21.74pc growth of food group exports in eight months

ISLAMABAD: Food group exports from the country during the first eight months of the current financial year grew by 21.74 per cent as...

Govt’s claims of increased exports false: PRGMEA

KARACHI: Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Chairman Central Shaikh Mohammad Shafiq discussed the stuck up payments of PM package duty...

Govt committed to an economically strong Pakistan: Ahsan Iqbal

  ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Dr Ahsan Iqbal Wednesday said the government was committed to create an economically strong Pakistan...

Pakistani rice exporters benefit from increased market access in Indonesia

ISLAMABAD: After bilateral negotiations, the Ministry of Commerce was successful in getting greater market access for its exports into the Indonesian market. According to...

CDWP approves 33 projects worth Rs50.5 billion

ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved 33 projects worth Rs50.5 billion out of which two projects worth Rs22.5 billion were referred...

PRGMEA shows concerns over duty drawback of taxes 2017-18 

KARACHI: Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Chairman Central, Shaikh Mohammad Shafiq has expressed grave concerns about the decreasing trend...

Goldman Sachs chief Blankfein to retire soon

NEW YORK: Longtime Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein is in talks to retire and has been contributing to the bank’s choice...

CCP imposes Rs5m penalty on Reliance Paints for price-fixing, downstream cartelisation

KARACHI: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a penalty of Rs5 million on Reliance Paints Pakistan for fixing a minimum...

Pakistan Biggest Auto Show 2018 concludes with a huge turnout of 300,000 visitors

  LAHORE: The Pakistan Auto Show 2018 concluded at the Expo Centre in Lahore. The three-day grand event, organised by the Pakistan Association of...

Pakistan to be among top 50 of EoDB list by 2020

LAHORE: Provincial Finance Minister Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha said that Pakistan aims to be among the top 50 countries on the Ease...

Ministers exchange heated words as PIA/PSM privatisation unfolds

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of NA Standing Committee on Privatisation Syed Imran Ahmed Shah took his own government with iron hands over the proposed...

SHC seeks govt, OGRA reply in petroleum price hike case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday has sought comments from the Ministry of Petroleum, and the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority...

SECP notifies new AAOIFI shariah standards for public consultation  

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has fast-tracked the adoption of Shariah standards to bring about harmonisation and standardisation...

Transport corridor projects to create economic surplus: WB report

ISLAMABAD: A report launched by the World Bank Group (WB) here on Thursday revealed that investment in transport corridors is expected to...

NAB increases scrutiny, seeks proper documentation for major agreements

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has asked the central and provincial governments to submit documents worth more than $28 billion of agreements...