Business

08/05/2019

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to disburse Rs200 billion under the Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan programme among youth without charging...

Govt will continue to take stern action against sale of overpriced medicines

08/05/2019

ISLAMABAD: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has decided to continue its action against pharmaceutical companies on increasing rates of...

Chinese firm to complete Pakistan Karot hydropower project in 2021

08/05/2019

BEIJING: Construction of the Karot hydropower project in Pakistan will be completed in two years and start power generation by...

ML-1 to be upgraded from Peshawar to Karachi under CPEC: Sheikh Rashid

ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Tuesday that ML-1 will be upgraded from Peshawar to Karachi under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...

Cabinet decides to abolish budgetary allocations for entertainment, gifts

ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet on Tuesday decided to abolish budgetary allocations for all ministries and divisions meant for entertainment and gifts...

NAB chairman promotes 57 assistant directors as deputy directors

ISLAMABAD: As many as 57 National Accountability Bureau officers including those who probed Panama case and fake accounts case were...

CPFTA-II expected to take effect from July 1: Razak Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Industries Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the country will have to...

FIA busts another Chinese human smuggling cell in Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency on Tuesday busted another human smuggling cell being run by Chinese nationals. According to media...

Fake accounts case: NAB summons Asif Zardari on May 9

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari in the fake accounts case on May...

OMCs sales down by 25pc during 10 months of current FY

KARACHI: The sales of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) massively declined by 25 percent during first ten months (July – April)...

SECP approves growth companies board for smaller companies

ISLAMABAD: The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Policy Board reviewed the regulatory regime for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)...

Accountability Court to announce verdict on Babar Awan’s acquittal plea on May 22

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday said it will announce the verdict on an acquittal plea filed by former law...

Govt considering inclusion of informal labourers in EOBI: Bukhari