Chairman standing committee FPCCI demands amendment in tax

ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee Federation of Pakistan Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Chairman Khalid Jahangir Butt has demanded to bring amendments in the...

Bosnia great destination for Pak businessmen: envoy

LAHORE: Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sakib Foric said on Monday that Bosnia was a small but developed country and provided a...

Investment Boards of Sindh, Balochistan agree to work together

  KARACHI: The heads of the boards of investment of Sindh and Balochistan agreed to form a Joint Marketing and Project Development Strategy to...

UN women delegation calls on Anusha, discuss women economic empowerment

ISLAMABAD: A three-member delegation of UN Women led by UN Women Pakistan country representative Jamshed Qazi, called on Minister of State for...

Punjab’s 3600 mw RLNG-run power plants fail to produce required electricity

ISLAMABAD: Punjab’s 3600 mw RLNG-run power plants have so far failed to produce the required electricity due to which billions of rupees...

Pakistan’s real economy is performing well: IPR report

LAHORE: Pakistan's real economy is performing well with favorable signs for GDP growth rate, inflation, consumption and private sector economic activities. This...

Pakistan signs two MoUs with China for gas pipeline, oil refinery

SANYA: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and PowerChina Limited's Vice President Li Yanming, on Monday witnessed the signing of a...

CASA-1000 landmark achievement of cooperation between Pak, Tajikistan: Envoy

ISLAMABAD: Tajikistan's Ambassador to Pakistan, Sherali Jononov has said that CASA-1000 is a landmark achievement of cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan. Addressing a...

Industry in Pakistan focusing on compatibility due to CPEC: LCCI president

LAHORE: Industrialists in Pakistan have started reshaping their units to make them compatible with others after launching of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...

No violations of law in promulgating ordinance to ratify tax amnesty scheme: Rana Afzal

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal on Monday said that no violation of law has been made by promulgating the...

Finance ministry to consider tax proposals related to IT and Telecom sector

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Dr Miftah Ismail has said that the annual budget related proposals for IT and telecommunications...

Bidding for QASPL privatisation delayed

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government, amid the ongoing NAB investigation and audit objections by AGPR, has delayed the bidding process of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Ltd....

Over Rs295 mn released for Revenue Division projects

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has so far released Rs295.239 million for various ongoing and new projects for the Revenue Division under the...

Iran planning to increase electricity exports to Afghanistan, Pakistan

TEHRAN: Iran is considering plans to increase electricity exports on Afghanistan and Pakistan by linking its power grid to the countries. “Given the fact that neighbouring countries, especially Afghanistan and Pakistan,...

Health Ministry asks policy review of reducing cigarette prices to save lives 

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the claim of the local tobacco industry about the market share of non-duty paid/illicit cigarette brands, a study has...