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LAHORE: The manufacturing sector recorded 17 per cent decline in exports in the first month of newly-started fiscal year 2015-16,...

Deceptive TV campaign: CCP imposes Rs1.25m fine on Reckitt Benckiser

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a fine of Rs1.25 million on Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited for...

Islamabad, Beijing sign 20 MoUs worth $2b at CPEC moot

KARAMAY: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan and China have signed 20 memoranda...

Mobicash launches near field communication payments service

ISLAMABAD: Taking another revolutionary step, mobile financial services provider Mobicash also launched near field communication (NFC) payments service on vending...

HBL, TPL Trakker seal deal to facilitate customers

KARACHI: With the aim to facilitate customers, TPL Trakker and Habib Bank Limited (HBL) have sealed a pact to support...

Unilever, WWF join hands to tackle climate change in Pakistan

LAHORE: Unilever Pakistan and the World Wide Fund-Pakistan have joined hands to tackle the climate change through plantation of trees...

Turkish Airlines begins daily flights to Islamabad, Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Turkish flag carrier has announced to start flights from Turkey to Islamabad and Lahore on daily basis. The announcement...

Supply of 650MW electricity to K-Electric will continue: Ministry

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced to continue supplying agreed quantity of electricity to K-Electric on the previous terms and...

Rs354.8b projects: Chinese companies awarded contracts to complete CPEC eastern section

ISLAMABAD: The government has awarded contracts of the construction of two eastern alignment schemes of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Chinese...

SECP joins hands with NAB in anti-corruption campaign

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has joined hands with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to support...

REAP demands formation of Export Board for enhancing export activities

KARACHI: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has demanded the formation of Export Board in order to enhance the...

ECC approves exemption of 5% sales tax on wheat bran

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet...

Dar for timely completion of transit trade management system to boost trade

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said that Integrated Transit Trade Management System (ITTMS) project should...

Dar chairs meeting to review preparations for Pak- Afghan JEC‏

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance Mohammad Ishaq Dar presided over a meeting to review the Preparations for the Upcoming...

Chinese companies taking interest to acquire PSM: Jatoi

KARACHI: The government is committed to privatise Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) by November as some Chinese companies are taking interest...

“Pakian Sarkan – Sokhay Panday”: Second phase of rural road programme to start in Sept

LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that about 2,075-kilometre-long roads will be constructed and repaired by September this year...

SECP blamed for stock market crash in 2008

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has been held responsible for the stock market crash in 2008....

Four energy projects under CPEC to begin this year: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: The government has reaffirmed its commitment to start energy projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the...

MCB Bank’s profit surges by 14.1% to Rs13.5 billion in six months