World Bank to support development of tourism sector
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank would be supporting Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) in developing the tourist facilities and resorts in the country by sponsoring...
Iran to buy 114 civilian aircraft from Airbus
TEHRAN: Iran will buy 114 civilian aircraft from Airbus Group SE after the removal of sanctions on the country, Transport Minister Abbas Akhoundi told...
CPEC: Xinjiang to inject over $ 24 bln on building highway...
KARACHI: As a number of projects under China Pakistani Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative were emerging into reality, the Chinese government also decided putting in...
Facebook to have outside audit of ad data
Facebook on Friday promised an outside audit of data it provides advertisers in a move apparently aimed at quelling concerns about accuracy.
The news came...
Noble Group shares surge on news of key investor
SINGAPORE: Shares in troubled commodities trader Noble Group soared Tuesday, their biggest rise in more than a year, after the company said it was...
Tokyo stocks soar by break, extending global rally
TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark index soared more than four percent Wednesday morning, extending a global rally as investor sentiment brightened on improved US data and...
SECP & SBP vow to eradicate financial scams
ISLAMABAD: The 26th meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Coordination Committee was held...
Foreign exchange rates
KARACHI: The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following exchange rates bulletin, here on Thursday.
LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON...
Federal Cotton Committee to meet on March 6
ISLAMABAD: Federal Cotton Committee (FCC) will meet here on March 6 (Monday) to review arrangements of cotton crop cultivation during the upcoming crop season...
Rs 1448m being spent for concrete lining of 11 canals
MULTAN: Irrigation Multan zone was spending over Rs 1448 million for concrete lining of 11 canals of the zone.
This was disclosed by XEN Operation...