Tapi gas pipeline to move forward after decades of delays

The first gas could be delivered to Afghanistan within around a year from the FID, and to Pakistan within two years

Sindh excise & taxation recovers record Rs700 million from vehicle tax defaulters

Sindh's Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla extended his gratitude to the media for advertising the campaign

Govt wants to establish ICT SEZ on priority basis in Islamabad

As per data accumulated by the central bank, the export of IT and related services rose to $1.067 billion in FY18 against $939 million in FY17, posting a 13% increase

Pakistan’s possesses massive potential for export of engineering goods: Dawood

The government has recently revived the EDB and intends to align it with regional and global counterparts in a bid to serve best industrial interests

Law ministry delay hinders Privatisation Commission from appointing financial advisers

The commission was seeking the board’s go-ahead for hiring financial advisers for the privatisation of two LNG-fired power plants namely 1,230-megawatt Haveli Bahadur Shah and 1,233MW Balloki

IMF seeks increase in revenue collection without bringing in new measures

As per the IMF’s determination, the current growth rate in revenue collection of the FBR should almost be doubled without bringing new measures, said the sources.

Borrowing by low and middle-income economies tripled in 2017: WB

WASHINGTON: Borrowing by low and middle-income economies from external official and private creditors surged to $607 billion in 2017 from $181 billion the...

IMF team to hold discussions on CPEC projects tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: As the policy level talks between Pakistan and International Monitory Fund (IMF) are underway, the IMF team is scheduled to visit the...

Pakistan, China urged to tackle global conspiracies by trading in local currencies

Chinese economist says Pakistan’s agricultural capacity should be utilised to stimulate growth Former DG ISI affirms Pakistan is capable of withstanding...

Pakistan risks foreign investment with threat to reopen LNG deals: Former PM

Exxon Mobil returned to Pakistan in May with an investment in an offshore drilling project. It has expressed interest in building an LNG terminal in the country

‘Govt’s export-oriented policies will lead to speedy economic development’

PM’s advisor says second phase of Free Trade Agreement with China will be worked out till June 2019 LAHORE: The government is...

Energy blackouts have lessened due to CPEC: Report

Gwadar Port, a major project under CPEC, is fully operational, connecting Pakistan with a broader export market from the Middle East with Central Asia via land and maritime routes

Economic growth in energy-rich Gulf to recover in 2018: IMF

For oil-importing countries in MENA, growth is expected to continue at a modest pace of 4.5 percent in 2018, before dropping back to four percent next year, the IMF said

China offers Pakistan to establish foot and mouth disease-free zones

Meat and meat preparation exports to overseas market rose by a meagre 2.26% to $225.646 million in the previous FY18

KP to construct 496MW ‘Spat Gah’ hydropower project in Kohistan

It would be constructed under public-private partnership mode