Wind power projects take priority over coal in Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan is beginning to reap the benefits of Chinese investment in renewable energy infrastructure, with the opening of the first wind...

Chinese company interested in investing in Sindh’s transport sector

Karachi: The China Harbour Engineering Company, based in Pakistan, has shown its interest in investing in Sindh’s transport sector. A delegation of the...

Currency devaluation could further jolt stock markets says: Bloomberg

Lahore: A Bloomberg article has reported amidst the political turmoil that has left the incumbent government in a tangle, the Pakistan rupee...

PML-N lawmakers assure completion of 3600MW power projects

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) lawmakers assured on Tuesday completion of 3,600 megawatt power projects in Jhang, Sheikhupura and Balloki within the...

Govt striving to increase Pakistan’s transit trade area to CARs: Dastgir

Islamabad: Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan on Tuesday said the government was making efforts to increase Pakistan’s transit trade area to...

FBR asked to investigate money laundering under ‘gift scheme’

ISLAMABAD Senate standing committee on finance, revenue, economic affairs, statistics and privatisation has asked Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to investigate the money...

Govt shelves investigation for fall in cotton exports

LAHORE The government has shelved its decision of initiating investigations to find out reasons behind decline in exports of the textile industry, which...

ECC allows additional export of 300,000 tonnes of sugar

ISLAMABAD The economic coordination committee of the cabinet on Thursday approved the export of 300,000 tonnes of sugar in addition to the already...

LNG is integral part of country’s fuel consumption: SNGPL

LAHORE Declaring Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as an integral part of country’s fuel consumption, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited, Managing Director Amjad Latif...

Agri dept eyes to control fruit flies in 30 districts

MULTAN Agriculture (Extension) Director General, Zafar Yab Haider Tuesday said that the agriculture department had launched a special project to control fruit flies...

Govt taking measures to improve customs procedures: Dar

ISLAMABAD Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar said Tuesday that comprehensive measures were being taken to improve and upgrade customs procedures in Pakistan,...

Improved security will encourage Canadian investors: envoy

ISLAMABAD High Commissioner of Canada Perry John Calderwood Tuesday said that security situation in Pakistan was now improving, which would help Canadian investors...

SMEDA launches CPEC awareness campaign countrywide

LAHORE The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is bringing in 50 mega projects in Pakistan, which will provide innumerable business opportunities to SMEs creating...

Daily stock market report: benchmark sees a rise of more than 1100pts

LAHORE Tuesday was a better trading day for investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). The exchange marched forward on its road to recovery...

LCCI for effective policy making to revive PSM

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) while showing concern over the deteriorating state of the affairs of Pakistan Steel Mills...