Ahsan Iqbal reveals PTI govt’s ‘incompetency’
Former planning minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday termed the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government a "no...
Govt mulls structural reforms to achieve $40bn export target by 2023
ISLAMABAD: The federal government, under the medium-term structural adjustment, is planning to bring a number of policies in order to enhance the country’s...
Govt urged to formulate robust strategy to encourage industrialisation
Former govt advisor suggests reactivation of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation, as ‘private sector had failed to industralise the country’
ISLAMABAD: Senior economist and...
Wealth creation necessary for poverty alleviation: PM
'No strings were attached to what had been received from friendly countries'
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that his foremost mission...
Partial govt shutdown compounds risks for US economy
WASHINGTON: Now in its 10th year, America’s economic expansion still looks sturdy. Yet the partial shutdown of the government that began Saturday has...
China’s economy ‘set to reach $13.7tr by end of the year’
China’s economy is expected to have grown to 90 trillion yuan ($13.7 trillion) this year, said senior economic officials on Saturday.
Han Wenxiu,...
ICCI hails UAE’s $3bn support package for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has hailed the United Arab Emirates’ announcement to deposit $3 billion in the State...
PM Imran will not attend World Economic Forum 2019
Prime Minister Imran Khan will not attend the World Economic Forum sessions starting in Davos on 22nd January 2019, Prime Minister’s Special...
Railways to launch 20 new trains next year: Sh Rashid
PESHAWAR: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said 20 new trains would be launched next year to facilitate the passengers.
Talking to reporters...
Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
Pakistan was last a prominent tourist destination in the 1970s when the “hippie trail” brought Western travellers through the apricot and walnut orchards of the Swat Valley and Kashmir on their way to India and Nepal
SPI based weekly inflation grows by 0.12%
During the week under review, average prices of 12 items registered decrease, while that of 17 items increased with the remaining 24 items’ prices unchanged
U.S. third-quarter growth trimmed; business spending slowing
Gross domestic product increased at a 3.4 percent annualized rate, the Commerce Department said in its third reading of third-quarter GDP growth
Aviation minister directs CAA for attracting more airlines
The minister directed the management of CAA to keep working hard for the growth of the aviation sector for the ultimate speedy economic development of the country
New agri technology introduced in KP to boost wheat production
The agriculture sector contributes 22% to KP's GDP, however, 31% of KP’s population is food insecure with a high rate of malnourishment
Renewable energy projects devoid of transmission lines
Officials believe that the existing transmission system didn’t have the proficiency to provide electricity from the new renewable plants