Loadshedding could rise, as power crisis expected to worsen

ISLAMABAD: The governments promise of ending power outages seems farce as reduction in gas supply caused power plants generating 3,000MW of electricity...

Govt requests third extension for Dasu Dam deadline

LAHORE: The government has requested the World Bank for extending the 2,160 MW Dasu Dam deadline for the third time to utilise...

PM urges foreign firms to avail exploration opportunities in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday urged the foreign companies to exploit the vast exploration opportunities in Pakistan as the...

Oil companies warn for halting operations to produce POL products

KARACHI: Almost all the oil refineries including Byco and Parco in Pakistan warned the government to stop production of Furnace Oil in...

Siemens Gamesa to supply 50 MW turbine generators for zephyr power

KARACHI:  Siemens Gamesa will be supplying 25 units of G114 2.0 MW Wind Turbine Generators for Zephyr Power (Pvt.) Limited, which will...

NEPRA approves Rs 2.23 per unit cut in power tariff

ISLAMABAD: Good news for already burdened masses, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved Rs2.23 per unit reduction in the power...

United Auto joins fray, outlines plan to start car manufacturing in Pakistan

LAHORE: United Auto Industries has outlined plans to start car manufacturing in Pakistan and is the country’s second largest selling brand, an...

Electricity access to least developed countries could bring them out of poverty: UN report

BANGKOK: The world’s least developed countries need access to electricity if they are to break out of poverty, according to a U.N....

Asian stock markets flat, as Fed plots interest rate rise in US

TOKYO: Asian stock markets were largely flat on Thursday with investors in the U.S. markets going on a Thanksgiving holiday and the...

Oil prices slightly down, as US crude reaches two-year highs

SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased on Thursday, with U.S. crude dipping away from two-year highs reached the day before, but the shutdown of...

Tainted officer gets appointed to post of director general HDIP

ISLAMABAD: Controversial appointments seem to be a forte of the present government as it appointed a tainted officer, Muhammad Azam to the...

Pakistan is slowly taking jobs away from India’s IT industry: Report

LAHORE: Indian IT outsourcing industry juggernaut is being undercut by a resurgent Pakistan as over 125 people lost their jobs in a...

Refineries in crisis mode, as govt ponders ban on import of furnace oil

ISLAMABAD: Likelihood of a ban on import of furnace oil is under consideration by the government due to topped up storages and...

Food exports climbed 9.85pc during July-October 2017

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s food exports increased 9.85 percent during the first four months of the current fiscal year against exports of corresponding period...

SBP deputy governor for review of banks’ business models to adapt to the changing landscape

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Deputy Governor Jameel Ahmad has emphasised the need for a review of the prevailing banking business models...