Pakistan railways to get up-gradation under CPEC: Saad Rafique
Minister for Railways Saad Rafique Friday said the flagship One Belt, One Road Forum (OBOR) would help Pakistan improve its connectivity sector, particularly railways. The...
PM youth loan scheme outlay registers growth of 107pc in Oct-Dec 2016 quarter: SBP report
According to a State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) quarterly report released this Friday, it has been revealed that three quarters of loan...
Signing of agreement on Gwadar Airport, railtracks up-gradation on PM’s China visit agenda: Ahsan
The Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Friday said agreements for construction of Gwadar Airport, Gwadar expressway and up-gradation of railway...
CDNS achieves Rs 171b up to May 8
Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has achieved Rs 171b savings till second months of last quarter of current fiscal year, from...
History made as CPEC becomes functional
While Beijing Friday received Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the historic Belt and Road Forum starting from Sunday, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...
PBIF demands stakeholder participation in budget-making process
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former Provincial Minister...
China purposely letting Pakistan and other competitor countries take over its export market:Report
Canton Fair held last week in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, saw participation from exhibitors from India, Pakistan and Turkey and...
Government targets 6pc growth rate for FY 2017-18
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said that focus of the next year’s budget would be on achieving higher, sustainable and...
Service sector exports go up by 56pc: PBS
A year on year growth of around 56pc was witnessed in Pakistan’s export of services which reached $694.99m by the end of...
PPIB says 7500MW of electricity will be added to national grid in 2017-18
The national grid is set to see an addition of 7,500 megawatts of private power projects in 2017-18 according to the Private...
Govt to recover Rs 100 billion, proposes amendments in NEPRA Act
The government's proposed amendments to the NEPRA Act will burden the unsuspecting ordinary consumers, who will be forced to pay annually an...
Cabinet approves budget paper, eyeing 6pc GDP for next fiscal
The federal cabinet Thursday approved ‘Budget Strategy Paper 2017-20’, eyeing six percent GDP growth for the year 2017-18 with a special focus...
ICAP establishes Pakistan’s first Accounting Standards Board
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has established Accounting Standards Board (ASB) which will give recommendations to corporations for accounts'...
Ecnec approves financial inclusion project worth Rs14.32b
A World Bank backed Financial Inclusion project valued Rs14.32b ($137m) has been given the go ahead in a meeting presided over by...
ICAP suggests structural changes to existing tax system
The institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has proposed structural reforms that focus on broadening the tax base and the simplifying...