Fatima Fertiliser posts Rs10.576bn profit after tax for FY17, up 8.12pc YoY

LAHORE: Fatima Fertiliser Company Limited (FATIMA) in a notification to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) declared its financial results for the year...

ICCI calls for a cut in high tax rates in next budget to improve tax revenue

ISLAMABAD: President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Sheikh Amir Waheed has said that the high tax rates in Pakistan was...

PLL negotiating LNG deal with Azerbaijan’s oil company

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) is negotiating the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas from State Oil Company of Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR)...

Rice export surges 22.14 pc in 8 months

ISLAMABAD: The export of rice from the country surged by 22.14 per cent during first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal...

PSO to sign POL products’ sale/purchase agreement with Turkish company

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is in the process of starting negotiations with Turkish Petroleum International Company (TPIC) to sign an agreement...

UAE to facilitate Pakistani business community: Envoy

SIALKOT: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Salem Al Zaabi discussed different prospects to find out ways...

Business community can enable Pakistan to become an economic giant: Mayor Lahore

LAHORE: Mayor Lahore Col (R) Mubashir Javed said on Tuesday that the business community has the ability to turn Pakistan into an economic...

Alibaba Group to train Pakistani entrepreneurs in e-commerce

BEIJING: E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will train a class of 37 Asian entrepreneurs including Pakistan on e-commerce innovation under a...

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...

Emerging geo-strategic environment requires closer Pak-Iran ties: IPI conference

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference on Tuesday urged Pakistan and Iran to address each other’s concerns for taking the relationship forward particularly...

3G/4G users cross 51million mark

ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in the country has reached 51.248 million at the end of February 2018, showing...

PM inaugurates Tolanj gas processing facility in Kohat

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says the government is determined to enhance gas and electricity production in the country. Addressing the inaugural ceremony...

Haveli Bahadur Shah power plant nears completion as reliability run test conducted

ISLAMABAD: In a major breakthrough, the authorities successfully completed a Reliability Run Test (RRT) at the Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant in...

ABAD sends budget proposals 2018-19 to government

KARACHI: A fixed tax regime is the best way to generate more taxes in a transparent way. It will also improve Pakistan's international rankings...

Japan extends grants assistance for airport security, economic development

ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan has extended a grant assistance worth Japanese Yen 2,892,000,000 (approx. equivalent to $ 27,379,515) to the Government...