Govt prepares simplified tax scheme for property developers, builders
ISLAMABAD:Â The government has prepared a simplified tax scheme for property developers and builders, it emerged on Friday.
According to the draft of the...
Insufficient cotton production to lower GDP growth, inflate import bill
ISLAMABAD:Â Despite the cotton production target of 15 million bales set for this year by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research/Pakistan...
‘No restriction on non-commercial trade with India’
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has clarified that there is no restriction on the shipment of letters, documents, business documents, documents...
Finance ministry dispels impression of ‘shrinking economy’
The Finance Division has described as "incorrect" the impression created in a section of the media that Pakistan's economy is shrinking.
In a...
Metal exports surge 35.6pc; surgical goods up 24.5pc
ISLAMABAD:Â The export of base metals and articles from the country grew 35.62pc during the first two months of the current financial year...
KSE-100 gains 281 points as bourse remains bullish
KARACHI:Â Positive sentiments surrounded the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) once again on Friday, as the indices, despite minor hiccups in the first half...
PM’s adviser stresses need to unlock SME potential
ISLAMABAD:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Thursday that the 'Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress (GRASP)'...
PM, COAS tell businessmen not to worry
Imran says govt will form body over businessmen's reservations, hints at reining in NAB
Gen Bajwa tells tycoons to hang in...
SBP reserves plunge 8.5pc to stand at $7.7bn
The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan plunged 8.54pc on a weekly basis, slipping below the $8 billion...
Egyptian companies mull investing $1bn in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Egyptian businessmen on Thursday expressed confidence in the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his business-friendly policies, saying that the Egyptian...
PM’s China visit to focus on CPEC expansion: minister
ISLAMABAD:Â Ambassador of China Yao Jing called on Planning, Development & Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar on Thursday to discuss the upcoming visit...
PM assures business community of addressing concerns over NAB
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that a strategy has been prepared to remove the business community’s reservations about the functionality...
Egypt, Pakistan agree to enhance agricultural ties
ISLAMABAD:Â An Egyptian trade delegation, led by Ambassador Ahmed Fadel Yacoub, called on National Food Security & Research Minister Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan...
‘CPEC energy projects to generate 11,000MW power by 2026’
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment Chief Executive Hassan Dawood Bhat said on Thursday that electricity generation through China Pakistan Economic Corridor...
PSX surges on higher volumes, KSE-100 gains 388 points
KARACHI:Â Bulls dominated the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) once again on Thursday, as the indices continued to move in the upward trajectory while...