Govt envisions increasing rice exports to $5bn: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood said on Tuesday that the incumbent government has envisioned increasing rice exports...
Fertiliser prices likely to increase by Rs100 per bag
‘Govt cannot take fertiliser as a standalone
case and if subsidy is given to one sector, others will demand the same too’
ISLAMABAD: As...
Promotion of regional trade among govt’s top priorities: BOI chief
ISLAMABAD: Zubair Gilani, the newly-appointed chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI), has expressed his resolve to uplift the board's status through...
Trump again attacks India, says tariffs ‘unacceptable’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired a new Twitter salvo at India, accusing the giant Asian economy of unfairly blocking...
Sluggish economic growth likely to keep cement sales flat
LAHORE: The country’s total cement sales during the concluding fiscal year of 2018-19 are likely to remain flat mainly due to a...
No more schemes to whiten black money, IMF tells Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Pakistan would not hold another tax amnesty scheme or an asset declaration scheme in...
Govt urged to introduce soft taxation regime for real estate sector
LAHORE: The government must formulate special policies
and introduce a soft taxation regime for the country’s real estate sector.
This was the upshot of...
Stocks gain 112 points in range-bound trading
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), which traded within a narrow range on Tuesday, managed to end the session on a positive...
Pakistan to get $10bn from ADB in five years
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has planned to support Pakistan with indicative lending of up to $10 billion for various development projects...
Pakistan, US discuss agricultural cooperation ahead of Trump-Imran meeting
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Paul Jones on Monday met with National Food Security & Research Minister Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan to...
APTMA urges govt to remove ‘unjustified arrears’ from gas bills
LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Syed Ali Ahsan has urged the government to direct Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited...
Hafeez Shaikh stresses need to incentivise real estate sector
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Monday stressed the need to incentivise the real estate sector in...
Malaysian investors urged to become part of CPEC framework
ISLAMABAD: Malaysian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ikram
Mohammad Ibrahim has urged his country’s business community to seize the investment
opportunities offered by Pakistan, especially...
Online ad growth seen slowing in 2021 to levels since dotcom bubble burst
AGENCIES: Global advertising spend is expected to grow 4.6pc in 2019, a dip from previous estimates, with internet advertising seen slowing to...
KSE-100 sheds 447 points in triggerless trade
KARACHI: The investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a dull start to the week, as the indices traded in the...