Tourism cooperation to be strengthened between Pakistan and Ukraine: Ukrainian ambassador
Islamabad: Ukrainian Ambassador Volodymyr Lakomov and Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Managing Director Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor Khan agreed to strengthen bilateral relations...
South Korean investors willing to invest $60m for producing energy from waste
Lahore: South Korean investors want to invest 60 million dollars in Punjab to produce energy from waste. A high level Korean delegation,...
Asian shares go down, as tensions ratchet up between US and North Korea
Tokyo: Asian stock markets slid Wednesday after President Donald Trump and North Korea traded threats over the North's nuclear program and Wall...
Total broadband subscribers including 3G and 4G touched 44.608m in June
Islamabad: Total broadband subscribers, including for 3G and 4G services, have crossed around the 44.608 million mark in the country, registering a...
Punjab govt should withdraw amendments to Drug Act 2017 says: LCCI
Lahore: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday urged Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to take notice of the apathy...
PM invites South Korean companies to invest in SEZs
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday invited companies of South Korea to setup their units in Pakistan's Special Economic Zones...
Conversion of furnace-oil power plants to LNG be prioritized says: PM
Islamabad: As the power shortfall once again crossed over 5,000MW on Tuesday with generation recorded at 18,500MW and demand at 23,500MW, Prime...
Arif Habib Corporation to establish 330-megawatt coal power plant in Thar
Karachi: Arib Habib Corporation Chairman, Arif Habib announced on Tuesday at the Karachi Press Club that his company will be establishing a...
China offered to establish deep-country oil refinery in Lahore
Islamabad: China has been extended an offer by Pakistan for setting up a mid-country deep-conversion oil refinery in Lahore, according to officials.
This...
Pakistan’s economy suffered Rs1b loss due to IMEWE submarine cable fault
Islamabad: Pakistan’s economy had to bear an estimated loss of Rs1 billion owing to recent fault in submarine cable whereas Pakistan Telecommunication...
PTA contributed Rs1.7t in last four years to national exchequer
Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had contributed Rs 1.707 trillion in national exchequer in last four years.
According to a document available with...
Inflation indices rebasing to be completed by June 2018 says: PBS
Islamabad: The rebasing of inflation indices is likely to be completed by June 2018 as the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has...
Govt unable to control hike in sugar prices
ISLAMABAD
Even though Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has taken notice of the sudden hike in sugar prices and has asked the provincial governments...
Economic conditions in Pakistan suitable to float bonds, banks tell govt
ISLAMABAD
The government has been informed by the multinational banks that the peaceful transition of power has allayed the apprehensions about Pakistan in...
FBR releases Rs26.43billion tax refund claims of exporters
ISLAMABAD
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, with the push of a computer button on Tuesday, electronically transferred Rs 26.43 billion worth of tax refunds...