Easypaisa, Standard Chartered launch mobile payment service

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours on...

KSE loses another 161pts on profit-taking

KARACHI: The market started on a positive note on Tuesday with the KSE-100 index making initial gains of 134 points,...

Pak rupee gains value to reach 106.15

KARACHI: The Pakistani currency Tuesday gained value against the US dollar both in open market and interbank. According to the...

German envoy for easy access of Pak exporters to EU markets

SIALKOT: German Ambassador Ina Lepel has called for strengthening bilateral trade ties between Pakistan and Germany. The German Ambassador, during...

Pak, Afghanistan to enhance trade to $5b by end of 2017

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have pledged to enhance bilateral trade and agreed to initiate two massive regional infrastructure projects, which...

50% streetlights to be replaced with LED lights in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The 50 per cent of conventional streetlights in the federal capital would be replaced with LED lights with a...

Govt to give subsidy on agri machinery to promote mechanised farming

MULTAN: The Punjab government has allocated Rs1,183.6 million to give subsidy on agriculture machinery to facilitate farmers and to promote...

Member Naushad assumes charge as Chief Commissioner-IR

ISLAMABAD: Naushad Ali Khan, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Chief...

Commissioner-IR Rajabuddin granted performance allowance

ISLAMABAD: Rajabuddin, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, presently posted as Commissioner-IR, (Zone-I) Regional Tax Office, Bahawalpur, selected through...

Senior Private Secretary I&I Abdul Rashid to retire on Dec 31

ISLAMABAD: Abdul Rashid, a BS-19 officer of Customs Ex-Cadre, is going to retire from the government service on attaining the...

Textile exports down by 10.7% to $1.05 billion in Oct

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile exports decreased by 10.69 per cent to $1.05 billion in October 2015 as against $1.18 billion...

POL prices may decrease by Rs4 per litre

ISLAMABAD: The government may decrease prices of petroleum products by Rs4 per litre from December 1 after decline in oil...

KSE bids to recoups some overnight losses till midday

KARACHI: In bid to recoup overnight losses, the stocks gained 21.05 points to reach 33753.96 points level. The market recorded...

Rs204.831 billion released for different projects

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released more than Rs204.831 billion for different social sector developmental projects under Public Sector Development...

Mian Saeed assumes charge as Director General BTB

ISLAMABAD: Mian Saeed Iqbal, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, Monday assumed the charge of the post of Director...

Ali Saand takes charge as Chief Commissioner-IR, (OPS)

ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Ali Saand, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, Monday assumed the charge of the post of Chief...

Waqar Ahmad assumes charge as Member (Admin)

ISLAMABAD: Waqar Ahmad, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Member (Administration),...

Ahmad Nawaz assigned ‘look-after charge’ of PRAL CEO

ISLAMABAD: Ahmad Nawaz, presently posted as General Manager, Pakistan Revenue Automation (Pvt) Limited (PRAL), Islamabad, has been assigned ‘look-after charge’...

Rana Irfan takes charge as Dy Director Customs Valuation