» Yen stages a partial recovery as BOJ hikes, intervention risks weighed
29/12/25 07:59 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TOKYO: The yen recovered some ground on Monday following a steep drop at the end of last week as markets weighed the timing of more interest rate hikes in Japan and the possibility of intervention in thin end-of-year trading. Bank of Jap...
» Oil gains as investors weigh Middle East tensions
29/12/25 07:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Oil prices rose on Monday as investors weighed Middle East tensions that could disrupt supply, while a major hurdle remains in the Russia–Ukraine peace talks. Brent crude futures rose 56 cents, or 0.92%, to $61.20 per barrel at 0236 GMT,...
» Flawed sugar export decisions: panel flags failure of FBR, others to provide accurate data
29/12/25 07:57 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has found that inaccurate sugar production and stock data provided by the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), along with the failure of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and provincial Cane Commissi...
» Textile Council urges PM to declare ‘Export Emergency’
29/12/25 07:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to declare an ‘Export Emergency’ and resolve the textile sector’s longstanding issues, warning that continued erosion of export competitiveness—combine...
» Govt hands over cotton export matters to State Bank
29/12/25 07:55 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has handed over cotton export matters to State Bank of Pakistan from Trade Development Authority of Pakistan. Weekly Cotton Review: Market stable amid subdued business activity In this regard, Ministry o...
» US and Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal, Trump says after meeting with Zelenskyy
29/12/25 06:46 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PALM BEACH, (Florida): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met US President Donald Trump on Sunday, hoping to forge a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but the American leader’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin shortly before...
» Afridi reaches out to Maryam, urges her to visit KP
29/12/25 05:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has invited Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz to visit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying she would be shown how a Chief Executive of a province is received with respect in a de...
» Three dead in Alawite protests on Syrian coast
29/12/25 05:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LATAKIA, (Syria): Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria’s Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralled into gunfire and other violence, according to the province’s media office. Syria has been rocked by several episodes of ...
» Remanded cases, counsels’ fees: LTBA-PILC seeks FBR details
29/12/25 05:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) Public Interest Litigation Committee (PILC) has sought details from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of all cases which were remanded back from High Courts, without adjudication, to the trib...
» Italy arrests nine over Hamas funding through charities
29/12/25 05:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ROME: Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. The suspects are accused of “b...
» Bilawal congratulates newly-elected body of KPC
29/12/25 07:57 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples’ Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari congratulated the newly elected President Fazal Jumali and General Secretary Aslam Khan of Karachi Press Club. In his congratulatory message to the newly elected leadership...
» Commissioner initiates operations against beggars
29/12/25 07:59 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Commissioner of Karachi, Syed Hassan Naqvi, has taken notice of professional beggars at traffic signals, intersections and markets, and directed DCs for crackdowns. DC, East, Nasrullah Abbasi and DC, South, Javed Nabi Khoso init...
» SBP Board expresses condolence on Shamshad Akhtar’s death
29/12/25 07:54 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: The Board of Management and staff of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expressed profound sorrow and grief on the sad demise of the former Governor, Dr Shamshad Akhtar. In a statement, the Board stated that Dr. Shamshad Akhtar ma...
» Saeed Ghani greets new KPC body
29/12/25 07:52 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Saeed Ghani, President Pakistan Peoples Party, Karachi Division and Sindh Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Social Protection has congratulated the newly-elected body of the Karachi Press Club. In a statement issued on Su...
» Victory in KPC polls: business community greets ‘The Democrats’ panel
29/12/25 07:48 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Convener of the FPCCI Standing Committee on Rice and former chairman of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), Rafiq Suleman, has congratulated the The Democrats panel on its resounding success in the Karachi Press C...
» Dr Shamshad Akhtar laid to rest
29/12/25 07:47 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: The burial of former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Shamshad Akhtar, was held on Sunday at Mewa Shah Cemetery, where she was laid to rest beside her mother. She is survived by one sister. Earlier, the funeral p...
» Weekly Cotton Review: Prices stable; business activity remains subdued
29/12/25 07:11 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Cotton prices in Karachi have shown overall stability, but business activities have remained limited. The Karachi Cotton Association building has been suddenly taken into possession by the Evacuee Property Trust Board with the a...
» Ihsan Trust provides interest-free loans for higher education
29/12/25 07:45 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Ihsan Trust, a not-for-profit organisation backed by Meezan Bank’s charity fund, has been providing interest-free higher education loans to deserving students across Pakistan since 2010. Operating under a Shariah-compliant Waqf ...
» Naqvi for expediting work on Capital Smart City project
29/12/25 07:42 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has directed the officials concerned to expedite work on the Capital Smart City project in Islamabad. He issued these directions during his visit to Safe City headquarters in Islamabad, a press r...
» Hills of Nathiagali and Ayubia: Fresh snowfall forecast drawing tourists in droves
29/12/25 07:41 from Business Recorder - Latest News
AYUBIA: A fresh snowfall forecast by the Met Office has transformed the forested hills of Nathiagali and Ayubia into a bustling winter playground, drawing tourists in droves and opening new earning opportunities for local horse riders an...