Computer service exports increase 32pc during July & August 2017

ISLAMABAD: The export of computer services grew over 30 per cent year-on-year to over $111 million during the first two months of...

Fertilizer exports surge by 100pc during 1st quarter FY 2017-18

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US$ 26.372 million by exporting fertilizer during first quarter of current financial year 2017-18 against exports in same period...

No big companies expected to exit LNG projects

ABU DHABI: Pakistan does not anticipate any more major companies will pull out of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects after the...

Oil trading remains restrained amidst tension in Middle East

SINGAPORE: Oil trading was cautious on Monday amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and after a rising rig count in the...

Pakistan’s public debt skyrockets, touching Rs21.770 trillion by end of August

KARACHI: Figures released by State Bank of Pakistan revealed the country’s public debt touched Rs21.770 trillion by end of August, compared to...

US oil exports to Asia keep increasing, creating problems for OPEC

LAUNCESTON, Australia: U.S. crude oil is flooding into Asia, and may continue to do so as the arbitrage window that was initially...

Matiari-Lahore transmission line hits snags, as Chinese firm slows down work

LAHORE: The $2b Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) 660kV transmission line is facing numerous delays, as the Chinese company contracted to execute...

Riyadh to support TAPI gas pipeline project

ASHGABAT: Saudi Arabia has expressed support for the Ashgabat-initiated project on construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline. This was announced at...

OGRA raises freight fares as oil tankers association threatens strike

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Saturday raised the freight fares for oil tankers by 64 per cent after...

LNG to be supplied to company’s franchise areas soon: SSGC

KARACHI: SSGC Acting MD Amin Rajput has said that LNG is the fuel of the future and its availability is indispensable to...

Pakistan fights back against $800mn damages in rental power vessel case

LAHORE: Pakistan has applied to annul an order of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) directing it to pay...

Govt releases Rs2.19bn for petroleum sector in four months

ISLAMABAD: The government has released Rs 2.198 billion for the Petroleum and Natural Resources Division under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP...

Kapco shelves plan to acquire 17.37pc stake in Hubco

LAHORE: A bourse notification from Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO) disclosed it postponed plans to acquire 17.37pc stake in Hub Power Company...

Kobe Steel attributes lack of quality controls for data scandal

TOKYO: Kobe Steel Ltd said on Friday a lack of quality controls and a focus on profits was behind the widespread data...

Oil prices stand firm, as experts predict volatility ahead

SINGAPORE: Oil markets were little changed on Friday, supported by ongoing supply cuts and strong demand which have resulted in a tightening...