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200,000 skilled workers to be sent abroad: 250 workers to leave for Qatar in July
LAHORE: Minister for Labour and Human Resource Raja Ashfaq Sarwar has said that 250 skilled Pakistanis will leave for Qatar...
Bankislami starts hiring ex-KASB employees
KARACHI: BankIslami Pakistan Limited has formally started hiring the former KASB employees to help them assimilate better in the amalgamated...
Bullish trend in cotton market; spot rate reaches Rs5,800 per maund
KARACHI: The cotton market has witnessed bullish trend in trading as spinners paid higher prices for quality lint. According to...
PM for increasing trade volume between Pak-Kyrgyz
BISHKEK: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said that trade volume between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan was not equal to the...
SNGPL facing Rs 22 billion losses per annum, PAC told
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the losses of Sui Northern...
US supporting Pakistan in energy sector: US Envoy
KARACHI: United States Consul General in Karachi, Brian Heath has said that United States is supporting Pakistan in energy sector,...
Textile exports increases 2.94% in April
ISLAMABAD: The textile exports from the country increased by 2.94 percent in April against the exports of same month of...
PARC enhances operational, production capacity of silage bailing plant
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) enhanced the operational and production capacity of silage bailing and wrapping plant to...
CM Sindh approves release of Rs 2.5 billion to achieve wheat procurement target
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah Thursday approved release of Rs 2.5 billion to procure 200,000 tons of...
SECP initiates four show-cause proceedings for non-compliance
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan's (SECP) Corporate Supervision Department, while ensuring corporate and allied laws on Thursday...
Petrol price likely to increase by Rs 5.80 in June
Karachi: The prices of petroleum products are expected to increase in June, 2015, media reports confirmed. Government may rise per...
K-Electric removes 7,500 hook connections in 72 raids
KARACHI: Karachi Electric officials, during their Operation Burq against the defaulters and power thieves, have conducted 72 raids along with...
Balochistan govt launches Rs50m projects in horticulture, livestock sectors
QUETTA: With the aim to improve production and quality, the Balochistan government has launched several projects worth Rs50 million in...
SECP starts inquiry to find out real owner of Axact, issues show-cause notice
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched an inquiry to find the real owner of the...
Banks disburse Rs368.7b agri loans in 10 months
KARACHI: The country’s banks paid Rs368.7 billion agriculture loans, which are 73.7 per cent of the total annual target of...
SECP issues uniform criteria for audit companies
ISLAMABAD: In order to enforce discipline in the appointments of auditors in the financial sector and securities market, the Securities...
US bank to give GE $55m for overhauling of PIA aircraft engines
ISLAMABAD: The United States Export-Import Bank (EXIM) has announced to give General Electric (GE) $55 million for overhauling of Pakistan...
Wapda workers’ protest against privatisation of Discos continues
LAHORE: A large number of Wapda workers, under the aegis of All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union (CBA), have...
Pak, Turkmen leaders for early implementation of TAPI project
ASHGABAT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov have agreed to make serious efforts for early implementation of...
CCP, SECP sign information sharing pact
ISLAMABAD: In order to establish a framework for sharing information, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and the Securities and...
