Punjab has largest share of federal employment at 46pc, but below its 53pc population share • KP’s share exceeds its population ratio with 28pc; Sindh holds 13.8pc, Balochistan 4.99pc of federal jobs ISLAMABAD: The government has estimated that around 150,000 more posts were still vacant in the Centre and its autonomous bodies, after the recent abolition of an equal number of positions by the
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) snapped the two-session losing streak as bulls drove bears out on Thursday despite a highly volatile session. The benchmark KSE-100 index hit an intraday high of 114,319.62 and a low of 113,234.31. Ultimately closing with a gain of 594.36 points or 0.52 per cent at 114,037.79 day-on-day. Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corporation said stocks recovered in the
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump that the kingdom wants to put $600 billion into expanded investment and trade with the United States over the next four years, the Saudi State news agency said early on Thursday. In a phone call between the two leaders, the crown prince said the Trump administration’s expected reforms could create “unprecedented economic
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday hailed the $20 billion Country Partnership Framework (CPF) as a landmark initiative, even as a World Bank official acknowledged they were ‘taking a risk’ by offering Pakistan the unusual decade-long partnership. Addressing the launch ceremony of the decade-long CPF, the prime minister described it as a transformative partnership marking the longest d
The foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) declined $276 million to $11.448 billion during the week ended on Jan 17 due to external debt repayments, reported the central bank on Thursday. Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb said in Davos that Pakistan had agreed terms for a $1bn loan with two Middle Eastern banks at 6 to 7pc interest rate. The country is in a problema