Lethal medicine
Old furniture scrap and dried leaves scattered on the floor welcome whoever enters this worn-out Raj era building that houses an important...
Fit in Punjab, unfit in Sindh?
In a first, the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Karachi registry banned selling and distribution of four brands of packaged milk including Nurpur...
Ending electricity shortage accelerated industrial development: MPs
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentarians and leaders on Sunday said the government has ended load-shedding in the country and provision of...
Friendly policies demanded to boost small businesses
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) invited the attention of Small Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) CEO Sher Ayub...
PICIIP an important initiative for development of Sialkot, Sargodha, RYK: Kiyoshi Nakamitsu
LAHORE: Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Programme (PICIIP) is an important initiative for the composite development of Sialkot, Sahiwal, Rahim Yar Khan,...
Large scale manufacturing posts 5.5pc growth in six months
ISLAMABAD: The country’s Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has witnessed a growth of 5.5 per cent during July-December 2017-18 compared to the...
NTDC expresses dismay at imposition of Rs10mn fine by regulator
LAHORE: National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) expressed its disappointment and dismay at the imposition of fine amounting to Rs 10...
General Electric contemplating sale of its industrial engine business
BOSTON: General Electric is exploring a sale of its industrial gas engine business that could be worth as much as $2 billion,...
Commerce dept backs Trump’s proposal to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum
WASHINGTON: The Commerce Department is urging President Donald Trump to impose tariffs or quotas on imported aluminum and steel, which it calls...
OECD treaty regulations bar member nations from prosecuting its nationals
ISLAMABAD: According to regulations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) agreement, no member nation can prosecute its nationals for having...
Parliamentary panel dismisses KP industry’s claim of gas overbilling
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel dismissed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa industries claim of overbilling after Sui Northern Gas Pipeline’s (SNGPL), managing director promised to resolve the...
Government contemplating withdrawal of electricity surcharge for Punjab’s textile industries
LAHORE/KARACHI: Punjab and federal governments are contemplating to provide energy pricing subsidies to textile manufacturers to make them more competitive in international...
Law ministry advises govt against notifying drug price increases
ISLAMABAD: The government has been told to withhold a drug price revision notification by the Law Division regarding change in prices of...
Govt allows PSO to import furnace oil for power sector after three-month ban
ISLAMABAD: The government lifted a three-month ban on import of furnace oil as it directed state-owned Pakistan State Oil to ensure import...
Being put on FATF list, may spike up banks foreign transaction costs
KARACHI: Pakistani banks could see a major spike in costs of their foreign transactions if the country is put on the international...