Pact inked to procure 80 buses for Green Line project
KARACHI: Pakistan has signed an agreement with a Chinese company for procurement of buses for Karachi’s Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Green Line project.
According...
KP govt approves 25 uplift schemes worth Rs36bn
PESHAWAR: The 13th meeting of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Tuesday approved 25 uplift schemes of different sectors with...
British American Tobacco to move BPO operations from Malaysia to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: British American Tobacco (BAT) has decided to move its 'shared services' operations from Malaysia to Pakistan, it was learnt on Tuesday.
BAT...
Govt to issue ordinance for settlement of land claims
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to issue an ordinance with regard to the settlement of land claims.
According to sources, the Ministry...
Aleem Khan seeks new mechanism for wheat procurement, distribution
LAHORE: Punjab Food Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has directed the officials concerned to devise a new mechanism for procurement and distribution of...
SAPM seeks US investment in LNG sector amid favourable TPA rules
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum (SAPM) Nadeem Babar has said that Third Party Access (TPA) rules are a favourable development...
Pakistan signs pact with 19 creditors for debt service suspension
ISLAMABAD: The government has successfully negotiated and concluded rescheduling agreements with 19 bilateral creditors, including members of the Paris Club, under the...
Pak-Afghan transit trade accord to be finalised by 30th
An Afghan delegation will be visiting Islamabad later this month to finalise Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement
KP govt approves Peshawar-DI Khan motorway project
'The project will be completed within four years at a cost of Rs276bn'
District authorities succumb to oil tanker association’s blackmailing tactics
LAHORE: Taking advantage of overreliance on oil tankers for fuel supplies, the All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association (APOTOA) has once again...
PM Imran lauds economic recovery, stresses maximum facilitation of common man
Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for immediate measures to pass on the benefits of improved economic indicators to the common man.
Chairing...
FBR forms body to resolve refund-related issues in KP
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday constituted a provincial complaint resolution committee for the settlement of issues related to...
Govt terms 45pc increase in foreign debt reports ‘misleading’
ISLAMABAD:Â The Economic Affairs Division has rejected media reports that the country witnessed a 45pc increase in its foreign loans over the last...
Pakistan, UAE agree to boost agricultural cooperation
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan and the UAE have agreed to enhance cooperation in the agriculture sector.
The understanding was reached at a meeting between Foreign Minister...
Work on 1,100km gas pipeline to start in July next year: SAPM
ISLAMABAD:Â Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar has said that construction work on the 1,100-kilometre Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline...