Govt should end Super Tax in budget 2018-19: OICCI

ISLAMABAD: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) have demanded that the government put an end to the Super Tax in...

No links with any housing scheme, Saad clarifies

LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday informed the Supreme Court that he was neither a shareholder of Paragon City (Pvt)...

Farmers urged to install drip irrigation system

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Agriculture department has urged farmers to install drip irrigation system in their fields as it is cost effective and offers handsome...

Govt’s claims of increased exports false: PRGMEA

KARACHI: Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Chairman Central Shaikh Mohammad Shafiq discussed the stuck up payments of PM package duty...

PM inaugurates 1410MW hydropower project at Tarbela

TARBELA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday inaugurated 1410 MW Tarbela 4th extension hydropower project. Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan,...

Pakistan’s rice exports register 27pc growth

KARACHI: Rice exports from Pakistan have witnessed a sizeable growth of 27 per cent in February 2018, Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan Senior Vice Chairman...

Mexico not expecting any eminent price shocks: central bank governor

ACAPULCO: Mexico’s central bank does not expect significant shocks to inflation in the short term, the bank’s governor said on Friday, unlike 2017...

Foreign governments should treat Chinese investments fairly: SASAC chief

BEIJING: Foreign governments should treat Chinese firms’ investments in their respective jurisdictions fairly, Xiao Yaqing, the head of China’s state assets regulator,...

China state assets regulator terms debt reduction, curbing risks as key

BEIJING: Reducing debt and curbing risks remain priorities for China’s state-owned firms, the head of the country’s state assets regulator said on...

Dollar settles unchanged while Yen takes a fall

NEW YORK: The dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies on Friday as monthly US job growth data was its strongest...

Possible to avoid trade war between US and Europe, says Germany

BERLIN: A trade war between Europe and the United States (US) can still be averted, German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said on...

Stile invests Rs1.25bn, introduces European technology tiles

KARACHI: With an investment of Rs1.25 billion in research and its production plant, Shabbir Tiles and Ceramics has now introduced the surface finish...

Lab tests reveal use of chemicals to increase petrol quality

LAHORE: According to lab tests conducted my Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), importers and...

Vegetables worth $1.37bn imported in first half of current fiscal year

LAHORE: Pakistan has spent $1.37 billion on the imports vegetables in the first half of the current fiscal year, reported a private...

Govt decides to continue with power surcharges

  LAHORE: The federal government on Friday, decided to carry on with electricity surcharge of Rs2.35 per unit for all electricity consumers, reported a...