Construction of small dams imperative, awareness of water conservation necessary: FPCCI
ISLAMABAD: FPCCI Chairman Coordination Malik Sohail on Sunday said conflicts over the construction of large dams has wasted a lot of national...
Gas consumption witnesses 20pc increase in 8 months
ISLAMABAD: The consumption of natural and liquefied petroleum gas has witnessed around 20 per cent increase during eight months of the current...
Mineral Transformation Plan launched to improve productivity, enhance exports
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning and Development has started a new initiative – Cluster Development Based Mineral Transformation Plan – to improve...
Claims of economic uplift, power generation, revenue collection questionable: ICST
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Sunday questioned the tall claims of economic turnaround, enhanced power generation and increased...
APCMA urges govt to decrease taxes, FED on cement
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has urged the government to decrease the taxes and Federal Excise Duty (FED) on...
FBR unhappy with tax incentives, may take up issue with next government
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), which is unhappy over the tax incentives announced by the government in its recently announced...
New export package on the cards
The outgoing government in a bid to please the business community before the general elections is planning to announce another export package ranging from R30 billion to Rs42 billion.
Neelum-Jhelum Unit 4 hits snags days after passing trial runs
The NJHP’s unit-4 had started trial generation last month and it continues to pass through various tests required for commercial operation. The unit has injected more than 1.3 million units of electricity during the test run
Govt refuses to intervene in revoking PSO-PNSC oil supply deal
It was also highlighted in the ECC meeting that a major reason for acute petrol shortages in January 2015 was late arrival of two PNSC vessels despite timely opening of letters of credit by PSO
Pakistan to participate in annual specialty commodity expo in China
BEIJING: Pakistani enterprises are to participate in the sixth China Specialty Products Fair to be held in Sanmenxia, Henan province from May...
FIA asks FBR to provide records of 1763 confiscated mobile phones
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to provide records of 1763 confiscated mobile phones...
PIAF welcomes decision to disburse Rs100b refunds to exports industry
LAHORE: Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has appreciated the decision of the government to disburse up to Rs100 billion towards...
PCJCCI holds conference on cargo tricycles in collaboration with Fujian Group
Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry arranged a trade conference ceremony on Cargo Tricycles with the collaboration of Fujian Group of...
Pakistan, Spain trade stands at $1b, has room for further economic cooperation: envoy
FAISALABAD:Â The Ambassador of Spain to Pakistan, Carlos Morales has said that bilateral trade between Pakistan and Spain is hovering around one billion...
Market Daily: KSE 100 sheds 4.52pc, highest weekly loss in 2018
KSE 100 closed at 41,624 points (-4.52 per cent WoW), highest weekly loss of 2018 amidst depleting foreign reserves and rising political noise ahead of general election 2018.