Parent-child bonding vital
Alarming results have been revealed in a study conducted in the UAE to review child protection standards: drug and alcohol addictions are on the rise. The increasing use of such destructive substances often leads More...
Rates for conversion of FCD, DBC/ FCBC, US dollar bonds
KARACHI: The following rates will be applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar Bonds and profits thereon More...
Fool’s Gold? Reko Diq rift exposes investor risk
ISLAMABAD: Reko Diq, an untapped copper and gold mine of fabulous potential, was meant to be the biggest foreign investment in the country’s mining sector, but it’s beginning to look more like fool’s gold More...
Current account deficit widens to $305mn
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current accountdeficit widened to a provisional $305 million in January 2012, compared with an $118 million shortfall in January 2011, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Friday. The current More...
Karachi stocks scale a 7-1/2-month high
KARACHI: Stocks at the local capital market ended on a seven-and-a-half month highyesterday, and in healthy turnover, led by Engro Corp after it announced a higher than expected full year result, dealers said. Engro More...
Farooq H. Naek presiding over a Senate House Business Advisory
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Farooq H. Naek presiding over a Senate House Business Advisory Committee meeting at Parliament House. More...
NBP leads in agri credit financing
ISLAMABAD: National Bank of Pakistan (NPB) has disbursed Rs42.5 billion among nearly 252,000 farmers, against a target of Rs41 billion in 2011-12 leading in terms of agricultural credit among the financial institutions. National More...
Cross-Loc traders threaten to suspend trade
POONCH: In occupied Kashmir, dissatisfied with the functioning of Customs and Custodian departments, the Cross-LoC Trade Association has threatened to suspend the trade across the Line of Control. According to More...
Weekly inflation witnesses nominal increases
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on February 16, for the lowest income group up to Rs8,000, has registered nominal increase of 0.11 per cent over the previous week. The SPI for More...
SBP injects Rs342 bln in market
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its reverse repo open market operation in treasury bills and Pakistan Investment Bond injected Rs 342 billion on February 17, 2012. According to SBP here Tuesday, the offered More...
