No debt burden on Pakistan due to CPEC power projects: China
China has said that power projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) did not incur debt burden on Pakistan as they were...
Pakistan’s widening trade deficit can be restrained through ‘import deletion’ under public-private partnership: PAAPAM
PAAPAM seeks export sectors' incentives for vendors industry to control rising trade deficit
NEPRA announces tariff relief for nuclear power plants
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has reduced the Return on Equity (RoE) of three nuclear power generation plants from...
Human error behind Jan 9 countrywide blackout: report
ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has informed a parliamentary panel that an inquiry committee probing into last month’s countrywide blackout has held officials...
Govt urged to help exporters tap $500bn global furniture market
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has urged the government to support furniture manufacturers and exporters by organising exhibitions...
Moot calls for sustainable tobacco control policies to curtail losses
ISLAMABAD: Smoking not only causes majority of deaths in the country but also dents the national kitty heavily, as Pakistan is enduring...
Govt plans $500m green bond to fund hydropower projects
The government is planning to issue a $500 million green bond in the next few months to help boost the development of...
Strategy devised to expedite industrialisation in Punjab: minister
Punjab Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that a result-oriented strategy has been devised to expedite the process...
UAE keen to invest in Pakistan’s energy sector: envoy
ISLAMABAD: Energy Minister Omar Ayub Khan on Wednesday met Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi...
Relief for construction sector as prices of steel bars drop
ISLAMABAD:Â In a positive development for the construction industry, the prices of steel rebars have started declining in the local market after hitting...
Govt urged to stop production, sale of substandard steelÂ
ISLAMABAD: Steel manufacturers of the country have expressed serious concerns on the production/presence of low quality steel in the market, which not...
NEPRA approves Rs1.95 per unit hike in power tariff
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday approved an increase of Rs1.95 per unit in power tariff, putting an additional...
PCJCCI laments regulatory hurdles in import of medical equipment
LAHORE: Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry Vice President Khalid Raffique Choudhry has urged the government to withdraw regulatory hurdles to...
NEPRA notifies Rs1.53 per unit hike in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has notified Rs1.53 per unit increase in power tariff for ex-Wapda Distribution Companies (DISCOs)...
ADB reaffirms support for energy sector reforms in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reaffirmed its support for energy sector reforms in Pakistan.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum...