Finance adviser chairs meeting to review progress of development projects

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Miftah Ismail, here on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the progress of various projects...

Punjab finance minister discusses financial matters with Miftah Ismail

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Finance Minister Ayesha Ghaus Pasha had a meeting with Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Dr Miftah Ismail here on Wednesday. The...

Market Daily: Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 414.36 points

LAHORE: After bloodshed in the last session, investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) were hoping for a normal day. As global...

PSMA rejects controversial tax concessions to CSCECL

KARACHI: The SRO issued to benefit the import material of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCECL) has been criticised by a number...

FBR to submit reply today in PHC over tax reduction on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to submit its reply today in Peshawar High Court (PHC) over an amendment in the...

Road infrastructure in SCO to help bring economic, political stability: Hafiz Abdul Karim

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Communications Hafiz Abdul Karim said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s entry into Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will further strengthen its relations...

EU ban on Indian basmati rice provides opportunity for Pakistan

KARACHI: After a ban imposed by the European Union (EU) on the import of Indian basmati rice, there is a great opportunity for...

NFC proposes establishment of ‘Fertiliser Regulatory Authority’

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to offer level playing field to the private sector and to safeguard interests of farmers, National Fertiliser Corporation (NFC)...

American ambassador stresses economic cooperation with Pakistan

KARACHI: American Ambassador David Hale met with American Business Council (ABC) of Pakistan President Kamran Nishat and the council’s executive committee on February...

Power consumers data to be scrutinized for widening tax base

ISLAMABAD: To broaden the tax net, Ministry of Finance requested distribution companies (Discos) to share data of power consumers for determining people...

Engro set to benefit from coal extraction, despite environmental concerns

As the rest of the world moves away from non-renewable sources of energy, Engro, Pakistan’s largest private-sector conglomerate, expects to benefit from...

Afghanistan looks to reduce dependence on Pakistan via Chabahar Port

LAHORE: In a bid to reduce its dependence on Pakistan, Afghanistan has shifted 80 per cent of its cargo traffic from Pakistan’s Karachi...

SBP governor’s appointment from DMG poses questions regarding SBP’s autonomy

ISLAMABAD: The appointment of State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) governor from District Management Group (DMG) rather than from among the professionals having experience...

SBP freezes 5089 bank accounts on NACTA’s recommendation

ISLAMABAD: State bank of Pakistan (SBP) on the recommendation of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has frozen 5089 banks accounts belonging to terrorist...

Cultivation on scientific lines can make Pakistan self-sufficient in edible oil production

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan can be self-sufficient in edible oil production if the Olive Valley set up by Punjab government in Potohar region is promoted...