A sense of quiet despair hangs thick in the air. With Ramazan around the corner and Eid to follow right after, the inflation-weary citizenry must once again sit down for the depressing task of trimming their household budgets if they wish to continue to make ends meet. Even those who have been lucky to keep their heads above the water despite wave after wave of inflation will soon find it a challe
K2 Airways, an airline backed by United Arab Emirates-based Pakistani businessmen and professionals, is in the “final stages” of its launch, according to a press release issued by the company. The press release said that K2 Airways would be the country’s “first private airline to introduce Embraer E-Jets” in Pakistan’s commercial aviation. “The airline plans to serve specific domestic destin
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank rose by $276 million to $3.2 billion in the week ending on February 10, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday. According to the state bank, net foreign reserves held by commercial banks stood at $5.5bn, bringing the country’s total liquid foreign reserves to $8.7bn.Arif Habib Ltd calculated that the current reserves would
Digitisation offers employment prospects to 23 per cent of Pakistan’s population, which falls in the age group of 20-34 years, and can add $60 billion to the economy within the next seven to eight years, said a press release by the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) on Thursday. The OICCI Managing Committee presented “Recommendations for Digital Transformation in Pakist
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday notified a Rs2.32 per unit reduction on account of fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for consumers of ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) for December 2022. The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA), on behalf of Discos, had demanded a reduction of Rs2.20 on account of FCA for the last month of calendar 2022. The power regul