Govt committed to streamlining S&T sector: minister
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said on Monday that the government is committed to developing the science & technology sector, besides creating new...
ECC likely to approve 15pc to 125pc price hike for 262 life-saving medicines today
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday is likely to grant its approval to increase Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) of...
Oil prices push up on Iran sanction worries
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Thursday, supported by an expectation that the United States will re-impose sanctions against Iran, a decline in output in...
PTCL group’s revenue grows 4pc to Rs60.7bn
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced its financial results for the mid-year ended June 30, 2018, and an interim dividend of Rs.1...
Punjab Agriculture Department, USAID advance emerging olive sector in Potohar
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During the first annual meeting of the Olive Development Group (ODG), the USAID Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP) and the Allied Foods signed a...
Afghanistan invites Pakistani companies for JVs in mining sector
ISLAMABAD:Â A delegation of Afghanistan Industries, Mines and Investment High Council, led by its Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Shabir Bashiry, visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce...
Malaysia’s edotco keen to enhance operations in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Â Malaysian firm 'edotco Group' on Thursday expressed its commitment to transforming the telecommunications landscape of Pakistan.
Briefing the media about the future investment plan of...
ECC decides to impose ban on export of wheat
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the...
FINCA becomes first bank in Pakistan to receive ‘Smart Campaign Certification’
FINCA Microfinance Bank Limited, Pakistan’s leading microfinance bank, has become the first bank in the country to receive the prestigious Smart Certification in client...
OGRA grants license to 21 OMCs in six months
ISLAMABAD: Although the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has failed to make the licensed oil marketing companies (OMCs) comply with the clause stipulating...
Kuwait sees risk of oil supply shortage in 2019 due to Venezuela
Hashem said OPEC+ actions should help re-balance the oil markets this year but he also warned of the impact of underinvestment in the oil industry which could cause a supply crunch by 2025
Sugar Mills Association terms investigation report ‘one-sided’
LAHORE:Â The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) on Thursday submitted a detailed response to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over the sugar crises probe report,...
PM orders inquiry into import of drugs from India despite ban
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan has tasked Adviser on Interior Affairs Barrister Shahzad Akbar to probe into the misuse of permission regarding the import of...
SPMs could be highly beneficial in times of war
KARACHI: Apart from reducing cost, Single Point Mooring (SPM) could be considered strategic assets during times of war, said Commander Kaleem Ishaq, who works...
Matco Foods book-building concludes, over-subscribed by 1.044 times
LAHORE: In a bourse notification filed Friday by Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) disclosed that Matco Foods book-building was over-subscribed by 1.044 times.
MCB said the...
