LHC suspends PFA ban on ghee production

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court suspended operation of a notification issued by the Punjab Food Authority (PFA), which envisaged a ban on...

Chinese funding increases coal-fired power generation in Pakistan to record high

While other countries move away from coal-fired power due its negative environmental impact, Chinese funding has increased power generated through coal in...

‘Knowledge economy practices necessary for Pakistan, higher opportunities for tech savvy people’

ISLAMABAD: Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) organized a webinar titled ‘Industrial Outlook in the New Normal - Risks and Challenges for Pakistan’ on...

MOIT&T urges SBP to make regulations more favourable

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOIT&T) along with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), and in conjunction with the...

Govt-owned shares in OGDCL to be divested by 10pc to attract international investment

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission undertook a proposal of divestment of 10 percent shares of the Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL)...

Sugar reform committee asks FBR to reconcile data with provinces, CCP to curb cartelisation

ISLAMABAD: The sugar sector reform committee has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to reconcile sugar stock data with the provinces...

India’s Reliance takes over ExxonMobil as world’s second most valuable energy company 

BENGALURU: India’s Reliance Industries has taken over from America’s largest energy company ExxonMobil as the world’s second most valuable energy company after...

Govt to set up 24 electric vehicle charging stations across country, says Omar Ayub

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan on Wednesday said that the government is taking steps to control environmental pollution and that...
Asad-Umar

Power generation reaches record high of 23,116MW, says Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday said that power generation in the country reached a...

Govt urged to take pragmatic steps for development of small industries

SCCI president says besides establishing new economic zones, govt should also take measures for provision of facilities in existing industrial estates

Asia Pacific app publishers lost $945m in first quarter of 2020 due to app install fraud

AppsFlyer – a California based SaaS mobile marketing analytics and attribution platform – has concluded that the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is...
Petroleum dealers

Cabinet okays formation of commission to probe petrol crisis

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the formation of a commission to probe the petrol crisis. Addressing a press conference after a meeting...

Consent management platforms have peaked expectations: Gartner

In the months leading up to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), research firms, consultancies, advertising agencies, and media...

Segmented load-shedding in line with National Power Policy: K-Electric

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) on Monday, reiterated that only segmented load-shedding which is in line with the National Power Policy 2013, to address...
Steel re-rolling mills

Industrialist’s raise questions over appointment of transaction advisers for PSM privatisation 

ISLAMABAD: While the transaction advisers appointed for privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) have reportedly submitted their proposals, sources belonging to the...