Gas companies to provide over 0.54 million new connections in FY21
SNGPL plans to lay 6,965km transmission and distribution lines, while SSGC will expand its network by 1,418km
Senate body calls for legislation to resolve expats’ mobile registration issues
ISLAMABAD:Â Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications Chairperson Rubina Khalid on Wednesday stressed the need to formulate policy through legislation for resolving the...
NEPRA postpones hike in power tariff, seeks explanation from CCPA
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has postponed the proposed Rs2.97 per unit hike in power tariff till next Tuesday and has sought...
Dewan Cement finally strikes deal with Mega Conglomerate after roller coaster week
LAHORE:  A bourse notification filed Wednesday by BMA Capital Management Limited disclosed that Mega Conglomerate (Pvt) Limited was acquiring 87.5 percent majority stake in...
Deals worth $75m finalised at agri expo to bolster Pakistan’s economy
KARACHI: Balochistan Economic Forum's President, Sardar Shaukat Popalzai has hoped that foreign investment would reach Pakistan during the next seven years and change the...
The PSO debt spiral continues
The latest financial reports published by the state owned oil giant have again raised concerns about the company’s financial health. The results published late...
Growing bigger and bigger
One day at school in the early 2000s we were ushered to the library hall for ‘TV time’. Most students assumed it was going...
Punjab starts project to cultivate imported dates
MULTAN: The Punjab government’s Rs708 million ‘Diversification of High Value Cropping Through Promotion of Horticulture’ project aims to grow five top date varieties in...
KSA delays May crude prices until after OPEC+ meeting: Saudi source
DUBAI: Saudi Aramco will delay the release of its crude official selling prices (OSP) for May until April 10 to wait for the outcome...
SBP revises PR for housing finance
The State Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday made some changes in the Prudential Regulations for Housing Finance and directed all banks and DFIs to...
Modi says Saudi Arabia to invest in India’s downstream oil, gas projects
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia will invest in downstream oil and gas projects in India as part of...
Govt asked to recover Rs100bn from ‘corrupt’ IPPs
–Probe claims IPPs signed agreements in bad faith to mint billions at govt’s expense, overstated costs
—Experts say that claims made in the report are...
Record U.S. crude production weighs on oil prices
International Brent crude oil futures were down 34 cents, or 0.6 percent, at $60.98 per barrel
APCMA urges govt to decrease taxes, FED on cement
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has urged the government to decrease the taxes and Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cement to...
Telenor Microfinance Bank’s Easypaisa services available at Utility Stores nationwide
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Telenor Microfinance Bank joins hands with Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to make its mobile money service, Easypaisa, available at Utility...
