ICSID admits Pakistan’s application for revision of award conferred in Karkey case

In October, the government of Pakistan (GoP) had sought the court to throw out the Karkey Karadeniz suit seeking to confirm an $846 million arbitral award stemming from a rental power project

Headless PSM causing Rs120m loss per day

In the first six months of PTI govt, Pakistan Steel Mills caused a loss of Rs20bn ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) is causing...

FDI increases over 100pc in first five months of PTI govt, PM told

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the investors will be fully encouraged to make investments in the country. Chairing a high-level meeting on...

Reconstituted NFC agrees to divide resources in line with 18th Amendment

–Centre, provinces complain about being under-resourced –Six sub-committees to handle differences between centre, provinces –Provinces to be part of the dialogue with IMF on...

Govt ‘discreetly’ increases levy on POL products by Rs22 per litre

Levy on the sale of petrol at pumps has been increased from Rs10 to Rs14 per litre, while the same for...

Pakistan, Russia ink MoU for gas pipeline feasibility study

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russian state-run entities on Wednesday signed an inter-corporate agreement to conduct the feasibility study of a $10 billion offshore...

Top 50 taxpayers to dine with PM Imran

Arif Habib, Hassan Mansha and Babar Ali named among top individual taxpayers, whereas top taxpaying companies included PSO, MCB and HBL The...

Ghandhara Nissan working on procurement of plant & machinery for automobile plant

During the financial year 2017-18, the company issued right shares to partially finance the investment for the revival of car assembly facility and allied activities for Datsun passenger car project

OGRA, SNGPL allegedly behind inflated gas bills

'Govt likely to rationalise the prices of different billing slabs in order to facilitate domestic gas consumers’ ISLAMABAD: The recent increase in...

Pakistan in talks with World Bank for assistance in tax system reform

Local reports said that the negotiations include conditions to set up a constitutional body for resolving tax disputes between the central and provincial governments, and also changing tax structure for the agriculture sector

Hyundai-Nishat plant likely to commence production by end of 2019: Mian Mansha

The business tycoon disclosed that hybrid vehicles are already here for trial testing and there was a reasonable demand for them and will be available for sale within the next two months

S&P downgrades Pakistan’s rating to B-, says recovery to take longer

S&P cautions fiscal and external imbalances will remain elevated despite securing financial aid from bilateral partners

General Tyres to set up $300m Faisalabad plant

CEO urges FBR to ensure that no tyre is sold in the market without proper documentation KARACHI: General Tyre and Rubber Company of...

Pakistan recorded non-resident equity flows of +$14 million in January: IIF

January exhibited a rebound in net non-resident portfolio flows to emerging markets and IIF estimates that EM securities attracted $51.1 billion of foreign capital in January, the highest level in twelve months

Govt jacks up property valuation rates by average 20%

This step will allow the government to rake an additional Rs5 billion in tax revenues in the last five months (Jan-Jun) of the current financial year 2018-19