IHC bars finance adviser from heading CCoP

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday barred Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from heading the...

Committee formed for procurement of Covid-19 vaccine

ISLAMABAD: A five-member 'special cabinet committee' has been constituted under the chairmanship of Planning Minister Asad Umar for procurement of the Covid-19...

Export-oriented industry to get uninterrupted gas: Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the export-oriented industry will be supplied uninterrupted gas...

PIA introduces voluntary separation scheme for employees

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday introduced a 14-day voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for its employees. As per details, employees under the age...

FBR holds pre-bidding conference for Track & Trace System

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday held a pre-bidding conference for the grant of a five-year licence to electronically...

President lauds progress in financial inclusion of differently-abled persons

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi has appreciated the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for improving the accessibility infrastructure for differently-abled persons and...

Cabinet likely to ratify gas load management plan for winter

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to ratify the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE)'s decision regarding natural gas load management for the...

CM Buzdar okays three new parks to combat air pollution in Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has approved the establishment of three national parks in Punjab. In a tweet on Friday, Special Assistant...

Govt releases Rs1.78bn for textile sector under DLTL scheme

Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Friday that the government has released Rs1.78 billion for...

LDA approves construction of 4,000 apartments

LAHORE: The governing body of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday approved the construction of 4,000 residential units at a cost of...

Hafeez Shaikh chairs FBR Policy Board meeting, stresses evaluation of customs clearance time

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has stressed the need to evaluate the clearance time with...

PM directs facilitation of industries linked with construction sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to ensure provision of facilities to allied industries connected with the construction sector...

CDWP approves four projects worth Rs16bn 

CDWP okays Rs7.5bn for education-related projects in AJK; Rs3.48bn for establishment of National Aerospace Science & Technology Park

PM inaugurates two national parks in Gilgit-Baltistan

GILGIT: Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated Himalaya and Nanga Parbat National Parks, spanning a huge area of 3,600 square kilometres in...

SBP issues regulatory framework to facilitate B2C e-commerce exports

LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued a regulatory framework to facilitate Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-Commerce exports from Pakistan. The central bank...