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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Prof Ahsan Iqbal has claimed that Pakistan would become world’s 25th largest...

Foreign direct investments to reach $1.3b by June

ISLAMABAD: The foreign direct investments (FDI) into the country are expected to touch $1.3 billion or more by the end...

23.5MMFC daily production: Huge gas reserves discovered in Khairpur

KHAIRPUR: New gas reserves have been discovered in Khairpur, Sindh. The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL), in a press...

Rs 1.576b project: KP govt planted 115m saplings, grow 300m more

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has claimed to plant 115 million sapling so far and grow 300 million more sapling...

Integrated plan introduced to enhance wheat production in AJK

MIRPUR: With the aim to boost wheat production in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), an integrated plan has been launched...

PSDF gives employment visas to 73 trainees

LAHORE: The Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has distributed 73 employment visas to its trainees. A total of 73 trainees...

Aptma, Chinese commerce ministry join hands to boost export

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) and Ministry of Commerce China, Weihai have joined hands to explore the...

Sindh govt allots 18,251-acre land for 33 wind, solar projects of 2040MW

KARACHI: The Sindh has allotted 18,251-acre land for 33 solar and wind projects in the province. Chief Minister Syed Qaim...

Nawaz rejects draft of trade policy 2015-18

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the Trade Ministry to formulate an effective policy after rejecting new trade policy...

ANF seizes 23kg heroin, 68kg charas in 16 countrywide raids

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) seized huge quantity of drugs, including 23kg heroin, 10kg Ice (refined methamphetamine), 68kg charas...

Industrial estates to be established in 7 districts with Rs2b

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government will set up small industrial estates in seven districts of the province. This was stated...

30 pushcarts distributed among vendors to beatify Lahore

LAHORE: In a bid to beautify the city, the local administration has distributed as many as 30 pushcarts to...

ECC’s decision to give Punjab sugar mills Rs7b subsidy flayed

ISLAMABAD: The government’s decision to give Punjab sugar mills a massive subsidy has been severely criticised by the Opposition....

KP introduces Hydropower Policy to grab investment in energy sector

PESHAWAR: With the aim to grab more investment in energy sector, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced to make...

FDI up by 2% to $624b in July-Dec

KARACHI: The foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country increased by just 2 per cent year-on-year to $624 million...

IPR flays IMF’s review of Pak economy, predicts slow GDP growth