Tareen alleges foul play as sugar probe exposes fissures within PTI
Tareen denies he was chairman of any task force
Fertiliser demand likely to drop by 10pc in 2020
Inventory levels expected to further rise to 750,000 tonnes this month
Services trade deficit narrows 10pc in eight months
ISLAMABAD: The country's services trade deficit witnessed a reduction of 10.16pc during the first eight months (July-Feb) of the current financial year...
Imran reshuffles cabinet after damning report on sugar crisis
–Khusro Bakhtiar made economic affairs minister, Fakhar Imam to take charge of food security
–Hammad Azhar appointed industries minister, Khalid Maqbool’s resignation accepted
–Shahbaz...
Meltdown on PSX; index plunges over 1,000 points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile start to the week, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index failed to sustain gains...
Tareen says JDW exported less sugar than market share
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on Saturday reacted to the inquiry report regarding the sugar crisis and said that his...
Poor planning, flour mills’ malpractices caused wheat crisis, inquiry reveals
–Report holds food security secretary responsible for failures, PASSCO’s former MD for missing wheat procurement target
–Recommends formulating mechanism to monitor export of...
Imran delivers on promise, goes after sugar barons
–PM forms body to probe sugar price hike, conduct mills’ audit after report points to top PTI members’ involvement
–Commission says Sugar Advisory...
Railways incurring more than Rs1bn losses each week due to lockdown: minister
LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said the lockdown in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic has led to Pakistan Railways...
Won’t discriminate in provision of relief funds, PM Imran assures
PM says in order for lockdown to be successful, govt will have to provide food at people’s doorsteps
Traders fear colossal losses amid closure of Pak-Afghan borders
‘A large number of freight vehicles that were earlier issued gate passes are not being allowed to cross Torkham border’
No govt authority mandated to check quality of sanitisers, masks
ISLAMABAD: While Science & Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry claims to be inspecting the "quality" of hand sanitisers across the country, there is...
ICCI hails PM’s incentive package for real estate sector
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan for announcing an “incentive package” for the...
Virus lockdowns leave poultry industry on the verge of collapse
'Due to the closure of marriage halls and restaurants, poultry industry is incurring a daily loss of around Rs1bn'
KP businessmen lament ‘undue delay’ in payment of refunds
PESHAWAR: The business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has expressed grave concern over undue delay in the payment of outstanding refunds under the...