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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first tech city will be set up in the federal capital and later all the major cities of...

PARC, OPF launch olive plantation drive

ISLAMABAD: With the aim to sensitise students for working for healthy environment through promotion of urban agriculture, the Pakistan Agricultural...

Silkbank announces Rs230m operating profits in Q1

KARACHI: Silkbank, in its board meeting, has announced Rs230 million operating profits for the first quarter (January-March) of 2015. According...

Wapda awards Rs2.84b contract of Kachhi canal project

LAHORE: M/s China Guangxi Corporation and Ramzan & Sons (Pvt) Limited have won a Rs2,848 million contract to construct a...

Karachi Stock Exchange receives investors’ claims of Rs 103m

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has said the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has received investors’ claims...

Banking sector continues to stay in limelight in 2015

KARACHI: The banking sector has continued to stay in the limelight in 2015. With the first-quarter results being announced, most...

Government places high priority to develop agriculture sector

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has said that the government places high priority to the development of country’s agriculture...

Government decides to form task force for facilitating foreign investors, Dar

KARACHI: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the government had decided to form a task force for facilitating foreign...

Petrol sales down 10% in March

ISLAMABAD: The National Franchised Dealers Association has revealed that petrol sales fell 10 per cent in March to a record...

Telecom revenue to reach Rs 800b in next 5 years

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for IT and Telecom Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan has said that the revenue of telecom sector...

Sindh owes maximum amount payable in terms of electricity bills

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh government and private consumers in the province owe maximum amount payable in terms of electricity bills and...

TDAP’s Pavilion at Leather world Middle East from May 4-6

KARACHI: Five exhibitors from Pakistan are expected to participate in the Middle East's premier trade show "Leather world Middle East-2015"...

Govt. focusing on agriculture, infrastructure, energy, telecommunication sectors: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that in order to achieve broad-based economic development, the...

Wheat production likely to be less than expectation this year

MULTAN: Special Secretary Agriculture, Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah has said that wheat production could be lower than expected this year...

Faisalabad Excise conducts auction of ‘favourite’ numbers

FAISALABAD: Excise and Taxation Department earned Rs 490,000 from the auction of favorite numbers of new registration serial FDO 15...

Vattenfall’s plans to shut Sweden’s two oldest nuclear reactors

OSLO: Vattenfall's plans to shut Sweden's two oldest nuclear reactors later this decade pushed up forward Nordic power on Tuesday,...

Govt all set to put extra burden on public, will spend RS 120m for Metro Bus inauguration

RAWALPINDI: The government is all set to put extra burden on the shoulders of the public, as around RS 120...

Provincial Development Working Party Punjab approves Metro Rail Transit System on Orange Line at Rs 162.628b