ECC to discuss shortage of Urea fertiliser today

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which would be held under the chair of Finance Minister Asad Umar, is likely...

President Alvi seeks Turkish investment in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has invited the Turkish businessmen to take advantage of the favourable investment climate in Pakistan. Talking to Ambassador of...

Smuggled items worth Rs4bn confiscated in four months

'As much as 59pc of total demand is met through illicit trade of smuggled goods' ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence has confiscated Rs4 billion worth smuggled...

Govt committed to providing uninterrupted gas to export industry

Petroleum minister says zero-industrial units will be given Rs25 billion subsidy on gas for three months LAHORE: Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said...

Moroccan companies invited to explore Pakistan’s tourism sector

ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said on Monday that Pakistan was among a few countries that were blessed with...

Govt not involved in rupee devaluation: PM

Prime minister says he found out about the dollar hike through television Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that the State...

How well has the PTI performed on its 100-day agenda?

Most macroeconomic indicators have worsened since the Imran Khan Administration took office, but the party appears set to initiate some key economic reforms

China to provide multiple bailout packages to Pakistan: Consul-general

ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Consul-General (CCG) Long Dingbin on Sunday said that instead of hard cash, China plans to eventually provide multiple forms of...

Govt has no direction, vision, or economic policy: PEW president

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the decisions of the government are damaging the economy and disappointing the masses. “The...

Govt to create Special Economic Zone in Sialkot: Abdul Razzak Dawood

SIALKOT: The adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce, Textile, Industries, Production and Investment Abdul Razzak Dawood on Sunday, urged Sialkot’s exporters to try...

WAPDA decides to divert water supply to Satpara Dam

ISLAMABAD: With the Satpara Dam unutilised for years, the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has taken a decision to fill the dam...

‘Despite inheriting record fiscal deficit, govt facilitating the poor’

Finance minister says PML-N kept the rupee value low artificially by draining the forex reserves Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Saturday...

Amid rupee depreciation, PM asks business community not to panic

LAHORE: Keeping in view the growing outcry on the devaluation of rupee, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Saturday asked the business...

Trump, Xi poised for high-stakes summit over trade war

BUENOS AIRES: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up a global summit on Saturday with high-stakes talks...

Pakistan Railways’ 100-day mission accomplished: Sh Rasheed

‘PR has earned Rs2 billion in last four months’ LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Saturday said that his ministry fulfilled the promise...