Pharmaceutical products exports increase record 10.27%
ISLAMABAD: Pharmaceutical products exports during first two months of current fiscal year grew by 10.27 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During…
Asad Umar directs for completing K-IV water supply project at earliest
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Monday directed WAPDA to immediately take over the implementation responsibilities of Greater Karachi Supply Project (K-IV) and complete it within…
Indicators show economy moving back on growth trajectory
ISLAMABAD: Despite challenges at internal and external fronts, especially owing to the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic, the prudent strategy adopted by the government helped to put the country’s economy on…
Tobacco exports increase 17.50% in two months of FY 2020-21
ISLAMABAD: The exports of tobacco from the country witnessed an increase of 17.50 percent during the first two months of ongoing financial year 2020-21 as compared to the exports of…
Pakistan earns $161 mln from IT services’ export during July 2020
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $161.980 million by providing different information technology (IT) services in various countries during the first month of ongoing financial year 2020-21. This shows growth of 40.90…
Govt to follow macroeconomic fundamentals for inclusive growth: Hafeez
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Thursday said that the government was committed to follow macroeconomic fundamentals through effective policy making and…
Pakistan spends over US $ 386m on import of IT services
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has spent US $ 386.951 million by acquiring different information technology (IT) services from various countries during the fiscal year 2019-20. This shows decrease of 12.26 percent when…
Pakistan earns US $489 million from travel services’ export during FY 2019-20
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $ 489.074 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the fiscal year 2019-20. This shows growth of 15.59 percent as compared to US…
Pakistan earns US $ 1302 mln from IT services’ export
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $ 1302.730 million by providing different information technology (IT) services in various countries during the fiscal year 2019-20. This shows growth of 18.56 percent when compared…
Pakistan earns US $ 688 million by exporting transport services
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $ 688 million by providing different transport services in various countries during the ten months of ongoing fiscal year (2019-20) as compared to the corresponding period…
Pharmaceutical products exports dip by 2.57% during last 11 months
ISLAMABAD: The exports of pharmaceutical products witnessed nominal decrease of 2.57 percent during the eleven months of ongoing fiscal year (2019-20) as compared to the exports of corresponding period of…
Pakistan spends over $231 mln for import of insurance services
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan spent $231.092 million by acquiring different foreign insurance services from various countries during the first eleven months of the fiscal year 2018-19. This shows increase of 9.67 percent…
Local POL production dips 6 in 9 months of 2018 19
Local POL production dips 6% in 9 months of 2018-19
ISLAMABAD: The overall production of petroleum commodities has witnessed a decrease of 6 percent during first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal year as compared to corresponding period of…
IMF
IMF team to review Statistics Division’s mechanism from Monday
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Statistics was informed on Friday that a team of International Monetary Fund is visiting Pakistan from April 01, to review the working and methodologies of…
Local POL production dips 4.52 in 5 months of 2018 19
Local POL production dips 4.52% in 5 months of 2018-19
ISLAMABAD: The overall production of petroleum commodities has witnessed a decrease of 4.52 percent during first five months of the current fiscal year as compared to corresponding period of 2017-18.…
Tea imports witness 6.37% increase in first half of current fiscal year
ISLAMABAD: The tea imports into the country witnessed increase of 6.37 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year against the corresponding period of last year. The tea…
Petroleum group export
Petroleum group export jumps 60.8 percent in 5 months: PBS
ISLAMABAD: The export of petroleum group and coal products surged by 60.84 percent during first five months of current fiscal year to $216.723 million against same period of the previous…
New census data shows 57% increase in Pakistan’s population
ISLAMABAD: New census results show that Pakistan’s population has increased to a staggering 207.8 million with an increase of 75.4 million people within 19 years. This ratio was 65.6% in 1998…