Dy Commissioner Chohan’s performance allowance restored

LAHORE: Pakistan Industrial and Traders Front (PIAF) Chairman Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has lauded the government decision to reduce petrol prices...

Qaim orders ACE to probe into delay in agri projects

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has ordered the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) to conduct thorough inquiries over delay...

LPG price decreased by Rs 15 per kg

ISLAMABAD: After decline in international market, the local marketing companies have reduced price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs...

Two more LNG terminals being set up for power generation

ISLAMABAD: Two more Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals are being set up in the country and gas from these terminals...

NBP invites applications for interest-free student loan scheme by May 30

ISLAMABAD: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has invited the applications from deserving students for interest-free Students Loan Scheme (SLS)...

Thousands car-lovers throng to Pakistan Auto Show

LAHORE: A large number of car-lovers have thronged to observe Pakistan Auto Show 2016, being held at the Expo Centre....

Govt for increasing efficiency, effectiveness of revenue collection process

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar has said that the government is continuously trying to increase the efficiency and effectiveness...

Dar chairs meeting to review performance of PIA

Islamabad: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Saturday chaired a meeting to review performance of Pakistan International Airlines...

More investment by Zong to ensure 100 % 3G coverage by this year

ISLAMABAD: The new investment plan of Zong would ensure 100 percent 3G and 60 percent 4G coverage, enabling the entire...

German solar firm launches in Kenya

NAIROBI: A German solar company, Mobisol, has made a foray into the Kenyan market to tap into the huge potential...

Azerbaijan to reduce number of customs documents to minimum

BAKU: Azerbaijan will reduce number of customs documents and procedures to minimum, according to the order on additional measures for...

Belarusian customs seizes 270 tons of embargoed goods on border

MINSK: Belarusian customs officers stopped more than 270 tonnes of embargoed goods worth more than Br6.7 billion on the border...

Unemployment dips 5.1% in Napa County

LONDON: The unemployment rate in Napa County was 4.8 percent in January, down from 5.1 percent in December and below...

Azeri oil shipment falls from Ceyhan by late Feb

WASHINGTON: The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has announced the latest statistical data on Azeri oil export via main...

Nepal Rastra Bank to float bonds worth Rs 67.50 bln

KATHMANDU: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central monetary authority, will float bonds worth Rs 67.50 billion in between mid-March and...

Ukraine’s economy shrinks 2.1% in Jan

KIEV: Ukraine's economy shrank 2.1 percent in January, year-on-year, partly due to trade restrictions imposed by Russia on Ukrainian goods,...

Cargill joins venture on Ukraine grain terminal

KIEV: Cargill and Ukraine’s M.V. Cargo plan to build and operate a grain terminal at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of...

Iran expects economic growth above 5% in 2016

TEHRAN: Iran expects economic growth of more than five per cent in 2016 after the lifting of sanctions on the...

Tibet’s foreign trade down 60% in 2015