Railways to be extended beyond Pakistan: minister Â
Sh Rasheed says the railway system will be extended up to Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Russia soon
LAHORE:Â Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad...
Cement exports from KP, Punjab down 16pc in eight months
LAHORE:Â The export of cement from the northern region of the country (Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) has registered a decline of 16pc (1.86...
Pak-Qatar Investment Forum to be held on 10th
PM's Advisor Abdul Razak Dawood and Board of Investment Chairman Haroon Sharif will attend the said forum in Qatar
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan-Qatar Investment Forum...
Centre, provinces owe Rs42.4bn to DISCOs, Senate told
Minister says power generation companies have sustained a total loss of 79 million electricity units during the last two years
ISLAMABAD:Â Energy (Power...
Uber settles Dutch probe for €2.3m
The settlement in the Netherlands is the latest in a series around the world which has seen the company shell out...
System constraints causing problems for gas consumers: minister Â
Ghulam Sarwar Khan says steps are being taken to upgrade the existing pipelines so as to address issues pertaining to gas...
Govt approves new NBP board
The federal cabinet has approved the appointment of Board of Directors of the National Bank of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan....
Pharmaceutical exports increase 2.7pc in seven months FY19
ISLAMABAD:Â Pharmaceutical products worth $122.181 million were exported during the first seven months of the current financial year as compared the exports of...
Govt to impart skill training to labourers for CPEC projects
Most Pakistani laborers in CPEC are unskilled, leaving space for the Chinese skilled workers to seize the employment opportunities
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Vocational...
South Asia’s first ever remote-controlled cranes arrive in Pakistan
The new cranes will be able to lift a container weighing up to 65 tonnes under the spreader, ensuring safe and...
PTV management directed to resolve workers’ wages issue
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Tuesday directed the management of Pakistan Television to resolve the issue of pensions and...
‘Govt committed to eradicating power theft, load shedding’
HARIPUR:Â Water and Power Minister Omer Ayub Khan said on Tuesday that the government was determined to eradicating electricity theft and load shedding...
DISCOs seek Rs1.80 per unit hike in power tariff
Power distributing companies have accumulated a loss of Rs201bn in the first two quarters of FY19
ISLAMABAD:Â The Task Force on Energy Reforms...
China to slash taxes, boost lending to prop up slowing economy
BEIJING: China sought to shore up its slowing economy through billions of dollars in planned tax cuts and infrastructure spending, with economic...
E&T launches biometric verification system for vehicle registration
ISLAMABAD: The Excise and Taxation Department of Islamabad on Monday launched a Biometric Verification System with an aim to eradicate corruption during...