‘No plan to dissolve PTA’
-- IT minister says the capacity of institution will be enhanced to facilitate masses
ISLAMABAD: Information Technology and Telecommunication Minister Dr Khalid Maqbool...
JUMO to expand in Asia with Goldman Sachs backing
-- The South African fintech helps individuals and small businesses access savings and credit products through their mobile devices
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa-based financial...
Govt urged to facilitate local coal miners
HYDERABAD: Sindh Lakhra Coal Management Chairman Abdul Samad Raisani has called upon the government to promote the local mining by discouraging coal...
‘Textile package in final stages’
FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is working actively on a new textile package to enhance textile exports, it was learnt on Tuesday.
Addressing...
Asad Umar presents amendments to budget for ongoing fiscal year
Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday announced a “mini-budget” in the National Assembly and said that if the government continues in the present economic trajectory, the country will be doomed.
Exporters give thumbs up to unified gas slab
KARACHI: A near collective cheer went up from the exporter community as the details of the gas price adjustment rippled through their...
Wapda, Chinese firm sign Mangla Dam refurbishment contract
LAHORE: The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Monday awarded a kay project worth Rs1.68 billion to China’s CMAC Engineering Company...
Trump poised to ratchet up trade dispute with China
Punitive import tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods soon
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump appeared poised to ratchet up his trade...
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...
Govt set to impose Rs100bn taxes in mini-budget
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to impose over Rs100 billion in taxes by increasing 5 to 10 per cent regulatory...
Pakistan raises gas prices to trim subsidies amid budget woes
Sarwar said the move would help ease part of the 152 billion-rupee ($1.24 billion) deficit for state-owned SNGPL and SSGC
China Railways resolves to work on CPEC projects with federal, provincial govts
ISLAMABAD: China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) Vice President Yang Jinjun called on Planning Secretary Zafar Hassan in his office here on...
IMC decides to launch Toyota Vios in Pakistan, Corolla GLi to be discontinued
KARACHI: Indus Motor Company Ltd (IMC) has finally decided to launch Toyota Vios in Pakistan after discontinuing the Toyota Corolla GLi, a...
Dawood Hercules backs off Rs17.453 billion deal with Edotco Pakistan
At end of August 2017, DHCL in partnership with Edotco entered into an agreement with Veon Pakistan Limited to acquire its wireless tower business in Pakistan for $940 million.
Asian shares tripped up by new U.S. tariff threat
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports as early as Monday.