On the budget, Asad Umar capitulates to the Q-Block babus
Asad Umar's lack of preparation on matters of taxation and finance have allowed the civil service to push for a rollback of necessary reforms
Govt’s tax collection can go through the roof
From an academic to leading Punjab’s digital revolution, PITB Chairman Umar Saif has overseen the largest land record digitisation in Pakistan in an effort to not just end corruption and land grabbing but in a bid to promote land as a liquid asset
How Pakistan dealt with the 2008 financial crisis
The country’s crisis was not directly tied to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in the United States, but was indirectly hit by the global fallout of the US crash
Al-Futtaim Group to invest $230m in Pakistan’s automobile sector
--Â Technology-oriented cars of Al Futtaim-Renault are expected to hit the roads in 2020
ISLAMABAD:Â Al-Futtaim Group, a large conglomerate operating in the United Arab...
Sheikh Rasheed announces three new trains, 10,000 new jobs
-- PR minister vows to increase the number of freight trains from 10 to 15 within 120 days
-- ‘All reservation offices across the...
Govt urged to include private sector in housing project
KARACHI:Â Builders and developers in Karachi claimed that the dream of Prime Minister Imran Khan of building five million units could not be...
Govt’s housing dream to cost Rs2tr yearly
-- Cost can further jump if prices of land and other services are included
ISLAMABAD:Â As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government plans to launch...
Petrol prices likely to shoot up by Rs10 Â
ISLAMABAD:Â The prices of petroleum products are expected to be increased by Rs 10 per litre from next month.
According to sources, the price...
Furnace oil lobby holds sway at national cost
-- Sources say energy ministry officials were 'convinced' to enhance the use of furnace oil instead of LNG in power sector
ISLAMABAD:Â The national...
Pakistan’s e-commerce market witnesses significant growth Â
--Pakistan has one of the highest rates of mobile and Internet penetration in South Asia, with 40 million Internet subscribers
ISLAMABAD:Â The number of...
Readymade garments worth $488.81m exported in two months
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan exported about 21,440,000 dozen of knitwear worth $488.815 million in first two months of the current financial year as compared to...
‘Govt committed to strengthening economy despite hurdles’
ISLAMABAD:Â Minister of State for Revenue Hamad Azhar has said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was committed to strengthening the national economy despite...
Govt to pay back Rs50bln in circular debt
-- Phase-wise payment will begin from Monday after Ashura holidays
ISLAMABAD:Â The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday decided to immediately pay back Rs50...
Things improving fast on GSP front: EU MPs
-- ‘Textile is Pakistan's major export-oriented industry that needs to enhance its potential’
LAHORE: A six-member delegation of the European Conservative and Reformists...
India-Pakistan trade may rise to $37bln if barriers lifted: WB
India and Pakistan can increase their trade volume from the present $2 billion to $37 billion if both countries do away with artificial...