Sugar policy: Ministry seeks proposals from provinces, PSMA
The federal government has started work on first-ever sugar policy in order to streamline the sector.
The informed sources said that the Ministry...
Oil prices inch up from two-week lows
TOKYO: U.S. oil prices edged up on Friday, snapping three days of declines, but gains were limited as Asian share markets extended...
FBR chief asks banks to collect details of benami accounts themselves
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi has asked all banks in the country to collect details of 'benami' accounts of...
ZTE all set to recapture IT market as US lifts ban
In a major development, the United States has lifted its trade ban on China’s telecom giant, ZTE, making way for the company...
Silkbank declares operating profit of Rs858m
The Silkbank Limited Board of Directors has declared an operating profit of Rs858 million for the half-year ended June 30, 2019.
Net interest...
PM reaches Shanghai to attend China International Import Expo
SHANGHAI: After his hectic engagements in Beijing, Prime Minister Imran Khan has reached Shanghai to attend the China International Import Expo (CIIE)....
Pakistan Post’s revenue surges by 110pc
ISLAMABAD: Revenues for the state-owned Pakistan Post have gone by 110pc during the last year, the Minister for Communications Murad Saeed informed...
MNA from treasury benches slams govt for written off loans, failure in recovery
ISLAMABAD: MNA Rana Hayat Khan belonging to treasury benches Friday slammed his own government for written off loans and failure in the...
Huawei founder’s daughter arrested on U.S. request, puts trade war truce in doubt
Huawei confirmed the arrest in a statement and said that it has been provided little information about the charges, adding that it was “not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms Meng”
Car sales drop 56pc in October
Car sales continued its downslide; recording a decline of 56pc in Oct 2019 when compared to the same month last year.
Cumulatively, car...
Silkbank declares profits of Rs 1.23 billion
The board of directors of Silkbank Limited, in their meeting held on February 28, declared an operating profit of Rs 1.23 billion,...
Ban imposed on early sowing of cotton
MULTAN: The Punjab agriculture department imposed a ban on the cultivation of cotton till April 1.
The step was taken after consultations with cotton...
Electronics industry grows 7.8pc in first quarter FY19
'Improvement in electricity supplies alongside an extended summer season drove the demand for the electronic goods'
ISLAMABAD: Continuing on its strong growth trajectory,...
Jazz appoints Kazim Mujtaba as Head of Marketing
Islamabad: Kazim Mujtaba has been appointed as Jazz’s Head of Marketing, according to his LinkedIn profile and also reported by a local...
Digital Pakistan: Easier said than done
By Basil Dogra
In early December of 2019, PM Imran Khan launched the “Digital Pakistan Vision” with the aim of “unleashing the full...