NEPRA jacks up power tariff by 47 paisa per unit
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday approved a raise of 47 paisa per unit in the tariff of all power...
ECC allows import of cotton from Afghanistan
Commerce ministry asked to establish a permanent quarantine facility for cotton that is imported through land route
Committee approves Rs1bn for...
Austrian companies keen to undertake Mohmand and Dassu projects
ISLAMABAD: Austrian Ambassador to Pakistan Nicolaus Keller called on Federal Power Division Minister Omer Ayub Khan on Thursday to discuss matters relating to...
France urged to finance clean energy production, tourism in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar on Thursday appreciated the role of the French Development Agency (AFD), saying that France...
Malaysia agrees to fix trade imbalance with Pakistan
‘PM Khan has taken note of the good practices adopted by the Malaysian govt to track down corruption and white-collar crimes’
ISLAMABAD: The...
Govt formulises plan to meet gas demand this winter
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday has presented the gas load shedding plan for winters with an aim to provide gas to domestic and...
European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google
Sites like Britain’s Mojeek, France’s Qwant, Unbubble in Germany and Swisscows don’t track user data, filter results or show “behavioural” ads
Pakistan, China ink Karachi-Peshawar railway line agreement
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) and the National Railway Administration (NRA) of China on Tuesday signed an agreement pertaining to the ML-1 project...
FBR, FIA struggling to probe Pakistanis with properties in UAE
ISLAMABAD: The list pertaining to those Pakistanis who have properties in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has put the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
NEPRA determines tariff for 50MW wind power project
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has determined the reference generation tariff of 50MW wind power project and intimated the determination...
Pakistan, China committed to uplifting deprived segments through CPEC
Planning minister says a major breakthrough is expected in JCC meeting with regard to Gwadar social sector projects, including new airport,...
ECC allows export of 500,000 tonnes of wheat
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has granted an approval for the export of 500,000 tonnes of wheat.
Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday...
‘Govt committed to increasing pharma business to Rs6bn’
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association (PPMA) was held under the chairmanship of Narcotics Control Minister Ali Muhammad Khan Mehr on...
Senate body recommends lifting ban on local natural gas connections
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Petroleum has recommended an end to the ban on new connections of local natural gas for the...
Govt in a fix over ‘tough’ IMF conditions
IMF suggests Pakistan increase GST, interest rate, gas and electricity tariff
Pakistan asked to further devalue its local currency by Rs10...