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...

Pakistan receives $1bn from Saudi Arabia, SBP confirms

KARACHI: Pakistan has received $1 billion from Saudi Arabia as part of the $3 billion pledged by the kingdom to Islamabad as...

CCP to proceed against PTCL for alleged market manipulation

PTCL had allegedly abused its dominant position for provision of DSL services through predatory pricing and refusal to deal KARACHI: The Competition Commission...

‘Deposit Rs100m in dam fund’, SC directs DG Cement in Katas Raj case

LAHORE: Concluding the Katas Raj case, the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered DG Khan Cement Company Limited to deposit Rs100 million into...

‘Representatives of trade bodies to be selected on merit’

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari has assured that the representatives of...