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Govt. utilizing all resources to facilitate people: CM Shahbaz
FAISALABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Punjab government was utilizing all available resources to facilitate the...
Mobile phone import rises 13.06 percent to S539.58 million in 9 months
ISLAMABAD: The mobile phone imports into the country increased by 13.06 percent to US $539.583 million during first nine months...
Pakistan stands at 44th largest economy in world with GDP of $225.14 b
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has the potential to become the 18th largest economy of world by 2050, leaving behind many strong economies,...
Public Accounts Committee directs Trade Development Authority of Pakistan to address unspent amount of Rs1.1 b
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) directed the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to address the matter related to...
Islamabad High Court wants replies on Liquefied Petroleum Gas issue from OGDCL
ISLAMABAD: A company whose contract for extracting Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) was cancelled by the Supreme Court with directions to...
Jhelum administration to carry out efforts to eradicate forced marriages
JHELUM: Jhelum district government and the British High Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to carry out joint...
World Bank approves $50 m to improve skills training programs in Punjab
KARACHI: The World Bank approved US$50 million to improve skills training programs in priority growth sectors in Punjab. The project...
Overseas Pakistanis pumps over $150 billion into Pakistan In last 10 years
ISLAMABAD: In 2014, overseas Pakistanis added $17 billion to the country’s foreign exchange coffers through home remittances, which is nearly...
Government plans to increase BISP to reach some five million beneficiary households by June 2015
KARACHI: Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) has decided to scrutinize database of its beneficiaries to weed out fraud and identify...
World oil market dips after rallying on back of first drop in US stockpiles for six months
LONDON: The world oil market dipped after rallying on the back of the first drop in US stockpiles for six...
Wheat Purchasing Campaign: Control rooms establishes in wheat growing areas to address complaints
MULTAN: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan said special centers and control rooms had...
Fifth mini-budget: Federal government to generate tax revenues, imposes additional ad hoc taxes on petroleum products
ISLAMABAD: The federal government in its desperation to generate tax revenues introduced a fifth mini-budget in as many months and...
Disinflation is not dead, just resting
LONDON: Disinflation is not dead, just resting. The risk of uncontrolled falling prices, one of central bankers' greatest fears, is...
Government wants to increase imports to fuel industry expansion, reduce daily blackouts
ISLAMABAD: The government plans to install new gas import terminals and pipelines to underpin an economic revival linked to $46...
Foreign reserves reach $17,717m, SBP’s up by 1.6% to $12,565m
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of the country have reached $17,717.6 million on the week ended on April 24,...
WB working on scoping study
LAHORE: The World Bank is working on a scoping study for designing a sustained public-private partnership based model for the...
CM Balochistan assures investors of security
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch said that Balochistan is suitable place for investment in different sectors, adding...
Pak-Jordan ministerial commission meets after 9 years, agrees to enhance economic relation
ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan led an official delegation to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the 9th Pakistan-Jordan...
ANP condemns change in CPEC route, calls APC
QUETTA: Awami National Party (ANP) has called All-Party Conference on May 16 to discuss the issue of Pakistan Economic Corridor...
Govt. establishes centers to address complaints for wheat purchase
MULTAN: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan Friday said that special complaint centers had...
