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...
Approval of building plans being deliberately delayed by MCL: sources
LAHORE: A total of 610 residential, commercial and industrial building plans have been awaiting approval from the Municipal Corporation Lahore (MCL) for...
FBR suspends notices issued to builders, developers
KARACHI:Â Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Director General Broadening of Tax Base (BTB) Tanveer Malik, on the request of Association of Builders and...
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...
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
Special Economic Zones to get electricity, gas
The cost of providing these utilities to the economic zones would be met through the Cost of the provision of utilities to SEZs will be met through Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)
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...
First ‘Weaving City’ to be set up at M-3 Industrial Estate
FAISALABAD: The first 'Weaving City' will be established on 100 acres of land at M-3 Industrial Estate to help organise the power...
Zameen.com’s Pakistan Property Show set to return to Dubai
Pakistan’s top property portal Zameen.com is set to take the country’s real estate market
international again with the latest edition of its highly...
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...
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...
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?
Railways ministry faces a Rs37-40bn deficit, says Sh Rasheed
RAWALPINDI: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that the Railways ministry faces a debt of Rs37 to 40 billion left behind...
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.
PAC, PEC at loggerhead on issuance of illegal license to foreign firms
PAC two months back had asked PEC to provide information about the number of licenses issued to foreign firms for execution of construction projects