Foreign direct investment surges 151pc to $317m in October
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country surged 151pc year-on-year to $317.4 million in October 2020, compared with $126.5 million in the...
Asia forms world’s biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding US
HANOI: Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free-trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had...
PM announces 4G internet services, Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme for Balochistan
TURBAT: Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced to introduce 4G internet services and Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme (NPHS) in Balochistan for the...
PM urges overseas Pakistanis to invest in NPCs for better returns
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged overseas Pakistanis to invest in their home country and earn better returns.
Addressing the launching ceremony...
CCI okays Rs350bn project to control malnutrition, stunted growth
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has agreed to launch a five-year project worth Rs350 billion to control malnutrition and stunted...
NA committee questions legality of ‘headless’ CPEC Authority
ISLAMABAD: As the ordinance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority had expired on May 31, 2020, the Ministry of Planning, Development...
Taj Afridi richest senator with Rs1.22bn assets; Zafarul Haq owns Rs50,000
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani owns assets worth Rs106.3m, whereas Shibli Faraz has assets up to Rs46.7m
‘TAPI gas pipeline to bring economic prosperity to Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD: Turkmenistan Ambassador to Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov on Sunday announced that the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is at the stage of practical...
‘Exports to Afghanistan to reach $5bn in 3 years’
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the government had set a target of $5...
Farmers urge govt to increase wheat support price to Rs2,000
LAHORE: Wheat farmers on Saturday urged the government to increase the support price to Rs2,000 per 40kg for the next crop.
The federal...
Tareen returns, vows to play role in ending sugar crisis, price hike
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen returned to the country on Friday after staying seven months in London.
While speaking to...
ADB to provide $10bn for development projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide about $10 billion in fresh assistance to Pakistan over the next five years to speed...
Cement sector continues to shine as despatches hit record 5.73m tonnes in Oct
LAHORE: Pakistan's cement sector continued with its upward trend in Oct 2020, as total desptaches during the month surged to record 5.735...
PM directs mechanism for direct flour subsidy to those below poverty line
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday ordered the Ministry of National Food Security to devise a mechanism to ensure the...
PM announces energy relief package for industrial sector
Industry to get additional electricity at 25pc discount; power tariff for SMEs slashed by 50pc