PM wants duty exemption on items used by disabled persons
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Office, while taking notice on a complaint of a poor citizen, has directed the Ministry of Commerce and Federal Board...
Drug prices increased by 15pc
KARACHI:Â The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Friday announced a price hike of 9-15 per cent across the country.
According to a...
Mandviwalla says will prove Ali Siddiqui’s Air Blue investment in court
Senate deputy chairman had stated that appointment of Ali Siddiqui as advisor to PM was made after his investment of $20m...
SECP disposes proceedings against K-Electric, imposes fine on CEO and directors
KARACHI: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Friday said it had disposed of proceedings initiated against the CEO and board of...
‘BoDs of all oil and gas companies to be reconstituted’
Petroleum minister says new boards will have equal representation from public and private sectors so that deserving professionals could get opportunities...
‘China to import potato, cherry and wheat from Pakistan’
Envoy says Chinese govt will formally invite Pakistani experts to monitor the hybrid rice seed expertise of China
ISLAMABAD:Â Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan...
Govt appoints Amer Tufail as SNGPL managing director
The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) board of directors in a meeting on Thursday considered and approved the resignation of Amjad...
Govt fails to appoint director general for Debt Policy Coordination Office
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has failed to fill the position of director general (DG) for Debt Policy Coordination Office.
According to officials,...
Export facilitation: Number of commercial councilors to be increased
ISLAMABAD: In order to enhance the country’s exports, the government has decided to increase the numbers of commercial councilors.
It has also been decided...
‘Imposition of regulatory duties by Pakistan keeping Sri Lankan investors away’
Envoy stresses need to organise forums in which business communities of both countries could identify obstacles hampering trade
KARACHI:Â Consul General of Sri...
Inflation only increased by 0.4pc in five months, minister claims
ISLAMABAD:Â Planning Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar has said that the opposition parties were unjustly criticizing the government over price hike and inflation, whereas...
‘Trade deficit shrinking due to rise in export, foreign remittances’
Finance minister says govt is not in a hurry for IMF package
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Thursday asserted that the country’s...
CDWP forwards Rs65bn worth mega projects to ECNEC
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has recommended two mega projects to Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for its final...
SBP rebuffs news regarding 18 undeclared PTI bank accounts
KARACHI:Â State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) categorically denied a news item, which attributed the central bank of reporting "at least 18 undeclared bank...
Exports surge by 1.7pc, trade deficit shrinks by 5.6pc in six months
KARACHI: The country’s exports have surged by 1.7pc in the first half of the current fiscal year (July-Dec 2018-19) and stood at $11.186...