Business

26/10/2017

HYDERABAD: The President Federation of Pakistan’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Zubair F. Tufail has informed that the government...

NAB arrests 7 accused in land scam

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested seven accused persons consequent upon cancellation of ad-interim bails by Supreme...

18,000 firms registered in Shanghai FTZ since establishment

ISLAMABAD: Nearly 18,000 firms have registered with the customs authorities in the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) since it was...

ANF burns 1.5 ton narcotics

KARACHI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has burnt some 1.5 ton of narcotics, seized during several anti-smuggling raids. The Corp-commander Karachi...

Rcie worth $320.242m exported in Q1

ISLAMABAD: Rice exports from the country during first three months of current financial year grew by 31.91 percent as compared...

Human smuggler arrested

FAISALABAD: A team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Wednesday to have arrested a human smuggler from Gojra. An...

PMEX index closes at 3,046 points

KARACHI: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited’s commodity index has closed at 3,046 points; with traded value of metals, energy and COTS/FX...

Punjab govt spending a record amount of Rs635b on different mega projects

ISLAMABAD: Punjab government is spending a record amount of six hundred and thirty five billion rupees on different mega projects...

24 power projects to be executed across country under CPEC: Senate

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior, Muhammad Talal Chaudhry has informed the Senate that five power projects having capacity to...

Colombia interested to enhance relations with Pakistan: Ambassador

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with the Embassy of Colombia and Externado University of Colombia...

FILE- In this April 4, 2009 file photo, a gas production facility is seen at Ras Laffan, Qatar. State-run Qatar Petroleum said Monday, April 3, 2017, that it plans to boost production from a vast underwater natural gas field by 10 percent giving it the capacity to export some 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day from the North Field. Qatar is a small but wealthy member of OPEC that generates most of its income from natural gas rather than crude oil. (AP Photos/Maneesh Bakshi, File)

Rs4.7b recovered from E&P companies in four years

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum and Natural Resources Division has recovered outstanding payments amounting to Rs 4.7 billion from different oil and...

Chairman issues order to inquiry into NAB building construction

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has issued ordered an inquiry into the money spent on...

NAB Cases: Progress report submitted before SC monitoring judge

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday submitted a progress report on references against the Sharif family and Finance...

Sindh launches WB assisted project to enhance livestock productivity

HYDERABAD: Sindh Livestock and Fisheries Department organized a workshop here at a local hotel on Tuesday on the project launched...

Pak US Business Council demands direct market access to US markets

ISLAMABAD: Founder Chairman Pak-US Business Council Iftikhar Ali Malik Tuesday said that Pakistan now demands immediate direct access of its...

NAB reference: IHC dismisses Dar’s petition challenging indictment

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed a second application filed by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar against his...

NAB reviewing cases to probe all offshore companies

ISLAMABAD: The NAB is presently examining all cases of offshore companies, including those unearthed by the Panama Papers to ensure...

Pakistan urges SAARC countries to promote cross-border electricity trade

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday underlined the need for increased cooperation among member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation...

SECP issues draft regulations for valuers of immovable properties