Despite a tepid beginning from Wall Street, Asian equities climbed Tuesday as dismal Chinese economy data revealed the deep cutbacks of Beijing’s zero-Covid policy, adding to inflation concerns. To combat an Omicron-fueled tsunami, China has maintained its stringent zero-Covid policy, ordering lockdowns in numerous cities and closing factories and ports.Read More →

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued a notification about petroleum product pricing after the finance minister declared that the rates will be maintained. According to the finance ministry’s statement, the petrol price would remain at Rs149.86 per litre, Rs144.15 for high-speed diesel (HSD), Rs125.56 for kerosene oil, and Rs118.31 forRead More →

On Friday, the price of 24 carat per tola gold dropped by Rs 700, to Rs 135,300, from Rs 136,000 on the local market. According to the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association, the price of 10 gramme 24 carat gold has dropped by Rs 600 to Rs 115,998, down fromRead More →

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif paid a visit to the Diamer-Bhasha Dam construction site on Sunday. Given the national significance of the megaproject, the prime minister chose to pay a visit to the site despite the fact that Sunday is an official holiday. WAPDA Chairman retired Lt. General Muzammil HussainRead More →

On the local market, the price of 24 carat per tola gold jumped by Rs 150 and was sold for Rs 131,350 on Thursday, up from Rs 131,200 the previous day. According to the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association, the price of a gramme of 24 karat gold increased byRead More →

The Pakistani rupee fell 21 paisas against the US dollar in interbank trade on Monday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan, concluding at Rs177.62 against a previous day’s close of Rs177.41 (SBP). The open market purchasing and selling values of the dollar, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan,Read More →