PM announces energy relief package for industrial sector
Industry to get additional electricity at 25pc discount; power tariff for SMEs slashed by 50pc
ECC approves concessionary package for industrial sector
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday approved a concessionary package for the industrial sector.Â
The ECC meeting, held...
No restriction on telcos to expand network in Gilgit-Baltistan: minister
ISLAMABAD: Unlike the impression that cellular companies were barred from launching 3G/4G internet services in Gilgit-Baltistan before the auction of the spectrum...
NA extends CPEC Authority Ordinance for another four months
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday extended the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Ordinance, 2019, for another 120 days.
The ordinance was tabled...
KP PDWP approves 35 projects worth Rs56bn
PESHAWAR:Â The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP)-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday approved 35 projects worth Rs56.03 billion.
The PDWP meeting, held under the chairmanship of...
ECC approves ‘PM’s package for Rabi crops’ to facilitate farmers
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the ‘Prime Minister's Package for Rabi Crops, especially Wheat’.
The decision was made in a...
CM Buzdar announces Rs5bn relief package for Hafeez Centre fire affectees
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday announced a Rs5 billion special relief package for affectees of the Hafeez Centre...
FBR’s action against Jazz to discourage foreign investments: OICCI
'Action against one of the largest taxpayers in the country is a huge setback for govt and OICCI's joint efforts to attract foreign direct investment'
CM Murad inaugurates Kalidas Dam in Nagarparkar
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday inaugurated Kalidas Dam in Nagarparkar.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Murad Ali Shah said,...
FBR, CAP sign accord for efficient integration of Point of Sales
LAHORE: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Chainstore Association of Pakistan...
Lack of coordination between Centre, provinces hampering CPEC progress
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday observed that the lack of coordination between centre and provinces was hampering the progress on China-Pakistan...
DRAP notifies hike in prices of 94 life-saving drugs
About a month after the federal cabinet announced to allow pharmaceutical companies to increase prices of 94 lifesaving medicines to end their...
PM approves establishment of 120 new accountability courts
ISLAMABAD: In order to accelerate the ongoing accountability process and clear the backlog of cases, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday formally...
CCP thanks govt, AGP for help as LHC upholds Competition Act 2010
ISLAMABAD: In a major constitutional development, a three-member bench of Lahore High Court has upheld the Competition Act 2010 as being "constitutionally...
ECC urged to approve Rs190m TSG for survey of coastal areas
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Maritimes Affairs has requested the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to approve a Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) of Rs190...