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.
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...
RCCI President for broader tax base, business friendly policies
RAWALPINDI: President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Zahid Latif Khan on Wednesday urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman to introduce...
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 on housing...
‘Lotte Chemical’ shows interest in Pakistan’s chemical manufacturing industry
Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) Monday urged the forthcoming government to include the chemical industry in its first 100 days plan and form a...
Punjab increases royalty on cement minerals
Cost of limestone per bag of cement is projected to rise to PKR 55, up from the current PKR 19 per bag
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...
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...
NAB increases scrutiny, seeks proper documentation for major agreements
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has asked the central and provincial governments to submit documents worth more than $28 billion of agreements including LNG...
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. Sources familiar...
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...
Business community urges govt to avoid excessive focus on construction sector
KARACHI: Business community and economic experts on Sunday appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan's decision to develop the construction sector but warned that focus on...
Cement sector expected to see profits soar 38% in most recent quarter
Topline Securities anticipates that declining interest rates and rising pricing ability will help the sector improve margins and boost profitability
What has Pakistan Cables been up to?
Despite difficulties, the company has been slugging away and staying on track for their expansion plans
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...
