ECNEC clears Diamer Bhasha dam, poverty alleviation projects

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) under the chair of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi approved various energy,...

Citi Pharma enters into supply agreement with India’s Murli Krishna Pharma 

Murli Krishna Pharma will supply high-quality Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and products exclusively to Citi Pharma in Pakistan

Giving it a go

I shall either find a way or make one, Hannibal Barca once said. This may best define the approach that led two...

LCCI demands DRAP to form a liaison committee

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has demanded from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to form a...

WHO says asymptomatic spread of coronavirus ‘very rare,’ but experts raise questions

The World Health Organization made noise Monday when the head of its emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, said during...

US Commercial Service to lead delegation of Pakistani companies to NPEW

KARACHI: The United States Commercial Service (USCS) will lead a delegation of Pakistani companies to the Natural Products Expo West/Engredea (NPEW), to...

Finland ready to help Pakistan in health, energy and forest sectors

ISLAMABAD: The Roving Ambassador-designate of Finland to South Asia Harri Kämäräinen along with Honorary Consul of Finland in Pakistan Asad Ansari visited Islamabad...

Germany to provide €12m grant for healthcare development in KP, GB

ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Division Secretary Noor Ahmed and German Development Bank (KfW) Country Director Wolfgang Moeller on Thursday signed financing agreements for Social...

Hoechst Pakistan to acquire products and trademarks from Sanofi affiliates

Board approves strategic acquisition to strengthen product portfolio and market position
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FBR abolishes 10% processing fee on key Afghan transit goods for a limited period

The notification specifies that the waiver is applicable to cargo arriving during the period from October 3, 2023, to November 16, 2023

Covid-19: PPE worth $0.5m distributed among frontline workers

Health ministry distributes nine metric tonnes of Personal Protective Equipment made available by ADB and UNICEF

CDWP set to take up heavy agenda of projects worth billions of rupees

ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) is all set to take up a heavy agenda on Monday to approve 31 key projects...

CDWP approves 17 projects worth Rs19.2bn

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved 17 projects of worth Rs 19.2 billion and forwarded 7 mega projects of worth...

Covid-19: Amazon planning to build its own testing lab for staff

Retail giant Amazon says it will build its own coronavirus testing lab to monitor the health of its staff. Cases of Covid-19 have...

ADB collaborates with WHO to expand healthcare, contain Covid-19 across Asia

MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday strengthened its partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognising that increased collaboration is...