Standard Chartered Reports 23% Earnings Decline in H1 2025

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Standard Chartered (Pakistan) has reported a 23% drop in profit after tax for the first half of calendar year 2025, as lower domestic interest rates…

NETSOL Sells 241,828 Treasury Shares Under ESOS

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

NETSOL Technologies Ltd. has announced the sale of 241,828 treasury shares to its employees under the Employees Stock Option Scheme (ESOS) at a price of…

JazzCash Highlights Pakistan’s Drive Toward a Cashless Economy at Money20/20 Middle East

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

JazzCash highlighted Pakistan’s growing shift toward a cashless economy at the prestigious Money20/20 Middle East forum, where Chief Product Officer Aamir Aftab joined global leaders…

Cars, Cigarettes to Get Costlier as Govt Plans Mini-Budget for Flood Relief

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government is preparing a mini-budget that may burden consumers with higher prices on imported cars, cigarettes, and electronics, aimed at raising revenue for flood…

Amazon Confirms Prime Big Deal Days 2025, Set for October 7–8

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Amazon has confirmed that its fall Prime Big Deal Days 2025 will run from October 7 to October 8. The two-day shopping event will be…

Poland to Boost Investment in Pakistan’s Oil, Gas Sector

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Poland has shown strong interest in expanding its footprint in Pakistan’s oil and gas sector, where it already holds stakes worth over $100 million. The…

AGP Retracts Rs 375 Trillion Audit Report, Cites Typos

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a surprising U-turn, the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has withdrawn its earlier bombshell report that claimed irregularities of Rs. 375 trillion in federal…

Millat Tractors Profit Falls 40% in FY25 Results

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Millat Tractors Limited (PSX: MTL) has announced its financial results for the year ending June 30, 2025, posting a sharp 40.55% drop in profit after…

SBP Maintains Policy Rate at 11%

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced its decision to keep the benchmark policy rate unchanged at 11% following the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)…

Faceless Customs System Causes Rs100bn Loss in Three Months

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Faceless Customs Assessment (FCA) system, launched by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Karachi last year to combat corruption, has caused a staggering Rs100 billion…

FBR Deploys New IRIS Registry Version for Taxpayers

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced the successful deployment of a new registry version on its IRIS portal, aimed at improving efficiency and…

Rs200 Prize Bond Draw Result Announced for September 2025

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Savings division has announced the results of the Rs200 Prize Bond Draw held in Multan on Monday, September 15, 2025. Thousands of bondholders…

How Sattar Buksh Win Trademark Case Against Starbucks

How Pakistani Sattar Buksh Win Trademark Case Against Starbucks

By Salman Akhtar ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A cafe in Karachi has won a high-profile trademark case against Starbucks. The cafe is called Sattar Buksh. The owners opened the business in 2013…

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