Moot calls for increase in federal excise duty on tobacco products
Pakistan yet to achieve WTO standard that requires signatories to optimally impose 75pc tax on retail price of cigarette pack
Govt urged to expedite work on Pak-Afghan cargo train project
PESHAWAR: Traders and industrialists of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have demanded the government to give a final shape to the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Central Asia train...
Cabinet Division shortlists candidates for OGRA chief slot
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to fill the top position of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) chairman, the Cabinet Division has...
KP receives another Rs3bn in hydropower profits
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has received an additional Rs3 billion from the federal government on account of net electricity profit, KP Finance Minister...
Govt to further curtail expenditures to facilitate common man: minister
Hafeez Shaikh sees improvement in macroeconomic indicators; says promotion of agricultural, industrial and services sectors among top govt priorities
Govt to roll out historic package for farmers soon: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government will soon roll out a historic package for the country's farmers.
The PM...
Renewal of Pak-Afghan transit trade agreement delayed
PESHAWAR: As the transit trade agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan is expiring on the 11th of this month, no progress has so...
Women, transgender persons benefiting alike from Kamyab Jawan loan schemeÂ
LAHORE:People across the gender spectrum; men, women and transgender persons, are benefitting from Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan (Youth Entrepreneurship) Scheme launched in...
Pakistan, Germany agree to enhance cooperation in IT sector
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Germany have agreed to enhance cooperation in the information technology (IT) and telecommunication sector.
The understanding was reached during a...
Pakistan’s cotton output falls to two-decade low
The arrival of seed-cotton into ginneries plunged 35pc to 5.57 million bales as of January 31, 2021, the lowest level witnessed in...
ECC approves renewal of SSGC-FFBQL gas supply agreement
ISLAMABAD:Â The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) on Wednesday considered the Petroleum Division's proposal for renewal of gas supply agreement between...
ECC likely to approve Rs141m grant to clear Covid campaign dues
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in its meeting to be held on Wednesday, may direct the Finance Division to allocate Rs141.308...
Sindh takes notice of Rs20 per litre hike in milk prices
The Supply and Prices Department of Sindh has written a letter to all divisional commissioners across the province, instructing them to take...
OGDCL discovers gas, condensate in Hyderabad
In a major development, the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has announced the discovery of gas and condensate reserves in...
Federal ministries, provinces asked to prioritise CPEC projects in PSDP 2021-22
ISLAMABAD:Â The Ministry of Planning and Development has directed all federal ministries as well as provincial governments to give priority to CPEC projects...