FDI jumps to 15.6pc, adding $262.5 mn from last year
KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first eight months of 2017-18 amounted to $1.94 billion, up 15.6 per cent or $262.5 million from...
AirSial ready for takeoff, gets go-ahead from PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday granted approval for the launch of a new private airline, AirSial, from Sialkot International Airport.
President promulgates Naya Pakistan Housing, Development Authority Ordinance
The authority shall prepare feasibility studies for the development of schemes and determine the mode of development accordingly.
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 of the...
Rent control bill likely to be presented in NA’s next session, ICCI assured
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Interior Chairperson Khurram Shahzad Nawaz on Wednesday assured the business community that he would present the amended...
FBR notice seeking details of allottees is a conspiracy against economy: ABAD chairman
KARACHI:Â The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued notices to various builders and developers for providing details of allottees of shops, flats and other...
Cement industry capacity utilisation touches 99pc in January
ISLAMABAD:Â Domestic consumption of cement increased by a whopping 37.3 per cent in January 2018 on a year-on-year basis as the construction activities continue to...
Kohat Cement to enter the real estate development market
Manufacturer seeks to follow the footsteps of industry leader Lucky Cement, though it is unclear if it will tap the residential or commercial market first
No relief in federal budget for construction sector, says ABAD
ABAD chairman said that the government has presented a purely political and election budget, which will force the upcoming government to announce supplementary budget just after four months.
FBR details new tax rules for builders and developers
Tax body makes amendments to the Income Tax Ordinance 2001; new guidelines aim to enhance tax collection from the real estate sectorÂ
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
Rules being finalised for public-private partnership in five-million housing project
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Housing and Works is finalising rules for public-private partnership in the Naya Pakistan Housing Project which would be started through...
PM reassures builders of all-out cooperation
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan has reassured the investors in the construction sector that the government is committed to removing any obstacle in the way...
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?
