Federal govt to set up Institute of Petroleum Technology in District Karak

PESHAWAR: The federal government will set up the Institute of Petroleum Technology at a cost of Rs2 billion in District Karak approved...

LPGAP calls for consistent pricing policy, facilitation of local maunfacturers

LAHORE: The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association of Pakistan (LPGAP) on Wednesday demanded from concerned authorities to formulate a consistent policy regarding pricing of...

RCCI President for broader tax base, business friendly policies

RAWALPINDI: President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Zahid Latif Khan on Wednesday urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman...

Czech minister calls for increased bilateral trade with Pakistan

KARACHI: Czech Republic's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ivan Jancarek has said that the global economic, environmental, and financial changes have caused...

Revisions in aid to Pakistan unlikely to shake its finances: Moody’s

LAHORE: International rating agency Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has maintained that Trump administration’s revision of US military aid is highly unlikely to...

SAARC chamber urges unity for a strong business agenda in South Asia

LAHORE: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CII) Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik Wednesday said South Asian countries need to work together with a...

FPCCI skeptical about FTA-II with China, fears economic downfall

ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has termed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) –II accord with China as harmful...

MoIT to boost IT products and services under ‘Digital Pakistan’ policy

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is making an all-out effort to facilitate IT companies to multiply their exports. Ministry of IT is...

Ministers exchange heated words as PIA/PSM privatisation unfolds

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of NA Standing Committee on Privatisation Syed Imran Ahmed Shah took his own government with iron hands over the proposed...

21.74pc growth of food group exports in eight months

ISLAMABAD: Food group exports from the country during the first eight months of the current financial year grew by 21.74 per cent as...

Pakistani rice exporters benefit from increased market access in Indonesia

ISLAMABAD: After bilateral negotiations, the Ministry of Commerce was successful in getting greater market access for its exports into the Indonesian market. According to...

Digital finance can boost Pakistan GDP growth up to 7pc by 2025

ISLAMABAD: ACCA Pakistan hosted the Pakistan Leadership Conversation (PLC) 2018 in Islamabad on March 21, 2018. This will be followed by events in Karachi...

China provided Rs121 bn debt to Pakistan in first eight months

ISLAMABAD: China has given Rs121 billion debt to Pakistan in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2017-18, it has been...

PIA privatisation reaches Phase-II

ISLAMABAD: Massive liabilities worth Rs324 billion has become a major headache for stakeholders inolved in the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). In...

FBR, NTC sign MoU for electronic exchange of information

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and National Tariff Commission (NTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the exchange of...