Pak-China FTA a source of frustration for business community: IWCCI
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Saturday said that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and China is a source of frustration and disappointment for...
Axiata nearing deal to acquire Veon’s Pakistan tower business for $1 billion: Bloomberg
Lahore: Bloomberg has reported that Malaysia’s biggest mobile operator Axiata Group is negotiating with Veon Limited to acquire its wireless towers business in Pakistan.
The...
Ghandhara Nissan working on procurement of plant & machinery for automobile plant
During the financial year 2017-18, the company issued right shares to partially finance the investment for the revival of car assembly facility and allied activities for Datsun passenger car project
Pakistan to brief IMF on wealth fund for state-owned institutions
ISLAMABAD:Â The economic managers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will brief the visiting delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the proposed wealth fund for state-owned...
Finance Minister inaugurates Rs 40,000 premium prize bond
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has inaugurated the premium prize bond worth Rs 40,000 with features of monthly profit and prize of Rs 80 million...
Govt establishing cannabis farms as alternative to cotton: Chaudhry
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that farms for cannabis production are being established in Jhelum, Peshawar, Chakwal...
Market Daily: Indices succumb to late selling, shed 54.43 points
LAHORE: As the international anti-money laundering watchdog moves close to putting Pakistan on the global grey list, investors thought it wise to stay away...
Govt starts restructuring BoDs of state-owned enterprises
ISLAMABAD:Â The government has started making changes to the Board of Directors (BoDs) of various state-owned companies, including the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC),...
Sindh asks Centre to ban tomato import, allow onion export
KARACHI: The Sindh government has written a letter to the federal government seeking a ban on the import of tomatoes and steps to kickstart...
Benami Act to be made operational by February 8th: FBR
Member Inland Revenue Policy, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Hamid Ateeq Sarwar said this law would act hard on those who register their properties, bank accounts, or vehicles on other beneficiaries’ name in order to evade taxes
Hamdard set to introduce low-calorie, sugar-free variants of Rooh Afza
Rooh Afza constitutes 95 percent of Hamdard's exports overseas and according to Euromonitor stats from 2017 has a 60 percent share of concentrated beverage market domestically
‘Economic stimulus’: PM gives major tax relief to construction sector
–Govt grants construction sector status of industry, won’t ask them about ‘source of income’ this year
–Imran says govt has to strike a balance between...
Railway project progress under CPEC discussed between Pakistan, China
A delegation of Chinese consortium in terms of Framework Agreement called on Ministry of Railways Chairman Muhammad Javed Anwar in Islamabad on Thursday and discussed progress on ML-I (Karachi-Peshawar) project.
Govt to implement Geographical Indication Law after 18 years
'Int’l brands are unabatedly selling Pakistan-origin goods due to non-finalisation of GI Law'
ISLAMABAD:Â As Pakistan is yet to implement Geographical Indication Law ever since it...
China to increase its imports from Pakistan: officials
BEIJING:Â China is confident that its imports from Pakistan will show a reasonable increase in the coming year, following the outcome of Prime Minister Imran...
