Oil prices spike to highest levels since 2014
SINGAPORE: Oil prices hit their highest levels since 2014 on Wednesday due to ongoing production cuts led by OPEC as well as...
CPEC to speed up industrialization, urbanization in Pakistan: Ahsan Iqbal
BEIJING:Â Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who also holds the Planning, Development and Reform portfolio, has emphasised that the Long-term Plan of the...
Cotton scientists for complete elimination of pink bollworm, white-fly
MULTAN: The Punjab Agriculture and Research Board (BARB) has decided to launch various schemes for the elimination of pink bollworm and whitefly...
Rana Afzal denies Dar’s $200bn Swiss banks money claim
ISLAMABAD: State Minister of Finance and Economic Affair Division Rana Afzal on Tuesday denied that Pakistani nationals had kept $ 200 billion...
NEPRA approves tariff of 1263MW RLNG/HSD based Power Project
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved tariff of above $ 707 million RLNG/HSD based power project of 1,263MW at...
Prices of Pakistani assembled cars among the lowest globally: Munir K. Bana
KARACHI: Loads Limited CEO Munir K. Bana believes the domestic automobile industry will have to immediately localize in wake of increasing competition...
Minister for Industries endorses PM’s decision to disband EDB
ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Industries and Production, Ghulam Murtaza Khan endorsed Prime Minister’s decision to disband the Engineering Development Board (EDB).
He said...
APCNGA, foreign entities set to negotiate regarding supply of CNG cylinders
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of three well-reputed companies of Italy and United Kingdom would start arriving in Pakistan this week to look into prospects of supplying...
Influential sugar mills biggest threat to cane growers: PEW
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said influential sugar mills mafia has emerged as a great threat to millions of cane growers.
This mafia continues to exploit growers across the country...
Oil retreats on US output rise after hitting near 2-year high
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday, dropping from highs last seen in 2015, as soaring US production undermined a 10 per...
Cabinet Division declares orders issued by PTA as unlawful
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division has declared the orders so far taken by senior officials of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) as illegal after...
Pak-China to strengthen cooperation in energy sector
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China will strengthen cooperation in the fields of oil and gas, renewable power generation, supporting power transmission networks to...
Another landmark achieved on Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project
LAHORE: The strategically important 969 MW-Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project achieved yet another landmark towards its completion as water filling (pressurisation) of its...
OGRA decides to dismantle Enforcement Department
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has decided to dismantle its Enforcement Department and put the entire responsibility of enforcement...
Punjab government gives go ahead for Rs22bn agriculture programme despite expired contracts
LAHORE: Punjab government has given go-ahead for the Rs 22.813 billion Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Programme, despite the expiry of contracts for...