Pakistan eyeing to raise another $2.5 billion through bond sale

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s State Minister for Finance Rana Afzal Khan said the government may raise the “same” amount of funds from global debt...

Chambers, trade associations speak out against draconian govt policies

KARACHI: Participants of a convention comprising of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Trade Associations from different areas of the country Wednesday unanimously...

CPEC is not against any country but for peace, prosperity: Sartaj Aziz

LAHORE: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz said that CPEC is vital for the whole region and is not against any country...

Core textile earnings improve during first half 2017-18

KARACHI: Pakistan’s overall textile exports showed a positive trend in first six months of the current fiscal year (up 8 per cent...

Govt ready to submit National Electric Policy to CCI in April: Leghari

ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Wednesday said the government is set to submit National Electric Policy next month in...

ADB to provide $140mn for KP roads improvement project

ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Division and Asian Development Bank (ADB) here on Wednesday signed a loan agreement for the provision of $140 million...

Smuggling, a major hurdle in Pak-Afghan trade

LAHORE: Smuggling is obstructing the legal trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan, therefore, this issue should be tackled through rationalizing and removing the...

Pakistan can fortify economy through value addition in agri products: IAEA

FAISALABAD: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) Yukiya Amano on Tuesday said that Pakistan could strengthen its economy through value addition...

FBR appoints Habibullah Khan as new member Inland Revenue Operations

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has filled the important post of member operations by appointing Habibullah Khan as new member Inland...

‘Leaders in Islamabad’ business summit kicks off

ISLAMABAD: Martin Dow, in collaboration with Nutshell Forum and the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms will co-host the 2nd “Leaders in...

Government to facilitate Chinese investors: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail received Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing for a meeting here on Tuesday. During the...

DISCOs, CEO performance to be checked: Leghari

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari issued directions to assess the performance of DISCOs and its CEO on...

48000 cases involving Rs421 billion pending in courts: SBP

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has disclosed that around 48000 cases related to defaults and written off loans which collectively...

Completion of projects, employees’ welfare top priorities: WAPDA chief

LAHORE: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is overcoming load shedding through completion of delayed projects since the last one-and-a-half year,...

35 member delegation leaves for Nepal to attend 6th SAARC Business Conclave

LAHORE: A high-level 35-member delegation of the private sector Tuesday left for Kathmandu, Nepal to participate in a three-day "6th SAARC Business...