Mango exports likely to increase this year
Multan
Mangoes exports are likely to increase during current year as 10 varieties of this exotic fruit have been registered with Federal Seed...
FBR to remove duty exemptions on certain items
Islamabad
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has lost around Rs6b in duty during financial year 2016-17 over the import of 24.3m Chinese...
Unpredictable tax policies could cause Engro foods to close down milk plant
Islamabad
Ali Ahmad Khan Managing Director of Engro Foods while attending the meeting of the Senate Standard Committee on Finance said that the...
Dar reiterates government’s determination to resolve energy issue
Islamabad
Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Monday, while chairing a high level meeting regarding energy-related matters, reiterated the government’s determination to resolve...
Bhikki power plant not operational since twenty days
Islamabad
The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCE) today in which it...
Mari Petroleum makes new gas discovery in Sindh
Islamabad
Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has made a new gas discovery in its exploratory well Aqeeq-1 drilled in its Sujawal Block, located...
Fazl-e-Elahi praises federal govt. bid to curb illicit tobacco trade
PESHAWAR
Senior Vice-President Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Agriculture (KPCA) Fazal-e-Elahi Khan today welcomed the decision of federal government to introduce a new tier...
Labour bodies concerned over labour law violations in textile factories
KARACHI: The National Labour Council (NLC) and Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) have expressed serious concern over grave violation...
Interest-free solar tube well scheme in final stages
ISLAMABAD: The modalities for implementation of interest-free Solar Tubewell Financing Scheme are being finalised and under which federal government would concur to...
Tobacco tax SRO issued by FBR
A statutory regulatory order (SRO) was enacted for the price reduction of cigarettes by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday....
Oil sales record 12pc increase annually
Oil sales have increased 12pc on an annual basis to reach 23.8m tons. Since the last three years, oil sales had averaged...
SECP registers 926 companies alone in May 2017
ISLAMABAD
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered the highest number of 926 new companies in the month of May...
Balochistan wants Chinese companies to enter its large-scale mining industry
Pakistan's resource-rich Baluchistan province wants Chinese companies to kick-start a boom in its mining industry by including the sector into Beijing's "Belt...
Punjab government unveils Rs1970.7b budget for FY 2017-18
Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghous Pasha on Friday presented Rs 1970.70 billion budget proposals, the largest in the history of the...
WWF-Pakistan and SNGPL sign MoU to provide cheap, green fuel source
ISLAMABAD
World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) signed a MoU to provide alternate means of energy...