OGRA proposes Re1 per litre hike in petrol price
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has worked out new prices of petroleum products (POL) for the month of November...
NEPRA postpones hike in power tariff, seeks explanation from CCPA
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has postponed the proposed Rs2.97 per unit hike in power tariff till next Tuesday and...
EDB invites stakeholders to discuss National EV Policy
KARACHI:Â The Engineering Development Board (EDB) has called a consultative meeting on November 1 at the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) to discuss...
NA body for comprehensive strategy to increase external trade
National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Commerce and Textiles on Tuesday stressed the need for a comprehensive strategy to increase the country's external...
Finance ministry sees no hurdle in IMF’s first review
ISLAMABAD:Â Amid speculations of a strict International Monetary Fund (IMF) review of Pakistan's loan programme, the finance ministry sees no hurdle in the...
APTMA voices against govt’s seizure of containers
ISLAMABAD:Â As the governments in the centre, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have seized thousands of containers to control the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's Azadi March,...
Talks between govt, traders fail; shutters to remain down tomorrow
APAT president criticises finance advisor and FBR chairman for 'backtracking from decisions taken during earlier talks'
Finance advisor says traders' support...
KP admin places one-month ban on wheat export to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD:Â On the directions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the district administration of North Waziristan on Tuesday banned the export of wheat, flour,...
NEPRA all set to raise power tariff by Rs2.97 per unit
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) is all set to jack up power price by Rs2.97 per unit under the head...
KSA urged to increase Pakistani manpower quota in new Taif project
ISLAMABAD: The government has formally requested the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to enhance the quota of Pakistani workforce in the multi-billion dollar...
Azadi March: FBR all set to net smuggled vehicles
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday claimed that ‘certain unscrupulous element’ would try to smuggle in non-custom paid vehicles in...
SBP governor content with AML/CFT compliance
KARACHI:Â State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir said on Monday that significant progress had been made between May and September...
‘Withdrawal of duty exemption on mobile phones irks Senate body’
ISLAMABAD:Â The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication met on Monday to discuss the withdrawal of customs duty exemption on one...
Govt committed to streamlining S&T sector: minister
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said on Monday that the government is committed to developing the science & technology sector, besides...
CPEC Joint Cooperation Committee to meet on Nov 5
ISLAMABAD: Amid uncertainty with regard to a possible sit-in of Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam leader Fazlur Rehman, the 9th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) of...