KARACHI: The year 2024 did not prove to be different from the previous years as retailers continue to defy official price lists, keeping the rates beyond the affordable level of many cash-starved consumers who are already grappling with the inflated power and gas bills. Even a ban on onion and banana exports for one month till April 15 failed to transform into a price relief for the end users.
ISLAMABAD: The government declared its intention on Tuesday to negotiate a “longer and larger” economic bailout package with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), targeting to sustain the nascent macroeconomic stability. In his first formal media interaction after having a series of briefings, including on external account needs and fiscal situation, Finance Minister Aurangzeb Khan, a
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday came under downward pressure from selling of selective stocks and the benchmark KSE-100 index registered a marginal decline of nearly 40 points. The weakening of global equities and growing apprehensions about economic uncertainty in Pakistan drove the stock market down, after wiping out all the earlier gains. In the morning, the bourse beg
Bitcoin hit a record high on Monday above $71,000, as the surge in the biggest cryptocurrency showed no signs of slowing down. Britain’s financial watchdog on Monday became the latest regulator to pave the way for digital asset trading products after saying on Monday it will now permit recognised investment exchanges to launch crypto-backed exchange-traded notes. Bitcoin rose by as much as 4.8%
The shift towards electricity generation through solar energy is becoming a rising trend in Pakistan, driven by the soaring prices of electricity, which domestic, commercial and industrial users are paying through different distribution companies, haunting the public at large. Though the trend of installing solar panels by households is not new, many owners previously tended towards this cheap