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Deaths in Karachi: K-Electric accused of not producing electricity up to capacity
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), in its report, has accused K-Electric of not producing electricity up to its...
3000MW demand: No area of Karachi exempted from power outages, says K-Electric
KARACHI: No area in the metropolis has been exempted from the loadshedding, said K-Electric. According to the K-Electric Spokesperson, even...
Railways to run more than 20 trains on Eid
LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways has announced to run more than 20 special trains on Eid to facilitate about 30,000 commuters....
Textile millers announce to close down industry
LAHORE: The textile millers have announced to close down the industry after bearing huge losses due to ‘wrong’ policies of...
KP govt claims to complete three power projects of 55.6MW by Dec 2015
PESHAWAR: Three electricity generation plants of 55.6MW in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be completed by December 2015. According to an Energy...
Pakistan Railways to spend Rs77b on 45 schemes
ISLAMABAD: The government has announced to spend Rs77 billion on 45 development Pakistan Railways schemes. The amount would be spent...
Exports drop by $2.8 billion in FY2014-15
ISLAMABAD: The country has witnessed another year, when the government could not achieve the export targets as exports of merchandise...
Shahbaz Sharif’s efforts lauded for eliminating polio
LAHORE: A delegation of international polio experts has called on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and lauded his efforts in halting...
Rates of UPSs, generators increased in Ramazan
RAWALPINDI: With the surge in demands of UPS, batteries, power inverters and generators in Ramazan due to loadshedding, their prices...
CDA officials’ degree verification process in full swing
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) process of degree verification of its officials is in full swing. However, sources said,...
Govt must reconsider imposition of new taxes: Mughal
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday asked the government to reconsider imposing new taxes worth Rs 253 billion...
Model Customs Collectorates to remain open on 30th June, 2015
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed to keep all Model Customs Collectorates open on 29th till 10...
Dar signs AIIB’s ‘Articles of Agreement’ representing Pakistan
Dar meets Chinese President Xi Jinping ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed the Articles of Agreement (AoA) amongst 57 other founding members...
Bilour slams KPK govt for opposing role of private sector in BoK
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) parliamentary leader in Senate and leader of Businessman Forum, Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour has criticized...
$142 unit in just $84: Tyre smuggling on the rise in country
KARACHI: Pakistan has imported $190 million worth of bus and truck tyres in 2014 with the average unit price of...
Wasa sets up 26 emergency camps, installs 72 generators to cope with monsoon
LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore, following a directive by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, has competed its preparation...
PM nods to utilise Rs32.5b of unused PSDP funds for power plants
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has nodded to utilise unused Rs32.5 billion allocated for Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for...
China gives Pakistan Rs48b to complete two N-power plants in Karachi
ISLAMABAD: China has given Pakistan Rs48 billion to complete two nuclear power plants of 2,117 megawatts in Karachi during July-May...
FO proposes amendments in law to provide relief to people
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ombudsman (FO) has suggested amending laws to provide speedy relief to people, having problems with the government....
Deaths in Karachi: Nepra clears K-Electric of any responsibility
ISLAMABAD: An investigation team of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has cleared K-Electric of any responsibility for deaths...
