The most significant impact of the COVID-19 for road and rail transport in Pakistan was on border-crossing time as trade facilitation indicator (TFI) averaged 55.7 hours, far above the 28.3 hours in 2019, states the Asian Development Bank (ADB).The ban…

The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 106.68 million by the end of November 2021 as compared to 105.73 million by the end of October 2021, registering an increase of 0.95 million, according to the PTA data.The number of cellular subscribers…

The government of Pakistan will present the sixth review of the authorities’ reform program supported by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) on 12 January 2022.According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance, Pa…

Pakistan’s first on-demand delivery marketplace, Batoor, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding from Astore Partners.Based in the small village of Shahmansor, Swabi, Batoor was launched in January 2019 by Sanad Khan with only a meager sum…

The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) posted minimal gains against the US Dollar (USD), appreciating three paisas to stand at Rs. 178.12 against the greenback in the interbank market today. It hit an intra-day low of Rs. 178.65 against the USD during today’s open …

Data from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revealed that Jazz leads the chart with 6,407 complaints, followed by Telenor as the second-most complaint about telecommunications operators with 5,149 complaints.Zong was third with 2,701 c…

Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani in his meeting with the Chairman of Shura Council of Saudi Arabia on Thursday urged the Saudi businessmen to take advantage of the investment-friendly opportunities in Pakistan.A high-profile parliamentary delega…

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has stated that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is the appropriate authority to investigate illegal transactions in cryptocurrencies.Responding to queries raised by ProPakistani, an SBP spokesperson said in case …

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin held a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on E-Commerce Senator Aun Abass Buppi at Finance Division on Thursday.Senator Buppi extended congratulations to the ad…

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted customs duty on the import of nine items including coal, marble, sulphur and containers from Afghanistan.The FBR has also exempted regulatory duty on the import of marble and reduced regulatory duty on im…