Need raw materials? Zaraye hopes you’ll turn to them

Manufacturers have been procuring raw material the old-school way for decades, resisting any attempt towards automation. Will the B2B startup be able to turn the tide?

Workers protest after Master Tiles fails to pay four months wages on eve of Eid

Factory management tried to placate the protestors with Rs 10,000 per worker and the promise of releasing the payment after Eid despite earlier promises

As the LHC strikes down tax on property, ‘plot’ business may see resurgence  

New law mandated that every property owner would have to pay tax equivalent to 1% of market value of property to federal govt

IMF urges FBR to scrap special tax regime for construction sector

Fund calls to end FBR’s discretionary powers, ,enhanced tax marmonisation, and establishment of Tax Policy Unit

Schon Properties, owners of Multan Sultan get assets seized by Dubai Land Department

It is pertinent to mention that Schon Properties own Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) Multan Sultan cricket team.

What has Pakistan Cables been up to?

Despite difficulties, the company has been slugging away and staying on track for their expansion plans

2018 to be a bumper year for Pakistan’s cement sector: Report

International Cement Review, the world's leading source of cement manufacturing news and information, in its latest report on the Pakistani cement industry...

Cement despatches decline by 24.19% during March

ISLAMABAD: Cement despatches declined by 24.19% in March, 2023. Total cement shipments during March this year were 3.795 million tons against 5.006...

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...

Steel industry claims producers in erstwhile FATA/PATA evaded Rs150b in taxes

Industry association claims that manufacturers in former FATA/PATA misused tax exemptions to give themselves unfair advantage

PM Khan says development of construction sector key to economic stability, growth

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that the development of the construction sector is the key to stability and growth...

ECC decision on housing finance to be approved by Cabinet today

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, scheduled to meet today (Tuesday) with Prime Minister Imran Khan will endorse the Economic Coordination Committee’s (ECC) decision...

Business community can enable Pakistan to become an economic giant: Mayor Lahore

LAHORE: Mayor Lahore Col (R) Mubashir Javed said on Tuesday that the business community has the ability to turn Pakistan into an economic...

Has CPEC hit a major roadblock?

China’s infrastructure building spree across the nation seems to have been halted due to Pakistan’s inability to pay its loans

Cement prices to go up by Rs50 per bag

LAHORE: Cement manufacturers nationwide have decided to jack up cement price by Rs50 per bag after the hike in fuel prices recently....