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Pb govt allocates Rs 82b for education

LAHORE, June 2 (APP): The Punjab government giving priority to the education sector allocated Rs 82 billion for the fiscal year 2017-18. According to the budget documents, Rs 53.36 billion …

Rs 9b allocated for energy sector

LAHORE, June 2, (APP): An amount of Rs 9 billion has been allocated for the energy sector for the fiscal year 2017-18. According to the budget documents, energy department has …

Pakistan’s Liquid Foreign Reserves increase

KARACHI, June 1 (APP): The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at US$ 21,770.4 million on May 26 2017. This was announced by the State Bank of Pakistan …

Weekly inflation up by 1.37 percent

Monthly inflation inches up 5.02 pc in May

ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (APP): Consumer Price Index (CPI) on year-on-year basis during May 2017 witnessed an increase of 5.02 per cent as compared to the same month of the last year. On …

Rupee gains 43 paisa against dollar

Foreign exchange rates

KARACHI, June 1 (APP): The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following exchange rates bulletin, here on Thursday. LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON SPECIAL US DOLLAR BONDS …

Record 73.6 mln ton sugarcane production registered

ISLAMABAD, May 31 (APP): The sugarcane production in the country has reached to historical high of 73.6 million ton during this year, showing 12.4 per cent increase as compared to 2016. The sugarcane …