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:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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...
NEPRA approves Rs2.28 per unit cut in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved 2.28 rupees per unit cut in lieu of fuel price adjustment formula for...
Higher tax burden on non-filers in next budget: Haroon Akhtar
KARACHI: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Finance Haroon Akhtar Khan has said that there will be no new tax in the...
Commerce ministry holds another round of consultations with industry on CPFTA
ISLAMABAD: In order to finalise its offer lists before the next round of China Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) Phase II, the...
Akzo Nobel divests specialty chemicals business to Carlyle for $12.6 billion
AMSTERDAM: Akzo Nobel has agreed to sell its specialty chemicals business to U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group and Singapore’s GIC ...