Pakistan has great opportunities for Greek investors: FPCCI

LAHORE: Pakistan offers tremendous investment opportunities for Greek business community to invest in the fields of retailing, health, communication, oil refining, electricity...

22 projects worth $28.6 billion under implementation: Dr Shamshad

At least 22 projects worth $ 28.6 billion are under implementation which included 15 energy projects under the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Finance minister chairs meeting on measures against currency smuggling

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar here Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss measures against cross-border illegal transportation /smuggling of currency. The minister at the outset...

Commerce division holds public-private consultation on gender, trade policy

ISLAMABAD: The trade policy wing of the commerce division held a Public-Private Sector Consultation on Gender and Trade Policy at the Pakistan...

Pak Suzuki to retire Mehran VX from November

ak Suzuki has in a notification to its dealers nationwide announced that it will be discontinuing Mehran VX Model SB-308 (without air-conditioner) from November this year

Market Daily: KSE-100 index turns green, adding 164 points

The KSE-100 index resurrected from a negative 727.17 points, just 2.31 per cent away from 52-week low levels, up to intraday high of a positive 281.31 points. It ended the session higher by 164.33 points at 39,452.81.

Pakistan to chair UNCTAD’s session on competition law, policy

KARACHI: Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Chairperson Vadiyya Khalil will chair the seventeenth session of the Inter-governmental Group of Experts on Competition...

Overseas Pakistanis remit $19.622bn, an increase by 1.4pc from last year

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) received the workers’ remittances of $19.622 billion in the last fiscal year (2017-18), up by...

$300 million tax retrieved under amnesty scheme till now: Bajwa

The credit to the farming sector witnessed a 37 percent rise, reaching Rs964 billion and a considerable increase in credit to small industries was observed, said Bajwa

SNGPL, SSCGC facing default prospects due to non-clearance of dues by power sector

To ensure appropriate figure of RLNG demand is put forth to Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) for July-September 2018, the Power Division has been asked to provide a proper confirmation to off-take from RLNG volumes on a take or pay basis

Affluent people seek declaration of foreign assets at 2 percent tax

By end of last month, over $6 billion of overseas assets had been declared by Pakistani nationals on which they paid $290 million in taxes and the amnesty scheme has been extended to the 31st of July earlier this month

Public debt rises 11 percent, touches Rs23.769 trillion during July-May FY18

However, public external debt rose to Rs7.3 trillion against Rs5.9 trillion at end-June 2017, posting a 23.72 percent increase during July-May FY18

SAARC CCI president to visit Pakistan, hold high-level meetings

ISLAMABAD: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President, Ruwan Edirisinghe is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on July 10 (Tuesday) on a two-day visit to...

FBR revenue shortfall surges to Rs184 billion 

ISLAMABAD: Despite taking an advance worth of around Rs400 billion from the business community as well as from banks, the tax department could...

Shell launches new performance fuel V-Power in Pakistan

KARACHI: In a ceremony held at the Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi, Shell introduced its new Shell V-Power fuel with Dynaflex Technology in Pakistan. The...