Finance Ministry to set up separate division for Islamic banking: Miftah

KARACHI: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail Monday said the Ministry of Finance would soon set...

CDWP approves 34 projects worth Rs365.492 billion

ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved 34 projects worth Rs365.492 billion out of which five projects worth Rs333.179 billion were...

Inclusive policies for home-based workers, gender equality stressed

LAHORE: “Women entrepreneurship is the way to economic success. Home-based workers (HBWs) are the key to the economic growth but they go...

China assures protection of Pakistan’s local industry

ISLAMABAD: China's Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, called on Secretary Commerce Mohammad Younus Dagha on March 19. Secretary Commerce briefed the ambassador on the...

Brasil envoy for more trade with Pakistan

SIALKOT: Ambassador of Brasil in Pakistan Claudio Raja Gabaglia Lins has said that Brasil will soon establish the direly needed "Pak-Brazil Business Forum"...

Six-year transformation led by Dawood Hercules doubles Hubco generation capacity

LAHORE: Leading investment holding company Dawood Hercules Corporation has headed a six-year turnaround at Hubco during which the company invested in major...

Market Daily: KSE 100 settles at 43539.60 points, up 176.39

LAHORE: In a narrowly traded session, bulls came out as winners. The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw no excitement from investors at...

Proposed duty waiver on marble products in Pak-China FTA to hurt domestic industry

ISLAMABAD: As the government has reportedly agreed to allow a duty waiver on marble products from China under the second phase of...

Engro Foods signs MoU with Greenland Zone to uplift farmer’s

LAHORE: Engro Foods Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Greenland Zone, a progressive provider of farm machinery and financial...

FPCCI requests FBR to restore audit immunity for commercial importers

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to restore audit...

Pak Suzuki announces Rs3825.82mn net profit for 2017

LAHORE: Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PMSC) announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2017, communicating net profit of...

Govt to sell $100mn Islamic bonds before term end: Miftah

KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail said on Monday that the current government will sell Islamic bonds worth $100 million...

Central development working committee meeting to be held this week

  ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Committee meeting is scheduled to be held this week. According to details, costly projects worth billions of rupees would...

4th PAKPLAS concludes after insightful deliberations and overwhelming response

  LAHORE: The Pakistan Plastic show (PAKPLAS) 2018 reached its conclusion in Lahore after featuring numerous insightful sessions, technologies, and strategic discussions. This highly...

Govt to hire professionals to solve governance issues in power sector

ISLAMABAD: In order to address governance problems in ten power distribution companies (DISCOs), the government has decided to hire sound and experienced professionals...