National Bank of Pakistan reported its profit after tax (PAT) surged by almost 115 per cent to Rs26 billion for the half-year ended on June 30 from Rs12.1bn in the same period last year. The bank posted a profit before tax of Rs47.7bn for the period, about 41pc higher than the same period of last year. With a 18.5pc year-on-year growth in its assets base, the bank achieved Rs6tr milestones i
Caretaker Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman retired Maj Gen Hafeezur Rehman on Tuesday decided that the 5G services will be launched within 10 months. Dr Umar Saif said that all the hurdles in the launch of 5G services will be removed on a priority basis, adding that issues relating to taxation, teledensity and
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed grave concerns over the ongoing mass protests and said that Pakistani households and businesses are facing mounting power prices. At a press conference, FPCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh quoted Nepra’s latest forecast for power purchase prices for the fiscal year 2023-24 that reveals a substantial financial burden,
A direction of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Monday to the relevant agencies to check the hoarding and smuggling of sugar has failed to bring any respite for the consumers as the rates of the sweetener have swelled further. Traders said that the wholesale rate had ranged between Rs164 per kg, up by Rs4 per kg from Monday, thus putting extra pressure on the retail prices which in
ISLAMABAD: With the nationwide protests over massive power bills growing, the caretaker government has failed to come up with any relief measures as it tries to strike a balance between avoiding drawing the IMF’s ire and causing more citizens to blow a fuse. In the cabinet meeting presided over by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday, the interim set-up expressed helplessness