PM for efforts to meet target of 15m cotton bales production
Working group constituted to revamp the existing seed registration institutes
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday called for consorted efforts to...
Pakistan, Turkey sign agreement to curb money laundering, terror financing
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan and Turkey on Monday agreed to expand bilateral cooperation at all levels for tracing properties of Pakistanis bought through money laundering...
SECP employees sensitised on Malaysian capital market
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan's Investor Education Department on Monday organised an in-house session on ‘capital market framework in...
Foreign direct investment dips 35pc in five months
KARACHI:Â Despite the efforts and claims of the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government, the foreign direct investment (FDI) dipped by 35.2 per cent...
ECC approves imported urea price at Rs1,712 per 50kg bag
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Monday chaired the Economic Coordination Committee meeting which reviewed the fertiliser availability situation in the country.
The...
SSGC tightens its noose on gas thieves
KARACHI:Â As per the directives of the higher management, a joint inspection-cum-raid was carried out on a factory, by the representatives of the...
Govt urged to improve property registration process
LAHORE:Â The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to modern adopt modern techniques, including a one-window operation, in order...
Institutional reforms need of the hour: Dr Ishrat
LAHORE:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain has said institutional reforms were the demand of the time...
‘Doctor’ Siddiqui finds irony in being IT minister
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Saturday expressed his displeasure over being given the Ministry of Information Technology...
LPG price increases amid gas shortage in Sindh
KARACHI: The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) went up on Saturday as most of Sindh continued to experience the shortage of natural gas.
As...
FBR sets Monday as deadline to file income tax returns
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed the filing of income tax returns until Monday (Dec 17) owing to the weekend failing...
‘Radio Pakistan receives Rs5.4bn but earns only Rs200m’
Info minister says govt plans to run the affairs of both PTV and Radio Pakistan through one board of directors
ISLAMABAD:Â Disclosing a...
Govt set to introduce new anti-graft laws
Bill to establish whistleblower protection commission drafted as per PM Imran’s instructions
Whistleblowers to be rewarded 20% of the recovered amount in...
FATF compliance: Govt launches crackdown against money laundering facilitators
Operation aimed at nabbing FIA, Pakistan Customs, ANF officials involved in terror financing and capital flight as well
Strict measures being taken...
‘FBR unhappy over national tariff policy’
PM's advisor says FBR's wings are being clipped as its policymaking powers will be shared with finance, commerce divisions
ISLAMABAD:Â As the Ministry...