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...

Asad Umar chairs meeting of standing committee on industries and production

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Standing Committee on Industries and Production was held under the chairmanship of MNA Asad Umar in the...

Chinese delegation visits ICCI, seeks business partners

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Chinese companies from Lanzhou, China visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and showed keen interest to...

Global Forum on Islamic Finance 2018 held at COMSATS

LAHORE: Islamic finance professionals, academics and researchers on Tuesday gathered at the Global Forum on Islamic Finance (GFIF) 2018, a two-day conference organised...

NSS mobilises savings worth Rs3.27bn, down 86.4pc

KARACHI: Savings mobilised by the National Savings Schemes (NSS) amounted to Rs3.27 billion in January, down 86.4 per cent from a year ago. According...