Pak-China economic ties to be boosted by closer collaboration
To date, nine projects have been completed and 13 are under construction, and it has so far created 70,000 direct jobs for the local people, showed data of the National Development and Reform Commission
Industries in dilemma, as dispute arises over rates of subsidized gas supply
According to the memorandum, the cabinet decision came into effect on October 16th instead of September 27th, when the federal government gave go-ahead to new gas rates which have been opposed by Aptma
Oil industry seeking foreign currency exposure to be included in pricing of petroleum products
During the meeting last week, the oil industry had put forward the case for a continuation of 7.5% deemed duty on diesel refining and rise to 9% despite the Senate standing committee on petroleum order to scrap the deemed duty
ML-I railways project to be completed under sovereign deal
China didn’t welcome the suggestion of finishing the ML-I project on a build-operate-transfer basis according to officials in the Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Communications
Zilt Proefbedrijf interested in setting up joint venture in agriculture sector
Zilt Proefbedrijf, for a decade, has been researching the salt tolerance of existing, conventional agricultural crops which could give food in saline areas
Decrease in sales tax on petroleum products may cause Rs60 billion in losses
To shield the end consumer from the full impact of rising oil prices, the government has been reducing sales tax which according to tax authorities estimates a sharp decrease of 46 percent in revenue collection in November 2018
Pakistan in talks with China for relief package: Asad Umar
Finance Minister Asad Umar has confirmed that the government was currently in talks with China for a possible financial deal, which would...
SSGCL asked to ensure gas supply for towel manufacturers
ISLAMABAD:Â The Ministry of Commerce and Textile has asked the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) to ensure the supply of gas to...
Chinese loan accounts for only 6.3pc of Pakistan’s total foreign debt
Pakistan’s GDP growth has gradually increased from 3.68pc to 5.8pc since the commencement of CPEC in 2012-13
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese government’s soft loan...
Pakistan, China agree to trade in rupee, yuan
Pakistan joins China, Russia and Turkey in an effort to curtail the supremacy of the dollar
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan and China have agreed to hold...
Customs Today: the fake news portal used to threaten global shipping companies in Pakistan
A group of toy importers has taken to planting untrue stories on a news website in a bid to blackmail major shipping companies into cooperating with their tax evasion scheme
IT security, monitoring system to help avert hacking attempts: SBP
ISLAMABAD: A spokesperson of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Sunday, while speaking about the recent hacking attempts on banks said...
Govt finalises strategy to install smart meters, ABC cables to control power theft
ISLAMABAD:Â The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has decided to install smart electricity meters and new aerial bundles cables (ABC) across the country in...
PM reaches Shanghai to attend China International Import Expo
SHANGHAI: After his hectic engagements in Beijing, Prime Minister Imran Khan has reached Shanghai to attend the China International Import Expo (CIIE)....
Fresh opportunities to increase exports to China linking Pakistan with open market
Local economists said China's gesture to increase its imports from Pakistan is the real advantage of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for Pakistan and it will help the South Asian country increase its revenue and narrow the predetermined trade volume