “exceptional growth” in Oil and Gas sector
News Analysis | The Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, on Wednesday, overwhelmingly praised the government for making exceptional growth in the Oil and Gas sector during last...
Two girls representing Pakistan at Telenor Youth Forum in Bangkok
News Analysis | The Telenor Youth Forum’s 2017-2018 programme will commence this week at the DTAC (Total Access Communication Public Company)headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, where Pakistani prodigies Safa Iftikhar...
Smartphone market to stay cool this year: forecast
AFP | International Data Corporation forecast Wednesday that global smartphone sales would cool this year before heating up with help from new 5G networks and...
Pakistan Cement Industry set to boost capacity with new projects
News Desk | The eight brownfield cement projects with a total capacity of 18.8Mta are at various stages of completion and scheduled to be commissioned...
Pakistan crosses 150 million mobile subscribers milestone
News Desk | Pakistan ended April with 150.1 million mobile subscribers, up from 144.53 million in December 2017, according to a report from the Pakistan...
JS Bank and Honda sign agreement to speed up car deliveries
News Analysis | JS Bank Limited, one of the widest spread banking networks in Pakistan, has joined hands with Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Ltd, also...