Govt to install three olive extraction mills, six mobile units

'Olive extraction mills and mobile units will be installed during the next crop season under public-private partnership' ISLAMABAD: The government is set to...

Govt approves Rs290bn national emergency agriculture programme

Info minister says govt will refund Rs2.5bn that were charged additionally by the Sui gas consumers in the shape of inflated...

Thar coal plant starts electricity generation

EPTL tests and energizes the first unit of 330MW of the combined 660MW power plant – located in Thar Block II KARACHI: It...

Thar coal plant starts electricity generation

EPTL tests and energizes the first unit of 330MW of the combined 660MW power plant – located in Thar Block II KARACHI: It...

Poor governance threatens Pakistan’s macroeconomic stability: WB

WB report titled 'Pakistan@100: Shaping the Future' says fiscal challenges partly due to weak governance 'Failure to implement tax reforms, misalignment...

No more raids on business premises: FBR chief

Dr Jehanzaib Khan says he will visit Karachi every month for two days in order to coordinate and interact with the...

‘Development work won’t be stopped despite economic woes’

Finance minister says it is difficult to generate resources when the govt is facing Rs600bn deficit on electricity and gas ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister...

Pakistan, IMF yet to decide on bailout package: Asad Umar

'Further discussions will be held when the IMF mission chief will arrive in Pakistan on March 26th' ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar said...

PM inaugurates online visa facility, forms tourism coordination board

– PM says new visa regime is a manifestation of improved security situation – Says online visa facility would help tourists obtain visas from...

Govt to involve business community in next phases of CPEC

Minister says 60pc work on Hakla-D I Khan section has been completed, work on Sukkur-Hyderabad section will start in six to eight...

‘Govt restructuring economic fundamentals, strengthening regulatory regime’

Finance minister says presence of professionals in govt policy boards will eventually improve the functional efficiency of all national institutions ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister...

Govt approves Rs2bn worth Ramazan relief package

ECC okays supplementary grant of Rs1b for FBR in order to boost its revenue collection capacity ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of...

Pakistan to offer gas fields to foreign explorers, investors

'More than 30 onshore gas blocks have been identified and the govt plans to auction a large chunk of them in...

Pakistan becomes signatory to TAPI pipeline’s Host Government Agreement

Minister says groundbreaking of the project could be held in Pakistan this year ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkmenistan have inked the finalised version of...

Mitsubishi keen to enhance investments in Pakistan, PM told

PM reiterates his commitment to creating a business-friendly environment for foreign investors ISLAMABAD: Kimihide Ando, the chief executive of Japan's largest trading company,...