Saturday, January 17, 2026

Government to fully support Thar coal power projects

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar Khan on Wednesday assured full government support for the timely completion of the Thar...

Tax evasion disastrous for national economy: Khawaja Asif

    Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said interminable tax evasion is continuing in the country which is causing irreparable loss to the economy. “Tax evasion is...

Petrol prices may decrease by Rs3.30 for July

Karachi: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has forwarded a notification to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources on Thursday for notifying a...

ECC okays Rs20bn sovereign guarantee to stabilise stock market

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved the Finance Division proposal regarding the issuance of a sovereign guarantee amounting to...

Govt released Rs240.8m under PSDP to facilitate industrial sector

ISLAMABAD: The government has so far released Rs240.890 million for various developmental projects of Ministry of Industries and Production under its Public Sector Development Programme...

Govt mulls options to construct Diamer Bhasha dam to meet energy needs

Sharing details of a proposed plan regarding the formation of Diamer Bhasha dam Pvt Ltd Co., the sources said that it was proposed to market the shares of this company through Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) and approximately 52 percent shares of the company will be owned by the government and owners of remaining 48pc shares will be with the masses

Regulators keep quiet as K-Electric sits on its annual reports for two years

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has still yet to issue its annual report for the previous year, fiscal 2016-17, while its major stake is in the final...

Textile exports up 3pc to $3.37bn in Q1 FY20

ISLAMABAD: Textile exports from the country increased by 2.95pc during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (July-Sept FY20) compared with the corresponding period...

Naveena Group to launch steel plant at Port Qasim

KARACHI: Naveena Group, a conglomerate dealing in textile exports, spinning, wind power and other business sectors, on Sunday announced the launch of Naveena Steel,...

CPEC could widen current account deficit: Moody

New York: Moody’s Investors Service has raised several questions pertaining to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and said the mega project would widen the current...

China’s leading company’s power transformers have 70 pc market share in Pakistan

BEIJING: Chint Group, China's leading industrial electrical equipment and new energy enterprise in the private sector has said its power transformers have a 70...

Dawood urges business community to explore Chinese market

'Pak-China FTA has been materialised in connection with the efforts to enhance the country's exports'  ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government is endeavouring to explore business...

French envoy stresses efforts to enhance bilateral trade and investment

SIALKOT: Ambassador of France to Pakistan, Marc Barety and Head of the Economic Department Phillipe Fouet visited the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry...

Bearish trend prevails as KSE-100 sheds 748 points

KARACHI: Stocks fell sharply on Tuesday with the KSE-100 index gliding below the 35,000 mark in intraday trade. Indices started shedding gains right from the word...
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PM Imran links country’s prosperity with industrial development

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the country's prosperity was dependent upon industrial development and stressed upon provision of all facilities...