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Mashreq becomes first bank to launch pilot operations as digital retail bank

Mashreq Pakistan, part of leading financial institution in the MENA region, Mashreq, becomes the first to receive restricted license from the State Bank of…

Political stability and export-led growth key to economic prosperity: Qaiser

Federal Maritime Affairs Minister Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh emphasized the importance of political stability and export-led growth for Pakistan’s economic development. Talking to Pakistan Television, he…

Pakistan Railways Changes Timings Of Two Major Passenger Trains

Railways earn Rs 46b in six months

Pakistan Railways has earned an amount of Rs46 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year 2024-25 due to the organization’s effective…

ICCI, SECP host awareness session on ‘ezifile’ Portal to simplify company registration

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) organized an awareness session at the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on ezifiling and…

Awais urges provinces, AJK, ministers to implement energy conservation building code

Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has written letters to All Chief Ministers, Prime Minister AJK, Federal Ministers for Planning…

GCCI President hails five-year economic plan ‘Uraan Pakistan’

President of the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Rana Muhammad Siddique Khan on Thursday hailed the five-year homegrown national economic Plan, “Uraan Pakistan”…

Services exports grew by 7.8% in 5 months of FY 2024-25

Services exports from the country during first five months of the current financial year grew by 7.8 percent as compared to the exports of…

Aurangzeb, Rizwan Sheikh discuss Pak-US bilateral trade relations

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Rizwan Saeed Sheikh called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in Islamabad Thursday and discussed strengthening the Pakistan-US bilateral relationship, particularly…

Peace prospects in Kurram

IN a welcome development, the Grand Peace Jirga, constituted by the KP Government succeeded in its efforts to address the dispute in Kurram to the…

Pensions axed

AFTER discontinuing the traditional pension scheme for the Government employees to be hired in future, the Federal Government, on Wednesday issued further notifications to reduce…