US donates 100 more ventilators to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United States (US) government donated 100 more ventilators to support Pakistan in its fight against coronavirus on Friday. According to a National...

Private company under NAB radar allowed to invest SAR22.5 million abroad

ISLAMABAD: The government has granted approval to a private company for Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) 22.5 million equity investments abroad and in...

Customs unearths Rs330m under-invoicing scam 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has unearthed a Rs330 million scam wherein importers had imported Tang (brand) drinking powder at an exorbitantly low value...

Pakistan donates food, medical supplies to Lebanon

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday donated eight tonnes of relief assistance comprising medicines and food to Lebanon as a token of solidarity for the...

Govt appoints Brig (r) Shujah Hassan as Pakistan Steel Mills CEO 

KARACHI: The federal government has appointed Brig (r) Shujah Hassan as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pakistan Steel Mills. According to...

FBR asks banks to compile five-year record of account holders

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday according to the proposed amendments to the Banking Companies Reporting Rules 2010, asked...

Finance Division suspicious over ‘exorbitant rise’ in ex-FATA expenditures

After hardly spending Rs18bn in the first 11 months of FY20, KP finance dept claims it had spent around Rs17bn in erstwhile FATA during June

TPB to rationalise textile sector tariffs

ISLAMABAD: The Tariff Policy Board (TPB) on Thursday decided to rationalise tariff structure for the textile sector. According to reports the rationalisation of...

CDWP approves four projects worth Rs16.1bn

CDWP okays Rs3.65bn for rehabilitation of Lahore Fort; 7.78bn for uplift of Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd

Govt eases restrictions as Covid-19 cases continue to decline

–Educational institutions and marriage halls to be reopened on Sept 15; cinemas, restaurants to resume operations from Monday –NCOC decides to intensify public...

ECNEC approves $6.8bn for Pakistan Railways’ ML-1 Project

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved the project of Pakistan Railways for the up-gradation of...
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Businessmen condemn Indian govt’s siege of occupied Kashmir

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel on Wednesday said that the federal cabinet’s decision to...

SECP asks PSX to inquire alleged insider trading at TRG Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has asked the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to inquire about the alleged "insider...

Financial close of Thar Block-2 power plant by Sept end, says Asim Bajwa

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Tuesday that the financial...

Wheat shortage in KP increases to two million tonnes

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Flour Mills Association Provincial Chairman Haji Iqbal on Tuesday said that KP currently faces a wheat shortfall of...