The petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices are set to drop by about Rs5 and Rs9 per litre, respectively, on Tuesday mainly because of a fall in the international prices and import premiums. Informed sources said the prices of petrol and HSD had declined in the international market by about $3 and $5 per barrel, respectively, in the last fortnight. Depending on the final calculation of the in
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the immediate disbursement of approximately $1.1 billion to Pakistan. The board met in Washington on Monday and completed the second review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Pakistan, allowing for bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to about $3 billion. All board members favoured releasing t
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rallied in a remarkable fashion in the outgoing week when it soared to a new peak around 72,750 points as activity was fuelled by Iranian president’s visit to Pakistan and speculation about the upcoming monetary policy and new loan talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Some other major positive developments on the economic front and the ongoing corporat
Xinjiang is undergoing transformation. President Xi Jinping attaches great importance and priority to the rapid development of Xinjiang. In pursuit of President Xi’s vision, China is allocating significant resources to modernise and develop Xinjiang. China is actively constructing modern infrastructure, enhancing the supply chain system, and fostering livelihood opportunities. Due to the governmen
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period,” excerpt from Charles Dickens’ “The Tale of Two Cities” published in 1859. The year was 1997 and the young firebrand Khawaja Mohammad Asif had been appointed chairman of the Privatisation Commission during th