Pakistani products take centre stage at China’s commodity expo
Pakistani products have attracted a large number of local and international entrepreneurs at the ongoing South and Southeast Asia Commodity Expo and Investment Fair...
Tobacco growers condemn imposition of Rs300 tax on farmers
Govt urged to reverse the decision, as it will bring economic death to the working classISLAMABAD: Tobacco growers and industrial workers on Monday condemned...
Work on CPEC’s eastern route to be expedited: minister
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development & Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar and Ambassador of China Yao Jing have agreed to expedite the work on the China Pakistan...
Qatar to invest $22bn in Pakistan: report
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will visit Pakistan on June 23 (Sunday), a private media house reported on Monday.According to details, Qatar...
Argentinian investors urged to explore Pakistani market
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said on Monday that Pakistan's unique geographical location and investment-friendly regime offered lucrative business opportunities to foreign businessmen.In a meeting...
CCoP seeks privatisation proposals for Pakistan Steel Mills
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on Monday discussed Pakistan Steel Mills' (PSM) privatisation and directed the Ministry of Industries and Production and Privatisation...
FPCCI forms committee to highlight budget anomalies
ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chamber and Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has constituted a high-level 17-member committee to highlight budget anomalies and address the genuine...
LCCI calls for remedial measures before budget approval
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) on Saturday urged the national and Punjab assemblies to take remedial measures through consultations with the business...
Pakistan to get $3.4bn in budgetary aid from ADB
'$2.2bn will be released in the first quarter of FY20'ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will receive $3.4 billion in budgetary support from the Asian Development Bank (ABD),...
Sh Rasheed says will quit politics if railways’ circular debt not reduced
LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said on Saturday he would quit politics if the circular debt of Pakistan Railways is not reduced.Addressing a press...
Good governance, rational taxation imperative to attract investments: moot
ISLAMABAD: Highlighting some silver linings in the recently presented budget, eminent economist and former finance secretary Dr Waqar Masood Khan stated that the budget, if...
Pakistan, Belarus agree to enhance trade ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus on Friday agreed to optimally utilize the existing institutional mechanisms and intensify bilateral cooperation in agriculture, industry and technology.The consensus was...
Punjab govt presents Rs2.3tr budget for 2019-20
Rs350bn have been allocated for development, whereas Rs1.71tr have been earmarked for non-development expenditureLAHORE: Provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakhat presented the Punjab...
PM Imran says no to dollar at SCO
PM urges SCO to finalise arrangements for trade in local currencies, set up SCO bank
Says Organisation needs to advance goals of peaceful...
Overseas Pakistanis remit $20.19bn in 11 months
KARACHI: Overseas Pakistani workers remitted $20.19 billion in the first eleven months (July to May) of FY19, showing a growth of 10.42pc compared with $18.28...
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PM Imran says no to dollar at SCO
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FBR receives data of withholding taxes from banks
People asked to disclose undeclared bank accounts under amnesty scheme by June 30ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has received details of all...
