IRSA projects 38pc water shortage in coming Rabi season
ISLAMABAD: Food security crisis owing to water shortage in the upcoming Rabi sowing season is expected, as the Indus River System Authority’s (IRSA)...
IMF to incorporate Islamic finance to market surveillance in 2019
Islamic finance, which bans interest payments and pure monetary speculation, is estimated to have over $2 trillion of assets globally and is offered in over 60 countries, according to the IMF
Govt to reconstitute BoDs of oil and gas companies within 100 days
ISLAMABAD:Â Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said on Friday that the government has decided to reconstitute the board of directors (BoD) and appoint...
SSGC tightens its noose on gas thieves
KARACHI:Â As per the directives of the higher management, a joint inspection-cum-raid was carried out on a factory, by the representatives of the...
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ADB to give $300m loan for power sector reforms
Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved a fresh loan of $300m for Pakistan’s ailing power sector which is the...
Petroleum ministry to undertake Rs190m coal exploration projects in Balochistan
Islamabad:  Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources would execute two new projects worth Rs 190 million for coal exploration and evaluation in different...
OGRA issues 20 licences for setting up LPG auto-refueling stations
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has issued 20 licences for setting up LPG auto-refueling stations in different parts of the...
PHMA rejects 17pc sales tax on export sectors
LAHORE:Â The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association (PHMA) on Tuesday rejected 17pc sales tax on the export industry of textile, leather, carpet, surgical and...
US set to become leader in crude and gas production, says: IEA
LONDON: Oil will continue growing as a source of energy for over two decades, with the U.S. set to become the undisputed...
Samsung’s delayed Galaxy Fold now ready for Sept launch
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will go on sale from September in selected markets after the launch...
Unplanned load shedding would not be tolerated: Leghari
ISLAMABAD: A meeting under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari was held here in Islamabad...
Electronic items to cost more after increase in import duties
The government has increased regulatory duties on import of various electronic items to 20pc from 15pc in upcoming financial year 2017-18.
Electronic items...
Cement exports decline 13pc in two months FY20
ISLAMABAD:Â Cement exports from the country during the first two months of the current financial year (FY2019-20) decreased by 13.16pc as compared to...
Energy projects under CPEC to be completed on time: spokesman
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Spokesman of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Wednesday said that all energy projects under CPEC would be completed by the given schedule...