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PTCL quarterly loss surges to Rs15.3bn

Despite a 15.3 per cent growth in revenues, the Pakistan Telecom­m­unication Company Ltd (PTCL) on Tuesday announced net loss widened by 41pc to Rs15.3 billion in the third quarter of calendar year 2024 compared to Rs10.82bn in the same period of 2023. In a meeting, the board of directors reviewed the financial result and acknowledged PTCL Group’s revenue growth to Rs160.6bn during the July-Sep

Oil plunges nearly 5pc on weak demand

Oil prices tumbled nearly five per cent to a near two-week low on Tuesday due to a weaker demand outlook and after a media report said Israel would not strike Iranian nuclear and oil sites, easing fears of a supply disruption. Brent crude futures were down $3.54, or 4.57pc, to $73.92 a barrel at 10:35am CDT (1535 GMT). West Texas Intermediate futures lost $3.55, or 4.81pc, hitting $70.28 a barr

Banking Mohtasib provides Rs1bn relief

The Banking Mohtasib of Pakistan (BMP) provided the complainants with almost Rs1 billion in relief in the first nine months of the current calendar year. However, what is more serious is the increasing number of online frauds damaging the State Bank of Pakistan’s move to digitise the entire payment system. According to a BMP press release, 18,836 complaints were disposed of during the Januar

SLGL, Maersk sign deal

Secure Log­is­­tics Group Ltd (SLGL) has entered into an agreement to provide transport services to Maersk West and Central Asia Ltd. In a stock filing on Tuesday, SLGL said this corporate on-boarding of SG as one of the transport service provider to Maersk aligns with SLG’s objectives to become a leading domestic logistic service provider. In addition, SLGL is also engaged in discussion wit

Trade deficit with nine SCO states widens 41pc

Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries widened by over 41 per cent to $11.703 billion in FY24 from $8.298bn in the preceding fiscal year due to a sharp increase in imports from China, Russia and India. The heads of state from SCO nations are in Islamabad to attend the 25th summit, which aims to strengthen multilateral cooperation among member states