Experts for introducing tax reforms to increase tax to GDP ratio
ISLAMABAD: Terming Pakistan's tax to GDP ratio of 9.8 percent as lowest in the region, the speakers here at a...
Scholar: Prevailing banking system unjust, lacks social responsibility
ISLAMABAD: Prevailing conventional banking was unjust and exploitative due to lack of social responsibility and it has become a tool...
Call for Pak-China collaboration in fruit sector
LAHORE: Pakistan and China can collaborate to initiate fruit quality enhancement centers, fruit processing units, dehydration plants and cold storage...
Islamabad: ANF arrests 13 drugs smugglers, recovers 581 kg drugs
ISLAMABAD: The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) arrested 13 persons including two lady smugglers, recovering 581 kg drugs worth of Rs...
Chief Minister Shahbaz orders crackdown against sale of ‘haram meat’
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Tuesday ordered a vigorous crackdown to check the sale of hazardous and ‘Haram’ meat...
Malaysia can grab Pakistan’s palm oil market again by lowering price
KARACHI: Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) Chairman Atif Ikram Sheikh has asked the Malaysian palm oil exporters to regain the...
Pakistan earns $4.637 billion by exporting coarse rice
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has earned $4.637 billion approximately by exporting good quality of coarse rice during the year from 2010-11 to...
Food Dept achieves 78pc wheat procurement target
MULTAN: The Food Department Multan division has achieved 78 percent target of wheat purchase as it procured 526,976 tonnes of...
Govt to protect rights of DISCOs’ employees: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water and Power, Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday assured the All Pakistan WAPDA Hydro Electric Workers...
LCCI urges govt to restore salt supply to industry
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Monday urged the government to take immediate measures to restore...
No change in CPEC route, to pass through all provinces: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has reiterated that there is no change in the route...
Pakistan achieves 12% ‘protected area’ target under MDGs: Mushahidullah
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan said that Pakistan has achieved the target of 12 percent protected...
Industrial output grows 2.49% in first 9 months of 2014-15
ISLAMABAD: The country's large scale manufacturing sector has witnessed growth of 2.49 percent during the first nine months of current...
Legislators to be taken into confidence on CPEC, Asif assures National Assembly
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power, Khawaja Asif on Monday assured the National Assembly that legislators would be completely taken...
FC seizes 149,000 litres of Iranian diesel
QUETTA: Frontier Corps (FC) on Monday seized thousands of litres of smuggled Iranian diesel at Shekh Wasil and Kalat area...
Shipping activity at Port Qasim
KARACHI: Two ships carrying containers and diesel oil were berthed at Qasim International Containers Terminal and FOTCO Terminal respectively. Meanwhile,...
Court extends Ayyan’s judicial remand till May 25, accepts bail plea for hearing
RAWALPINDI: The Banking Court of Rawalpindi on Monday extended model Ayyan Ali’s judicial remand till May 25 in the US...
KPT shipping intelligence report
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours on...
KCCI: Businessmen to resist passage of ‘controversial’ GIDC Bill in NA
KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Iftikhar Ahmed Vohra has warned that the entire business and industrial community...
ICCI for bringing down GST to single digit level in budget
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to bring down high general sales...
