Business

ISLAMABAD: An amount of Rs 6.8 billion was paid students under Prime Minister’s Fee Re-Imbursement Scheme during last four years. ...

Pakistan to host 5th Business Opportunities Conference

ISLAMABAD: Federal Commerce Minister Pervaiz Malik held a meeting with United States ambassador to Pakistan David Hale here on Tuesday...

Services exports up 15.32 pc in July

ISLAMABAD: The services exports from the country increased by 15.32 per cent in July 2017 as compared to same month...

IRSA releases 220,000 cusecs water

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Tuesday released 220,000 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 162,500...

NAB removes objections, submits references against Sharifs

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday submitted the references against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons,...

PCG recovers 922 kg charas

KARACHI: Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) recovered 922 kilograms charas worth millions of rupees in the international market, during a raid...

Mamnoon Hussain invites Bosnian investors to Pakistan

ASTANA: President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday invited the businessmen and investors from Bosnia and Herzegovina to invest their capital in...

Saba refutes news about her house getting sealed

LAHORE: Pakistani star Saba Qamar, who is currently playing the lead role in Qandeel Baloch’s biopic Baaghi, took to Instagram...

Pakistan tax revenue stands at 12.6% of GDP: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total tax revenue witnessed gradual increase from 10.6 per cent of Grand Domestic Product (GDP) in 2000 to...

PCMEA for stakeholders’ meeting to boost exports

LAHORE: Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) Sunday urged the government to call a meeting of all stakeholders to...

E&T Dept impounds 300 vehicles

SARGODHA: The Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department, during its campaign against defaulting vehicles and illegal number-plates, has impounded 300 vehicles...

Commerce Minister lauds IPO-Pakistan’s performance for adopting pro-active approach

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Muhammad Pervaiz Malik has lauded the role of Intellectual Property Organization (IPO-Pakistan) in protecting the...

Tax Ombudsman’s office record completely burnt

ISLAMABAD: Two persons were killed and five others injured in a huge fire that erupted at the Awami Markaz at...

2nd Pakistan Banking Awards to be given this month

KARACHI: The 2nd Pakistan Banking Awards 2017 will be held this month here to highlight the fundamental development of the banking...

AIIB willing to finance important projects in Pakistan