MoC to resume talks with stakeholders to develop three-year roadmap for tariff rationalisation
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and Monday said that it would start discussions with relevant stakeholders from next month to develop...
Cabinet likely to approve appointment of USF CEO
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to approve the appointment of Universal Service Fund's chief executive officer, as the Ministry of Information...
Banks lend out Rs125.9bn under Rozgar Scheme: SBP
'Of the total amount, Rs31bn were disbursed among SMEs'
Business community opposes lockdown, suggests safety measures
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Monday urged the government to implement safety measures instead of shutting down...
Industrialist’s raise questions over appointment of transaction advisers for PSM privatisationÂ
ISLAMABAD: While the transaction advisers appointed for privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) have reportedly submitted their proposals, sources belonging to the...
Prices of food items surge in KP
PESHAWAR: After the rise in the prices of flour and sugar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), prices of fruits, vegetables and other general...
Govt has prepared 8 bills to move Pakistan into FATF ‘white list’, says Qureshi
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that the government has prepared eight bills for legislation on money laundering and...
31 bonded labourers freed from private jails of landlords
UMERKOT: On the order of a local court, 31 bonded labourers, including women and children, were freed from two private jails of...
PM Imran says govt won’t ban social media
PM gives PTA and IT ministry a week to prepare social media regulations
UAE to give preference to Pakistanis for jobs, says Bukhari
ISLAMABAD: PM's Special Assistant for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari said on Saturday that once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, the United Arab Emirates...
Mansehra-Thakot Motorway to open for traffic soon, says Asim Bajwa
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information & Broadcasting and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa...
Cabinet approves amendments in Companies Act, 2017, to meet FATF’s demands
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved amendments in the Companies Act, 2017, to meet the demands of the Financial Action Task Force...
SPB says no policy rate cut in July
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday decided to skip the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for July...
Pakistan loses $100m in receipts from dates export, as trade remains suspended with India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani exporters of dates have incurred a loss of $100 million due to the suspension of trade with India since February...
KP awaits release of funds from federal govt for ADP 2020-21
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has not yet released the first tranche of the Annual Development Program (ADP) 2020-21 three weeks...