The West Indies play in a warm-up match at Old Trafford in Manchester Image Credit: AP Published in Gulf…
Year: 2020
Published in Samaa News on June 26th, 2020, Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 women’s World Cup…
Asim Jofa had been one of the first few from the fashion industry to extend a helping hand Published…
Artists of the Canadian entertainment company “Cirque du Soleil” in a file photo – Image Credit: AFP Published in…
Colin Kaepernick had been subjected to criticism for kneeling during the national anthem as a show of protest Published…
Published in Bol News on June 29th, 2020, Gulmeena Hamid WEB EDITOR On Sunday, singer Beyonce won BET Awards.…
Published in Dawn on June 28th, 2020, Hollywood’s hopes for salvaging its summer season have effectively ended after the…
Published in The Nation on June 30th, 2020, ABDULLAH ZAFAR KARACHI – Security personnel killed all four terrorists within…
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO…
Published in The Nation on June 30th, 2020, Anadolu Weeks after deadly clashes between India and China along the border,…
China announced plans to impose a national security law on the semi- autonomous territory after months of sometimes violent pro-democracy…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the East Room at…
These are extraordinary days where extraordinary steps and out of box solutions are required. Budget deficit was estimated around 7.2…
When I sat down to write a commentary on Federal Budget FY21, I faced two odds: 1) there was not…
Whether budgetary conditionalities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), directives of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), maneuvering of the…
Food Security is the accumulative measure of people’s access, affordability and subsequent availability of food throughout the year in a…
Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) has filed its annual Petition with OGRA to increase the FY 2020-21 Average Prescribed…
The coronavirus pandemic has rapidly transformed life of millions of people all over the world. For many, COVID-19 carries feelings…
The federal budget for 2020-21 is set in difficult circumstances with an exceptional degree of uncertainty generated by COVID-19. The…
The budget proposals for 2020-2021, prepared by the Adviser on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh — against the backdrop…
As the tally of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crosses 185,000 the impacts of the coronavirus in pakistan pandemic are beginning…
The year 2020 is unfolding a series of transformations for the whole world. The Covid pandemic is wreaking havoc across…
The Federal Budget FY21 has an estimated outlay of Rs7,295 billion, 11% lower as compared to last year’s budgeted outlay…
Karachi, Friday, June 19, 2020: Life has slowed down, but people still need to sell their cars or buy used…
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan’s economy was already struggling to stay afloat but was in no danger of collapse. However,…
The biggest challenge to the human health and financial stability the world faces today, perhaps originated from a seemingly innocuous…
The recently released Economic Survey paints a bleak picture of Pakistani economy. Since the period covered by the data includes…
The story that follows talks of three Pakistani sailors stranded on the Egyptian coast, served with jailed time and how…
Matters to export mangoes and vegetables to Iran and other destinations with attractive freight rates resolved Interview with Mr. Waheed…
Interview with Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan – President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Director…
Interview with Mr Ahmed Chinoy — Chairman of Pakistan Cloth Merchants Association [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mr Ahmed Chinoy is…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Budget At A Glance For FY 2020-21 (Rs. in Billion) Receipts Expenditure Tax Revenue 5,464 A. Current 6,345 – FBR…
Sindh Budget The Sindh government presented the budget for FY2020-21 with a total outlay of Rs1.24 trillion with an estimated…
The economists revealed that worldwide economy is highly integrated by tourism, trade and remittances. According to World Trade Organisation (WTO),…
According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan FY2020, the headline inflation measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is registered…
KSE-100 sheds 325 points on lower growth forecast The bear-run continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Thursday and the…
Market likely to remain range-bound in short term During this past week ended on 26th June 2020, Pakistan Stock Exchange…
*Pakistan’s circumstances not the same as Wuhan, Europe: Imran Khan on COVID-19 lockdown Prime Minister defended his decision not to…
Veil lifted on Saudi Arabia’s new super-luxury airport The design for a new airport on Saudi Arabia’s northwestern coast has…
Asia-Pacific Region IMF sees Philippine economy shrinking further by 3.6pc in 2020 The Philippine economy will contract further this year…
Economic times of Pakistan Pakistan’s textile sector opposes debt surcharge The Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan has urged the government…
*Full steam ahead The world economy is in good shape international experts revealed, and the growth rate continues to be…
Pakistan News: Ministry of IT & un launch agrisurge 2020 innovation challenge in Pakistan: Consequent to the framework collaboration agreement…
World commodities trading International studies revealed that the Commodity markets have been buffeted through the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already…
Successful life of Sergey Brin Sergey Brin is a computer scientist and entrepreneur. He met Larry Page at Stanford University,…
Pakistan mineral potential should be exploited, says Mian Zahid Hussain President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Zita Sebesvari, United Nations University[/box] In the middle of the coronavirus crisis, many of us have…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Misty Buswell Director of Policy and Advocacy in the Middle East and North Africa, International Rescue…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Lynsey Chediak Lead, Precision Medicine, Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paul W Franks, Lund University and Joacim Rocklöv, Umeå University[/box] More than half a million people…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alessandra Mezzadri, SOAS, University of London and Kanchana N Ruwanpura, University of Edinburgh[/box] Personal protective equipment…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Douglas Broom Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Diving organization PADI is using ocean plastic to make face…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Phil Crehan Social Inclusion and Economic Development Consultant,[/box] The COVID pandemic has raised human rights concerns…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Raimund Bleischwitz Chair in Sustainable Global…
In order to meet a growing demand among its customer base for digital entertainment during a period of social distancing,…
Picture taken on January 2, 2020 shows a general view inside the Education City Stadium, which was recently completed for…
Published in The Nation on June 16th, 2020, LAHORE – Laying special focus on the promotion of sports and…
Published in Geo News on June 16th, 2020, Khalid Hussain KARACHI: The coronavirus situation in Lahore has forced Pakistan’s…
The Premier League, which resumes games on Wednesday, said its teams will have logos supporting the National Health Service on…
Fans attend the Super Rugby match between the Otago Highlanders and Waikato Chiefs at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New…
An Indian army source in the region says the incident involved no shooting but “violent hand-to-hand scuffles”. — AFP/File …
North Korea’s state media shared pictures of Monday’s destruction of the joint liaison office with South Korea in the border…
Published in Geo News on June 16th, 2020, Pakistan and China both have superior number of nuclear weapons and…
Turkey regularly targets PKK armed groups, both in its mainly Kurdish southeast and in northern Iraq, where the group is…
U.S. President Donald Trump is applauded by law enforcement leaders surrounding him as he holds up an executive order on…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jun 15, 2020[/box] Despite 2019 being a sluggish year for the global automobile industry,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Jun 15, 2020[/box] Unemployment rates dipped back down for the month of May, signaling a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Jun 15, 2020[/box] As businesses across the U.S. begin reopening after a long three…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jun 15, 2020[/box] South Korea was the first country to have its own large-scale…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jun 15, 2020[/box] The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released new data showing that…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jun 15, 2020[/box] Global fisheries and aquaculture production totalled 178.5 million tonnes in 2018…
Central banks around the world have slashed interest rates, though perhaps none as aggressively as State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).…
Faysal Bank Limited is a leading Financial Institution in Pakistan with a legacy of service and innovation which spans over…
Introduction Poverty has occupied foremost place on human development agendas of almost all countries of the world as its prevalence…
The growing COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit developing countries, not only as a health crisis in the short term…
In compliance of constitutional requirement, that limitation of Riba will be state policy of Pakistan, It has been ambitious program…
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the global economy, and financial sector in particular, are still unpredictable. It has…
“When the world is predictable, you need smart people. When the world is unpredictable, you need adaptable people,” had commented…
The government has imposed Rs40 million penalties on six oil marketing companies (OMCs) for their noncompliance with the storage requirements.…
Mr Ahmed Chinoy Chairman of Pakistan Cloth Merchants Association (PCMA) recently requested the government to remove major hindrances which are…
5G’s proliferation is unprecedented, leading to the amalgamation of ground-breaking technologies of this decade such as AI and edge computing.…
Referring to Pak-Iran border (Taftan) through which Pakistan exports mango to Iran, it was highlighted by the Patron-in-Chief, Waheed Ahmed…
I have been struggling this last week with the events that have been unfolding around across and through the world…
Islamic banking must explore their role in the contemporary economy Interview with Dr. Ayub Mehar — a renowned economist PAGE:…
Interview with Mr Hamad Rasool Bhullar — an analyst PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Hamad Rasool Bhullar: I am…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Lending & Deposit Rates (W.A) LR DR Spread Mar-19 10.7 6.5 4.2 Apr-19 11.2 7.6 3.6 May-19 11.6 7.4 4.2…
Studies revealed that high and sustained economic growth with low inflation is the central objective of the macroeconomic policy makers…