Provincial governments asked for ensuring purchase of sugarcane on fixed rates
ISLAMABAD: National Food Security and Research Minister Sikandar Hayat Bosan called upon the provincial governments to ensure purchase of sugarcane from the...
Capacity utilisation in cement sector touches 95pc
ISLAMABAD: Cement sector has witnessed a sales boom for the last four years, more so this fiscal year as total despatches reached...
HDIP suffers Rs370mn revenue loss on account of CNG stations inspection
ISLAMABAD: The Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) suffered Rs 370.130 million loss in its revenue on account of inspection of compressed...
Government, Etisalat may find middle ground to resolve $800mn dues controversy
ISLAMABAD: Resumption of talks between the government of Pakistan (GoP) and Dubai-based Etisalat may lead to resolving the much-awaited $ 800 million...
Power Division to meet with CPEC investors individually to fast-track energy projects
ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has decided to engage and meet with all investors of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects...
Pakistan is largest beneficiary of Chinese concessional loans
ISLAMABAD: Over $4 billion in concessional loans have been given by China to Pakistan for current infrastructure projects and additional $8b are...
PRGMEA hopeful of new finance team to overcome trade deficit
LAHORE: Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) here on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Dr Miftah Ismail as the adviser...
Raw cotton exports increase 49.78pc in five months
ISLAMABAD: Raw cotton exports from the country during the first five months of the current financial year, 2017-18, increased by 49.78 per...
SBP approves CNY for bilateral trade, investment activities
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in the capacity of the policymaker of financial and currency markets, has taken comprehensive policy...
Share of Shariah-compliant assets steadily rising
ISLAMABAD: Growing at a fast rate, Shariah-compliant assets now represent 34.6 per cent of the total assets of the Non-Banking Financial Institute...
Market Daily: PSX dances to New Year, settles on a high
LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) swayed like a seesaw, touching its intraday low of 40,169.92 points, down by 302 points or...
Pakistan mobile broadband users increase drastically
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has seen a dramatic increase in mobile broadband penetration over the past five years as mobile broadband subscribers have reached...
Country’s electricity transmission system still being run on obsolete, risky mechanism
LAHORE: Despite claims and promises of the government, country’s electricity transmission system still is being run on an obsolete and risky mechanism,...
Losing to loose milk
On a Wednesday evening in one of Karachi’s oldest areas, Lea Market, Samir Rajput is working the phone, trying to seal a...
Will KIA be third time Lucky?
“You could have a Kia Classic, which was just a little below Honda City in terms of performance, in the price of...