Patrind hydro-power plant gets connected to national grid: NTDC

Lahore: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) on Tuesday said that one unit of the Patrind hydro-power plant has started...

Rs 2.7bn set aside for Industries and Production Division

ISLAMABAD The government has set aside Rs 2737.27 million for 13 ongoing and new development projects of Industries and Production Division under Public...

Banking sector performance report for 1st quarter released by SBP

KARACHI The deposits of the banking sector have gone up by one per cent in the first quarter (Jan-Mar) of the calendar year...

PTA committed to protect consumer interests: statement

ISLAMABAD Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has taken measures to protect consumer interests and to promote high quality ICT services to the consumers. All the...

Cotton growers advised against increased threat of pest attack

LAHORE Cotton growers have been advised to be vigilant to save their crop from pest attacks, especially those from white fly after Pakistan...

Increased taxes to damage construction industry: FPCCI

KARACHI The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Saturday asked the government to revisit new taxes slapped on the...

Pakistanis lack an event which they can call their own: Adam Dawood

KARACHI Yayvo.com is a leading name in Pakistan’s e-commerce industry. Backed by TCS, Pakistan’s most recognized courier, and logistics company, Yayvo has created...

Nexsource Pakistan launches car-hailing app, plans to roll out 15,000 cars

KARACHI Nexsource Pakistan, a social enterprise based out of Karachi, is launching a new ride-hailing app, E-Ride, tentatively in August this year and...

OCAC and OGRA settle dispute, sign agreement

OCAC to withdraw case against OGRA Islamabad: The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) – an industry group and Oil Gas Regulatory Authority...

Rs7.5b released to CPPA for partial payment of circular debt

PSO supplied 750,000 tons of fuel to power plants during this peak consumption season Islamabad: With the circular debt mounting, the Ministry of...

Govt starts power generation from two ‘illegal’ RPPs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has secretly granted permission for generation of electricity to those two rental power projects, which were...

Ministry of information and technology seeks government approval to test 5G

MoIT forwards draft proposal to cabinet for 5G testing Islamabad: With 5G the next buzz in mobile internet technology, the Ministry of Information...

Quaid-e-Azam solar power plant to be privatized

Quaid-e-Azam solar power project had attracted Rs3.8b investment from the Govt.of Punjab Lahore: Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Plant of 100MW capacity owned by the...

IMC issues recall for 2,700 Toyota Corollas in Pakistan

IMC issues recalls for 2,700 Toyota Corolla's under "special service campaign." Karachi: The Indus Motor Company (IMC) on Thursday issued a recall under a...

Auto-parts industry on brink of collapse

Increase in regulatory duties hurting auto-parts industry, on the brink of collapse and endangering 200,000 jobs  Karachi: Regulatory duties imposed by the government...