Lt Gen Tariq Khan, HI(M) (Retd) takes charge as CE and MD of FFC
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors of Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited has appointed Lt Gen Tariq Khan, HI(M) (Retd) as Chief Executive and Managing Director w.e.f March...
Circular debt falls to Rs499 billion
A decrease in circular debt has been attributed to the timely notification of new tariff by Nepra which allowed Discos to collect additional Rs90 billion revenue in May 2018
Govt striving hard to revolutionise power sector: minister
ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Thursday that the government was bringing a revolution in the power sector in order to make...
‘Sin tax’ to increase cigarette pack price by Rs10
The federal government is intending to generate more than Rs70 billion every year from the imposition of ‘sin tax.’
The health ministry has forwarded a...
FIA fails to obtain record from Customs Intelligence in mobile phones embezzlement case
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has failed to obtain the record from Directorate General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation in a case pertaining...
Moot calls for sustainable tobacco control policies to curtail losses
ISLAMABAD: Smoking not only causes majority of deaths in the country but also dents the national kitty heavily, as Pakistan is enduring around Rs192...
Govt mulls selling 10pc OGDCL shares
The federal government on Thursday mulled over the plan to sell out 10 per cent shares of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited...
Oil prices decline after registering 20pc rise in third quarter
Tokyo: Oil prices fell on Monday, pausing for breath after posting gains of as much as 20 percent in the third quarter, after a...
‘Malaysia to supply palm byproducts to Pakistan at affordable rates’
Malaysian Consul General Khairul Nazran Abd Rahman has pledged to supply all palm byproducts to Pakistan at reasonable prices.
He was addressing the annual dinner...
Additional taxes on petroleum products behind recent hike: sources
'Around Rs40 per litre are being collected on the sale of POL products under the head of various taxes'
ISLAMABAD: The money-starved Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government...
OMCs, dealers seek Rs2 per litre hike in commission
ISLAMABAD: The oil marketing companies (OMCs) and dealers of petroleum products have asked the Petroleum Division to increase their margin on petrol and diesel...
Pakistan’s tobacco exports surge 137pc YoY in July
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tobacco exports have increased by 137.53 per cent to $2.171 million in July, the first month of fiscal year (FY) 2020-21, from...
Textile millers seek govt’s help as export orders likely to drop 50pc
LAHORE: Fearing that export orders may drop by 50 per cent in the wake of coronavirus-led lockdown, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab...
HBL reinventing itself under new president
The HBL CEO aims to transform it into an IT company with a banking license
Saudi minister ‘very optimistic’ about oil market
ABU DHABI: Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Tuesday he was “very optimistic” about the outlook for the oil market after producers cut output...
