FFC welcomes govt’s decision to reduce GIDC prices by Rs400

'As soon as the decision is notified, dealer price for each urea bag will be around Rs1,620'
Geographical indicators bill

Senate body approves Geographical Indications Bill after 18 years

ISLAMABAD: In a major development on Tuesday, a parliamentary committee approved the much-awaited Geographical Indications (GI) Bill, 2019, to protect the commercial heritage of...

Former ORGA employees seek to restrict authority of LNG scam accused

Cabinet Division asked to revoke OGRA chairperson's access to official record in order to ensure fair trail

FBR acts against officials exploiting BISP

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued show-cause notices to those employees who received money under the Benazir Income Support Programme...
Islamabad chamber

Govt urged to withdraw hike in trade licence fee

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Tuesday urged the government to withdraw an increase in trade licence fee...

IMF sees medium-term risks to global economy

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday urged policymakers to keep a close eye on financial vulnerabilities such as rising debt...

Interest rate remains unchanged amid inflation

–Central bank terms latest increase in inflation as ‘transitory’ in nature –SBP says projection for real GDP growth for FY20 likely to be...

SECP initiates public consultation on proposed broker regime

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has initiated public consultation on the proposed new broker regime, which primarily aims...

Govt working hard to facilitate investment, PM tells businessmen

 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that reforms process usually takes time with different hurdles, but the government is determined to...

Shahid Salim Khan assumes charge as OGDCL’s MD

Shahid Salim Khan on Monday assumed his charge as the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Oil and Gas...

EDB, NTC consult steel industry for tariff rationalisation

ISLAMABAD: As anomalies in the existing tariff regime are badly affecting the steel industry, the Engineering Development Board (EDB) and the National...
OGRA

LNG scam: Accused employees get ‘legal aid’ from OGRA

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has allegedly allowed its sitting chairperson and other accused in the LNG scandal to...

IMF team to evaluate Pakistan’s 2nd quarter progress from Feb 3

--A detailed review of NEPRA Act on the cards --FBR likely to request up to Rs150bn reduction in revenue target ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund...

PITC develops software to charge arrears from export sector

LAHORE: The Power Information Technology Company (PITC) has developed a designated software to charge the export-oriented sector with financial cost (FC) surcharge,...

Compliance with FATF not to hurt CDNS business: MoF

Clarifying a recently published media report titled 'National Savings and FATF', the Ministry of Finance has claimed that the contents of the...