Highest exports in 4 years up by 24pc, reaching $2.23 bn in March 2018
ISLAMABAD: The highest year-on-year growth in a month was reached in March 2018, when the exports for the month reached $2,230 million,...
Bidding for QASPL privatisation delayed
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government, amid the ongoing NAB investigation and audit objections by AGPR, has delayed the bidding process of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Ltd....
Market Daily: KSE 100 index drops 107.56 pts from previous close
LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw bears coming back in action as indices traded range bound. Excitement over the tax reforms seemed...
Top hierarchy of FBR patronising ‘corrupt’ officials from Customs Intelligence
ISLAMABAD: The issue of good governance is again surfacing in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as the high ups are protecting the...
Exports surge by 13.14pc, trade deficit widens by 17.3pc in first 9 months
KARACHI: The country’s exports have enhanced by 13.14 per cent in first nine-months of the current fiscal year to $17.081 billion, as...
Over Rs295 mn released for Revenue Division projects
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has so far released Rs295.239 million for various ongoing and new projects for the Revenue Division under the...
Iran planning to increase electricity exports to Afghanistan, Pakistan
TEHRAN: Iran is considering plans to increase electricity exports on Afghanistan and Pakistan by linking its power grid to the countries.
“Given the fact that neighbouring countries, especially Afghanistan and Pakistan,...
Tax amnesty scheme is an exercise in futility: experts
ISLAMABAD: Terming it an unwise decision of the government to introduce the tax amnesty at a time when the ruling party is going...
Engro Foods committed to its motto of “Nourishing through Nature”
SAHIWAL: Engro Foods Limited (EFL) has established its credibility in Pakistan in a short span of ten years and this credibility has attracted foreign investors...
Health Ministry asks policy review of reducing cigarette prices to save lives
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the claim of the local tobacco industry about the market share of non-duty paid/illicit cigarette brands, a study has...
SECP proposes tax exemption for overseas Pakistanis to boost investment
KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has put forward a series of tax-related recommendations to boost investment in the...
Federal Committee on agriculture to set targets for crops on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) will meet here on April 10 (Tuesday) to review the Rabi crops production and fix the targets...
Fake websites promoting online earning targeting the youth
ISLAMABAD: Tempting and seductive advertisements of significant online earning may be a trap by cyber-mafia to pickpocket vulnerable people, especially the youth.
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Neelum Jhelum hydropower project’s 1st unit to be inaugurated on April 13
ISLAMABAD: The first unit of the strategically important 969 MW Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project, located in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, will be...
Investors to get hefty incentives for industries in Special Economic Zones
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Chinese investors, preparing to set up industry in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will get significant incentives including exemption from...