Petrol Price Surges to Rs500 Per Litre in Balochistan Amid Fuel Shortage
Quetta: Petrol prices have soared to as high as Rs500 per litre in parts of Balochistan as a…
UK Pound Gains Marginally Against Pakistani Rupee in Open Market
Karachi: The British Pound (GBP) posted a slight gain against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) in the open market…
Silver Rate Today in Pakistan – June 4, 2026
Karachi: Silver prices in Pakistan recorded a slight increase on Thursday, June 4, 2026, following movements in the…
India, Venezuela Deepen Energy Cooperation Amid Gulf Crisis
New Delhi: India and Venezuela have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector as concerns grow over…
US Proposes New Tariffs on 60 Economies, Including Pakistan, Over Forced Labour Concerns
Washington, June 3, 2026 — The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed new tariffs on imports from…
Govt Moving to Bring Informal Economy Into Tax Net, PM Shehbaz Tells Business Leaders
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government is taking steps to bring Pakistan's informal economy into…
India, US near first-phase trade deal as talks enter final stretch
NEW DELHI: India and the United States are close to signing the first phase of a long-discussed bilateral…
European luxury brands turn to America’s AI-rich shoppers as global demand cools
MILAN/LONDON: European luxury houses are sharpening their focus on the United States, betting that America’s newest generation of…
Beverage industry seeks tax cut ahead of FY2026-27 budget
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s beverage industry has urged the federal government to reduce the Federal Excise Duty on aerated drinks…
Meta Plans AI Pendant as It Bets Bigger on Wearables for Work
Meta Platforms is preparing a fresh push into AI hardware, with plans to test an AI-powered pendant within…
Iranian rial stays weak against Pakistani rupee from May 19 to May 30
KARACHI: The Iranian rial remained under pressure against the Pakistani rupee during the second half of May, with…
Gadoon industrial estate faces deepening crisis
Swabi: Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate, once seen as a major industrial hub for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is slipping deeper…
High interest rates stifling growth, warn industry leaders
Karachi: Pakistan’s industry leaders have warned that high interest rates are squeezing businesses, slowing investment and making it…
Govt weighs scrapping export tax in FY27 budget
Islamabad: The federal government is considering abolishing the 1% advance tax on export proceeds in the upcoming FY2026-27…
UK Pound to Pakistani Rupee rate today — May 26, 2026
KARACHI: The British pound was trading at around Rs375.86 against the Pakistani rupee in the interbank market on…