Exponential growth shows broadband subscribers crossing 62 million mark
ISLAMABAD: The number of broadband users including 3G and 4G in the country has crossed 62 million by end of September 2018,...
NEPRA grants license for 11.80MW hydel power plant in KP
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has granted the power generation licence to Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) for its 11.80MW...
Finance ministry calls first meeting over NFC awards on 31st
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance is going to hold its first Fiscal Coordination Committee (FCC) meeting this week to discuss the annual...
Govt decides to appoint two new SBP board directors
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to appoint two eminent professionals on the central board of directors of the State Bank of...
PM Imran’s visit to China to stabilise economy: PEW
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to China can result in...
OGDCL shorlists names for next chief
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors (BoD) of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has shortlisted three names for the position...
Over 266 railways’ officials sent abroad for training over last 5 years
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has sent as many as 266 officials to purchase machinery and other material from abroad to upgrade and meet...
Pakistan’s agri sector to thrive under CPEC
ISLAMABAD: The recent inclusion of the agriculture sector in the long-term plan of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) provides Pakistan with an...
PSX asked to vacate Pakistan Railways land
Sheikh Rasheed claims PR earned Rs1.1bn more revenue in freight sector in last two months, as compared to the same period...
PM constitutes National Economic Council’s executive committee
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday constituted an executive committee of National Economic Council (NEC) comprising eight members, according to an official...
Pakistan requests UAE to give deferred payment facility for oil imports: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
The foreign minister said the UAE delegation had expressed an interest in establishing an LNG terminal in Pakistan
LCCI praises PM’s efforts for economic revival
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s pledge to put the economy back on...
BoI chairman calls for strengthening economic cooperation between Pakistan & Germany
While talking about the investment climate, Mr Sharif highlighted Pakistan was open for business and called investors to take advantage of the chances, especially in the large consumer market
NAB widens investigation into lower tax collection from tobacco sector
The introduction of the three-tier tax system for the tobacco industry resulted in a massive fall in tax revenue collection of Rs33 billion, which is a major contributor to the public exchequer
Commerce division prepares proposals to enhance FDI in export sector
From the FDI inflows of $10 billion in last five years, 81% have gone into non-manufacturing sectors like IT & telecom, transport and trade, financial business, oil & gas, construction and power sectors