SBP Reserves Rise for 3rd Consecutive Week

The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank registered their third consecutive weekly increase, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday. On February 24, the foreign currency reserves held by the SBP were recorded at $3.814 billion, up $556 million (or 17 percent) compared to 3.258 billion on […]

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Pakistan’s Imports Under Saudi Oil Facility Near $0.7 Billion in 7 Months of FY23

Pakistan imported petroleum products worth $690.11 million on a deferred payment basis under the Saudi oil facility during the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2022-23 against the budgeted estimates of $800 million for the entire fiscal year. Official documents revealed that the country imported petroleum products worth $90.11 million on a deferred […]

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Sindh Govt to construct 20 new colleges, rehabilitate 15,000 schools in flood-hit areas

Sindh government has decided to construct twenty new colleges and rehabilitate fifteen thousand schools in flood-affected areas of the province. This was stated by Minister for Education and Culture Syed Sardar Shah during a meeting in Karachi. The meeting was informed that due to the flood, 19,808 school buildings were affected, of which 7,503 buildings […]

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NADRA introduces ‘Ijazat Aap Ki’ service to protect citizens’ personal data

National Database and Registration Authority has introduced the ‘Ijazat Aap Ki’ service that puts citizens in charge of their personal data. This service will enable citizens to give their consent before verification of the CNIC, ensuring that their sensitive data is protected at all times. Chairman NADRA Tariq Malik, while launching the service, said consent […]

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US to continue support for economic recovery, agricultural development in KP

The US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Armin Blome has said that the US government would continue supporting the programmes of economic recovery and agricultural development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing an event in Peshawar, he said a five-year project of USAID has been launched in various areas of KP including the merged districts. He said that […]

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Sindh Governor urges people to cooperate with census staff

Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has urged people to cooperate with the Census staff during the 7th population census. Talking to media in Karachi on Thursday, he said if the people don’t get them registered in the census data, they would not be able to get benefit of the government’s policies. He said all the Commissioners […]

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Board meeting of Shell Pakistan Limited to be held on February 24, 2023

Karachi, Shell Pakistan Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the board meeting of the company is scheduled to be held on March 15, 2023 at Karachi. The agenda of the meeting shall be consideration of annual accounts for the period ended December 31, 2022. Further, the closed period of the company shall be from March […]

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Board meeting of KSB Pumps Company Limited to be held on February 24, 2023

Karachi, KSB Pumps Company Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the board meeting of the company is scheduled to be held on March 10, 2023 at Lahore. The agenda of the meeting shall be consideration of annual accounts for the period ended December 31, 2022. Further, the closed period of the company shall be from […]

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Board Meeting other than Financial Result of Tariq Corporation

Karachi, Tariq Corporation informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that board of directors meeting of the company will be held on March 09, 2023 at Lahore to consider the approve Annual Budget for the Year 2019-2020. Further, the company has declared the closed period from March 02, 2023 to March 09, 2023. “Tariq Corporation was incorporated on […]

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MULTICHOICE AND COMCAST’S NBCUNIVERSAL AND SKY PARTNER TO CREATE LEADING STREAMING SERVICE IN AFRICA

Johannesburg, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Partnership offers growth opportunity in Africa, building on MultiChoice’s footprint across 50 markets, its excellent execution track record on the continent and the successful Showmax brand. MultiChoice to relaunch Showmax, powered by NBCUniversal’s Peacock technology platform, along with world-class content from NBCUniversal and Sky, offering audiences the best […]

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