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Milk price will be hiked if zero-rating on diary sector withdrawn: PDA
LAHORE: The diary association has threatened to hike price of milk, if new taxes are imposed on diary sector in...
Gold import surges by 21.34% to 582kg in 10 months
ISLAMABAD: The import of gold into the country increased by 21.34 per cent during first 10 months of current fiscal...
SBP governor highlights importance of financial tech, cyber security
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Ashraf Mahmood Wathra has stressed on the importance of financial technology and cyber security...
Punjab govt to spend Rs 100b on agri, livestock sectors: Shehbaz
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while presiding over a meeting to review progress on public welfare projects, has said that...
10.5m bales target: Punjab plans to sow cotton on 5.61 million acres land
MULTAN: Punjab Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed has said that the provincial government has decided to sow cotton on...
APCC proposes Rs1.7t development budget, sets 5.7% growth target
ISLAMABAD: The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) meeting, held under the chairmanship of Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, has proposed...
Austria-based company to invest $45m in Pakistan this year
ISLAMABAD: Austria-based OMV has announced to invest $45 million in hydrocarbon reserves this year to meet energy needs of the...
Good weather: Growers expecting 1.7m tonnes mango production
LAHORE: The mango growers are expecting 1.7 million tonnes mango production this year mainly due to good weather. However, Progressive...
Weekly inflation down by 0.27%
ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation for the week ended on May 26 for the combined income group witnessed decrease of 0.14...
Fisheries Dept to spend Rs 165.6m on new seed hatcheries
LAHORE: Punjab Fisheries Department Director General Iftikhar Ahmed Qureshi has said barren lands will be utilised for promotion of fisheries...
Growers advised to complete cotton cultivation end of May
FAISALABAD: The growers have been advised to complete cotton cultivation end of May. The Agriculture Department spokesman said on Friday...
Govt utilises Rs 405b out of Rs 580b allocated under PSDP
ISLAMABAD: The federal government used only 70 percent funds, earmarked under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2015-16,...
Rs116b allocated for water, power sector; nothing for Sindh, KP
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs116 billion for the water and power sector in the upcoming budget for fiscal...
Bosan asks mango exporters to only export quality fruits
KARACHI: Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan has asked mango exporters to only export quality...
33,000MW generation: Loadshedding to end in 2018
ISLAMABAD: The prevailing energy crisis in the country will be overcome by 2018 as production capacity of electricity will rise...
SBP’s reserves surge by 1.76% to $16.81b
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) reserves have surged by 1.76 per cent on a weekly basis on May...
Low cotton production: Dar for implementation of Plant Breeders Rights Act
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has expressed serious concern over low cotton production and asked the relevant organisations to...
Commerce ministry to establish dry port in Sargodha
ISLAMABAD: The federal government will establish a dry port in Sargodha to facilitate the export of fruits and minerals, produced...
Hascol to build 200,000-tonne oil storage facility at Port Qasim
KARACHI: Hascol Petroleum has announced to establish a 200,000-tonne oil storage facility at Port Qasim with the total cost of...
Fuel adjustment: Nepra okays Rs 3.94/unit cut in power tariffs for April
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Thursday approved Rs.3.94 per unit reduction in power tariff for April under...
