Gas consumers in Sindh, Balochistan to receive Rs18bn from SSGCL in 5 years
SSGCL, which was overcharging its customers, has to pay back Rs 18 bn over the next 5 years, instead of paying instantly, allegedly due to its influential shareholders.
Improvement in law and order boosts Pakistan’s tourism industry
Number of tourists visiting Pakistan to double to two million by 2025
Experts say tourism witnessed a boom in past few years, trend...
Market Daily: Indices continue to bleed, shed 640.19 points intraday
The KSE 100 index had a huge fall, chopping off 640.19 points to fall to intraday low of 44,556.18. it settled with a loss of 1.01 per cent or 449.74 points at 44,746.63.
FBR proposes rise in taxes on edible oil imports
ISLAMABAD: A rise in taxes on import of edible oil in next financial year's budget for 2018-19 has been requested by the Federal Board...
Forex reserves held by SBP rise by 6.19pc to $16.3b
Karachi: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $21,358.0m on June 23, 2017. A weekly increase of 6.19pc has been...
Finance Minister chairs NEC meeting to outline steps for FATF action plan
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar chaired a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) here on Thursday.
NEC is a high-level body established to oversee both...
Iran gas exports fall 42%
ANKARA: Iran’s gas condensate exports fell nearly 42 percent to 4.1 million tonnes in the five months to Aug 22, Iranian semi-official Mehr news...
Julius Bitok invites KCCI to participate, support Trade and Investment Conference in Kenya
KARACHI:Â Kenyan High Commissioner Julius Kibet Bitok has invited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to participate and support the forthcoming Trade and...
SBP expresses inability to trace/bring back money stashed abroad by Pakistani’s
ISLAMABAD: A State Bank of Pakistan report submitted to the apex court has expressed its inability to bring back money stashed overseas by Pakistani’s...
‘Groundbreaking of Rashakai economic zone next month’
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Pak-China Joint Working Group (JWG) on Industrial Cooperation was held via video conference on Tuesday.
The meeting was co-chaired by...
TAPI gas pipeline set to enter Afghanistan From Turkmenistan
ISLAMABAD: Turkmenistan has completed construction of gas pipeline in its section under TAPI project, following which a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to be performed...
Pakistan to produce over 1,000 MWs of clean energy through wind power
KARACHI: Pakistan is all set to produce over 1000 Megawatts (MW) of clean electricity through wind energy alone in the current year, which is...
Poultry industry lays bare heavy handedness by FBR before Dar
The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) on Monday laid bare the highly unfair treatment meted out to the industry by the tax mandarins before the...
The govt is looking to hand DISCOs over to the army. It isn’t the first time.Â
HESCO set to be first of five DISCOs to be handed to Army and Power Division led management units
Toyota tests solar-powered Prius in quest for plugless electric car
TOKYO: Inspired by new ultra-thin solar panels developed for satellites, a project led by Toyota Motor Corp is experimenting with a sun-powered Prius that...
