KP govt giving maximum incentives to investors: Khattak

PESHAWAR by: Aziz Buneri Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that his government was giving maximum incentives to investors in the province...

Market daily: bears dominate as KSE-100 loses 412pts

LAHORE After a warmly welcomed previous week bears dominated the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, when at the day end KSE-100 index...

660MW power from Thar Coal is the largest investment ever by private sector: CEO SECMC

KARACHI The electricity crisis will not end in the country unless the government will not spend money on transmission lines, power theft and...

Dar announces reduction in petrol, diesel prices

ISLAMABAD A day after resuming the ministry, Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Saturday announced reduction in prices of petrol and...

High-level PFC delegation leaves for America to explore new markets

LAHORE A high-level delegation of Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) left for America on Saturday, on a two-week visit to explore new markets and...

All out efforts to be made to achieve export target of $35bn by 2018: Pervez Malik

LAHORE Minister of State for Commerce Muhammad Pervaiz Malik on Saturday said that with the active participation of the private sector and leading...

OGDC discovers new gas reserves in Sukkur

Karachi: In a notification sent to the bourse on Friday, Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) announced that it had discovered gas...

SBP to set-up National Financial Stability Council

Karachi: Chief Spokesman, Abid Qamar of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday said that the central bank is working on...

PIA and Shaheen Air add new aircraft to help expand operations

Karachi: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and privately-owned Shaheen Air on Friday announced they had added new aircraft to its fleet of planes...

Pakistan and GCC plan third round of negotiations to finalize FTA

Islamabad: Pakistan is committed to finalizing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in a bid to step...

Sugar prices spike up by Rs550 per maund

Multan: The price of sugar has witnessed upward trajectory as per maund increases by Rs550 amid rumours of artificial shortage. Following unexpected...

Engro Fertilizers’ reports massive increase of 256pc in profit

Karachi: In a notification sent to the bourse, Engro Fertilizers announced its earnings for the quarter ended April-June. Engro Fertilizers which is a...

46 exploration licenses granted in last four years: Petroleum ministry

Islamabad: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has granted 46 exploration licences and 33 leases to achieve self-sufficiency in oil and gas...

Cement sales spike up by 45pc in July

Lahore: On Friday, it was reported that cement sales had spiked up by a remarkable 45pc in comparison to same period last...

Loadshedding increases, as several power plants go offline

Lahore: An increase in power outages was witnessed across the country, as power shortfall surged by 5,000MW as several power plants tripped...