CCP issues show cause notice to PFMA for collusive practices 

KARACHI: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued Show Cause Notice to Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) for prima facie violating...

$1490mn worth agreements signed for 990MW Thar coal power projects

ISLAMABAD: The implementation agreements of two Thar coal-based power generation projects totaling 990 MW were signed on Thursday at the Private Power...

ECC approves procurement of wheat, decides to facilitate sugar mills

ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has approved the procurement target of 6.1 million tons of wheat for the current fiscal...

Govt to reduce duty on solar batteries

LAHORE: The government is planning to reduce duties on lithium batteries to promote their usage in solar power plants, reported a private...

FBR attaches NTDCL accounts over non-payment of tax

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday, attached National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited’s (NTDCL) entire bank accounts for failing to...

Government approves Rs93bn for energy sector

LAHORE: The federal government on Wednesday approved financing worth Rs93 billion for the energy sector, at a meeting of the Economic Coordination...

Sugarcane pricing unsettling farming community

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Food Security and Research has been told that the full price of sugarcane is not being paid...

Finland ready to help Pakistan in health, energy and forest sectors

ISLAMABAD: The Roving Ambassador-designate of Finland to South Asia Harri Kämäräinen along with Honorary Consul of Finland in Pakistan Asad Ansari visited Islamabad...

Daniyal Aziz: PSM privatisation to continue, liabilities to be settled

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz chaired a high-level meeting with the officials of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL), National...

Ship container service connecting Gwadar to the UAE starts

KARACHI: The first ever container vessel 'MS TIGER' under the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) project has arrived at Gwadar Port. Pakistan...

Civil society lauds federal cabinet’s decision to ban sale of loose cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: The Network for Consumer Protection on Tuesday applauded the federal cabinet’s decision to ban the sale of loose cigarettes in a bid...

Petroleum prices in Pakistan still lowest in South Asia: Senate told

ISLAMABAD: Following the recent hike in petroleum prices, States and Frontier Regions Minister Abdul Qadir Baloch said petroleum prices in Pakistan are still...

Blackberry sues Facebook over messaging apps

OTTAWA: Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps. BlackBerry...

Saudi government seeks to resolve Islamic tax dispute with banks

DUBAI: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has directed the Saudi government to resolve a dispute with banks facing higher Islamic tax liabilities,...

Urea Sales touch 390,000 tonnes, down 28pc MoM

LAHORE: During February 2018, Pakistan’s Urea sales is expected to clock in 380,000 to 400,000 tonnes, up by 52 per cent Year...