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Business & Economy

Inflation hits 14-year high over depleting foreign reserves, currency concerns

Food prices rise by 28.8% on a year-on-year basis

Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:41pm

Business & Economy

Experts see Pakistan’s inflation rate topping 24% in July

Rupee depreciation, high energy tariffs, and seasonality in prices of edible items will contribute to high CPI reading

Published 30 Jul, 2022 06:49pm

World

Australian inflation speeds to 21-year high, peak still to come

Annual rate picked up to 6.1% from 5.1%, the highest since 2001

Published 27 Jul, 2022 01:52pm

Business & Economy

Don’t let inflation ‘genie’ out of the bottle: IMF economist

Says central banks must stay course and continue to raise interest rates until inflation amid price surge in major economies approaching 10%

Published 27 Jul, 2022 09:49am

Pakistan

Cuts in rental ceiling funds “pull the rug out” from underneath teachers

Many teachers have to pay rent out of their own pockets

Published 25 Jul, 2022 12:46pm

Business & Economy

KSE-100 plunges over 700 points over powerful Punjab uncertainty

Closes below 41,400 level on Monday

Updated 18 Jul, 2022 07:06pm

Technology

Airlift shuts down its operations in Pakistan

Airlift had raised $85 million last year, largest funds by any startup

Published 13 Jul, 2022 06:47pm

World

Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns

The switch began when more than 1000 kitchens exploded across the country

Published 06 Jul, 2022 10:41am

Business & Economy

Oil sales decline in June as high prices dent demand

A further slowdown in diesel and petrol sales is expected as the government has decided to impose PDL and sales tax

Published 02 Jul, 2022 12:26pm

Pakistan

Inflation in Pakistan hits 14-year-high

CPI inflation in rural areas increased by 23.6% on year-on-year basis in June 2022

Published 01 Jul, 2022 03:51pm

Business & Economy

Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s inflation jumps beyond 50%

Inflation jumps 54.6 percent a day after the IMF asked the bankrupt nation to rein in galloping prices

Published 01 Jul, 2022 12:26pm

سُپر ٹیکس سے بے روزگاری اور غربت میں اضافہ ہوگا: شوکت ترین

ڈارصاحب کا آنا حل نہیں، صاف شفاف الیکشن کرائیں، کیونکہ وہ تو ابھی بھی باہر سے بیٹھ کر ڈکٹیٹ کر رہے ہیں

Published 30 Jun, 2022 08:23pm

Business & Economy

Electricity to go up in three phases

News in brief

Published 30 Jun, 2022 12:01pm

Business & Economy

Wheat’s going on with Punjab flour prices?

News in brief on flour mills

Published 30 Jun, 2022 11:53am

Pakistan

60 per cent of people in federal cabinet currently on bail: Imran

In another broadside at rivals, PTI chairman says "group of thieves" came to power unprepared with the sole purpose of covering up their corruption

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:27pm

پشاور میں مہنگائی اور جانوروں میں بیماری کی وجہ سے بیوپاری پریشان

دیکھیئے پشاور کی رنگ روڈ مویشی منڈی کے بیوپاری محمد عثمان کی آج نیوز سے گفتگو

Published 27 Jun, 2022 03:54pm

Business & Economy

Rich to pay more tax, says Miftah, as IMF talks conclude

Finance minister says Pakistan will receive $2.3 billion from China within few days

Published 23 Jun, 2022 05:16pm

Pakistan

IMF deal still weeks away: Shaukat Tarin

Former finance minister says new govt should have purchased cheap oil from Russia

Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:36pm

World

Sterling retreats as UK inflation hits new 40-year high

Soaring food prices pushed consumer inflation to 9.1%

Published 22 Jun, 2022 03:56pm

World

CPI in debt-straddled Sri Lanka highest since 2015

Index climbed 45% in May as country of 22 million struggles to stay afloat

Updated 21 Jun, 2022 06:52pm

Business & Economy

Pressure persists: Rupee falls near 212 level against US dollar

Currency market thrown into panic state over falling reserves, delay in resumption of IMF programme

Published 21 Jun, 2022 01:25pm

‘ہمارے دور میں 12 روپے ڈیزل پر بڑھا تو مہنگائی مارچ شروع کردیا’

اپنے خطاب کے دوران عمران خان کا کہنا تھا کہ "یہ قیمتیں مزید بڑھنے والی ہیں۔ پیٹرول، گیس، بجلی، آٹا، چاول سب کی قیمتیں بڑھ گئیں۔"

Published 19 Jun, 2022 11:09pm

فلم اسٹار شان شاہد نے حکومت پر تنقید کیوں کی؟

شان شاہد حکومت پر پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں اضافے پر برس پڑے

Published 19 Jun, 2022 01:37pm

Business & Economy

After petrol, say goodbye to govt subsidy on electricity

Notification issued on Friday

Published 18 Jun, 2022 10:09am

Pakistan

Imran Khan finally announces protest date but not for the long march

PTI chief wants supporters to hold nationwide protest on 9pm, Sunday

Updated 16 Jun, 2022 09:58pm

نوابشاہ: پٹرول کی قیمتوں میں اضافہ، مظاہرین نے دو رکشوں کو آگ لگادی

نوابشاہ: نوابشاہ میں پیٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں اضافے پر عوام سڑکوں پرنکل آئے، پریس کلب کے سامنے رکشہ اورٹیکسی...

Updated 16 Jun, 2022 05:17pm

Business & Economy

Cheeni Kum time for Pakistan’s chai-wallahs

Belt-tightening at the dhaba

Published 16 Jun, 2022 11:27am

Technology

Bitcoin falls to fresh 18-month low as crypto meltdown deepens

World’s largest cryptocurrency has slumped about 70 percent since its record high of $69,000 in November

Published 15 Jun, 2022 06:28pm

امپورٹڈ حکومت نے مجھ پر 8 جھوٹی ایف آئی آر درج کروا دی ہیں: عمران خان

ایف آئی اے ختم ہوگئی کیونکہ شہباز شریف خود ایف آئی اے پر بیٹھ گئے ہیں

Published 14 Jun, 2022 07:03pm

Business

Pakistan will default if fuel subsidies are not withdrawn: Miftah

Finance minister says that the government is facing circular debt of Rs2,500 billion

Published 13 Jun, 2022 11:10pm