Export oriented sectors to get subsidised power on accrual: Tarin
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has said that power subsidies for the next budget will be allocated on the...
Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway among 10 projects approved by ECNEC
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved 10 development projects, including the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway, worth Rs361.5...
Virgin Islands court unfreezes PIA assets in Reko Diq case
The High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) on Tuesday decided the Pakistan International Airlines would retain its two assets —...
GB airports become country’s busiest
ISLAMABAD: Skardu and Gilgit airports on Tuesday saw a massive rise in flight operations, at par with major cities of Pakistan, when...
Women’s financial inclusion crucial to fast-track poverty alleviation: Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said women’s financial inclusion was crucial to fast-track poverty alleviation, thereby contributing to the national...
Rice exporters irked over govt’s plan to reduce Basmati production
ISLAMABAD: Following the government's request to farmers for limiting the production of Basmati rice, exporters have express serious concerns and called the...
Pakistan’s GDP growth estimated at 3.94pc for FY21
ISLAMABAD: Unlike the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank estimates about Pakistan’s GDP growth, the National Accounts Committee (NAC) of the...
Upcoming ECC meeting likely to review oil refining policy
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has asked the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Board of Investment (BoI)...
Tarin calls for eliminating middlemen to raise farmers’ returns by 40pc
ISLAMABAD: Finance and Revenue Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday highlighted the importance of curtailing the role of middlemen effectively, which he said...
Remittances in April break all previous records at $2.8bn
Remittances by overseas Pakistanis continued to surge, rising to an all-time high of $2.8 billion in April, 56 per cent higher than...
Local firm submits proposal for developing Reko diq
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Mineral Exploration Company (BMEC) – a joint venture of the government of Balochistan and government of Pakistan and the concession...
Extended opening hours for retail premises as new infections fall
ISLAMABAD:Â Shops will be able to stay open until 8:00 pm five days a week when they reopen on Monday, the government announced...
Pakistan-Uzbek transit trade marks historic launch
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan and Uzbekistan transit trade and export of goods to Pakistan through Afghanistan was launched here on Tuesday.
In this regard,...
Rs50bn Shandur-Gilgit road included in GB development package
ISLAMABAD: Following Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s announcement of a historic development package for Gilgit Baltistan (GB), the federal government has also...
PSX gearing up to launch new trading platform
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) will reparing to operationalise a newly acquired trading platform by mid June this year.
As per local media...