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LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved six development projects of different sectors with an estimated cost of Rs2,520.676 million (more...

Kh Asif refutes corruption reports regarding Nandipur Power project

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif, refuting the embezzlement and corruption reports, has claimed that the Nandipur...

Javaid Malik vows to enhance Pakistan’s trade ties with Bahrain

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has called on Pakistani Ambassador to Bahrain Javaid Malik and congratulated him on his...

Power tariff reduced by Rs2.06 per unit

ISLAMABAD: The government has decreased power tariff by Rs 2.06 per unit for all distribution companies under the monthly fuel...

SNGPL launches operation against gas compressors users

ISLAMABAD: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has launched a crackdown on compressors being used to generate gas pressure...

Pakistan emerging as strong economy: Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said that Pakistan is fast emerging in the world with positive macroeconomic indicators. "We...

NHA to construct 265km Peshawar-Kabul Motorway

ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) will build 265km-long four-lane Peshawar-Kabul Motorway, said an NHA official. The official said that...

Govt releases over Rs624m for food security projects

ISLAMABAD: The government has so far released Rs614.219 million for different developmental projects of National Food Security and Research Division...

Vegetables export up by 60.30% to $67.44m in July-Nov

ISLAMABAD: The country’s vegetable exports increased by 60.30 percent during first five months of the ongoing financial year as compared...

More than 3,498 acres of Railways’ encroached land retrieved

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways has retrieved more than 3,498 acres of its land from encroachers during the last four years....

PM announces decrease in industrial power tariff by Rs3 per unit

KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced a decrease in power tariff by Rs3 per unit for industries and asked...

SBP governor decries recent fluctuation in exchange rate

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Ashraf Wathra has said that the recent fluctuation in the exchange rate in...

Pakistan manufactures record 16 JF-17 jets in current year

KAMRA: The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) manufactured record 16 JF-17 Thunder fighter jets during the ongoing calendar year, achieving another...

300 Punjab textile mills to get 60MMCFD LNG at $9 per MMBTU

LAHORE: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Company Ltd (SNGPL) has announced to supply 60 MMCFD LNG to 300 textile mills...

Dar chairs meeting to review fiscal targets

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review the fiscal and revenue targets and measures for...

TDAP exploring int’l exhibitions to increase exports of Pakistani precious stones

ISLAMABAD: The exports of precious and semi-precious stones have contributed around US$ 7.846 million to national kitty during one year...

PM inspects 1,320MW Bin Qasim power project

KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday inspected 1,320MW the coal-fired Bin Qasim power project and directed the Chinese authorities concerned...

Rs248.145b released for developmental projects under PSDP