Coca Cola Icecek delegation meets BOI Chairman Zubair Gilani
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Coca Cola Icecek (CCI), led by General Manager CCI Pakistan, Ahmet Kursad Ertin and Group Director Corporate Affairs...
Senate passes six govt bills, suspends question hour
ISLAMABAD:Â The Upper House of Parliament on Friday passed a motion to suspend question hour and passed six government bills after presentation of...
Budget deficit reaches Rs994.7bn in 1HFY20
–Govt spends Rs4.2tr against revenue of Rs3.2tr in first six months of ongoing fiscal year
–Defence sector remains major beneficiary of govt spending,...
NTDC installs auto transformers at Lahore, Jamshoro grids
In order to cater to the increased demand of electricity during the summer season, National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd (NTDC) is...
Proposed revival plan of Tuwairqi Steel Mills opposed
ISLAMABAD: Despite a strong lobby supporting the proposed revival plan of Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited (TSML) through an expected investment of around...
Big industry contracts 3.3pc in first half FY20
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing (LSM) shrank by 3.35pc in the first half (July-Dec) of the current financial year (FY20), as compared to...
Pakistan has achieved all economic goals, IMF says
--Global financial body says 'govt has made considerable progress in last few months to advance economic reforms'
--Fund says 'inflation should start to...
Pakistan and Turkey eye FTA, sign strategic framework
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan and Turkey have formally signed a Strategic Economic Framework (SEF) for the promotion of trade and economic relations and to further...
Turkey ready to join CPEC projects, Erdogan says
–Turkish president calls for 'quickly increasing' Pak-Turk trade to $1bn and gradually raising it to $5bn
–PM Imran promises to fully facilitate Turkish...
Turkey to support Pakistan to get off FATF grey list: Erdogan
ISLAMABAD: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that Ankara will assist Pakistan at Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meetings to...
Remittances increase by 9.36 pc in January: Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Friday that the remittances were on rise...
Ahsan Iqbal slams govt for ‘destroying economy’
'Govt believes 200m population of Pakistan lives in a village and can be fed through a couple of langars and tandoors'
Pakistan looks to involve Turkey in CPEC as Erdogan arrives
ISLAMABAD:Â In a bid to strengthen bilateral strategic partnership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and First Lady Emine ErdoÄŸan arrived in Pakistan on...
FBR paid Rs29bn in tax refunds, NA told
ISLAMABAD:Â The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has paid Rs29 billion in sales tax refunds to the export sector under the fast track...
Pakistani businessmen sign joint ventures with Turkish counterparts
ISLAMABAD: On the first day of a Turkish business delegation’s visit to the country, a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs), agreements and...