Neelum Jhelum project’s power intake system completed

ISLAMABAD: The Power intake system of Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project at dam site has been completed with the operationalisation of the third...

CPEC ‘green’ projects a torch bearer for region

ISLAMABAD: A “green” CPEC is the need of the hour and it can become the torch bearer for China’s promise of a...

China confident about smooth functioning of CPEC

BEIJING: A spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Office Hua Chunying expressed her confidence that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will continue to...

Massive overhaul required for prevailing flood forecasting mechanism 

LAHORE: Pakistan was not able to acquire the monsoon monitoring capability following the lack of required skilled manpower and modern forecasting equipment...

Trade deficit enhances by 16pc to $37.6bn

KARACHI: The country’s exports slightly enhanced by 14 per cent in the last fiscal year to $23.228 billion compared to $20.422 billion in...

Widening twin deficits overshadow performance of real economy: SBP

KARACHI: Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) maintained its upward trajectory, exhibiting a 13-year high growth of 5.8 per cent in FY18. Benign...

Rs577b foreign assets, Rs1,192b domestic assets filed under amnesty scheme: Finance ministry

Unprecedented response witnessed to the Amnesty Scheme, claims ministry

Market Daily: PSX remains buoyant, closes up 133.95 points

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) started Wednesday morning in the red. Just when it seemed like indices have lost the momentum...

Car sales up by 21pc in July-June 2017-18

KARACHI: Total car sales have gone up by 21 per cent in the last fiscal year with 216,786 units sold as compared...

Pakistan’s debt-to-GDP ratio projected at alarming 74pc, expected to increase further by year end

ISLAMABAD: With an alarming projection, caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar painted a worrying economic picture and said that the total public...

NEPRA reduces tariff control period for five years in reviewed order for MSW power projects

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued a reviewed order with respect to the upfront tariff determination for Municipal...

China slams false report, says Islamabad never asked for more loans for CPEC

BEIJING: China on Wednesday rejected as “totally false” a report about Islamabad approaching Beijing for more loans to keep the multi-billion dollar...

Topsun Motors, Pak-China Motors accorded Greenfield status

Topsun Motors will setup assembly plant in Multan, the company has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Chongqing Big S&T Dev Group Ltd & Mianyang Huarui Automotive Co. Ltd. China for the production of LCVs with an initial investment of Rs5.43 million

India’s becomes world’s sixth biggest economy, surpasses France

India's gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to $2.597 trillion at the end of last year, against $2.582 trillion for France

CDNS released only Rs79.396 million for automation project during FY18

The total cost of the CDNS automation project has been estimated at Rs 879.8 billion which aims at bringing more branches of the National Savings under the automation system