KP CM directs land acquisition for oil refinery in Karak
PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak has directed the district administration Karak for the acquisition of land for the oil refinery and remove...
Rs 10bn worth benefits given to Chinese firm through tax exemption
ISLAMABAD: Senate’ Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Narcotics Control informed that around Rs 10 billion worth benefits were given to a Chinese...
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...
Selling is easy, recovery a huge challenge
“Construction is a vast sector and in terms of products produce and segments that we operate in, we are the leaders in terms of...
China to provide assistance for PIA, aviation industry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have mutually agreed on extending their bilateral relations and to work collectively for the betterment of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...
CWDP approves three development projects worth Rs76.5b
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared three development projects worth Rs 76.5 billion during its meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship...
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?
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.
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 has predicted...
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
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...
China’s construction giant inks MoU to build Gwadar’s first luxury golf community
ISLAMABAD: Empire Properties, the Pakistan registered trustees of leading International Developers CPIC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation...
CPEC will continue fueling growth of Pakistan’s construction industry over next decade: Fitch Solutions
Improved transparency regarding CPEC projects will aid Pakistan’s efforts in the renegotiation of an IMF bailout, which if sanctioned could provide its struggling economy with much required economic relief, said Fitch Solutions
Business community can enable Pakistan to become an economic giant: Mayor Lahore
LAHORE:Â Mayor Lahore Col (R) Mubashir Javed said on Tuesday that the business community has the ability to turn Pakistan into an economic giant.
He was...
Malakand tunnel project to be allocated more funds
ISLAMABAD: National Highway Authority (NHA) is in process of arranging an additional $85 million for the Malakand tunnel project as now it has been...
