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LAHORE: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan, addressing a launching ceremony of Urea-Z -...

Closure of markets till 8pm: Rawalpindi traders urge govt to take business community into confidence

RAWALPINDI: The business community of Rawalpindi has urged the federal and provincial governments to take the traders from across the...

PSO witnesses Rs1.04 billion net loss in first quarter

KARACHI: After witnessing record Rs3.6 billion profit in first quarter (January-March) of previous year, the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has...

Wattoo censures govt over distributing gunny bags on political basis

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Provincial President Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, taking the government to task, has said that the...

Karachiites laud decision of building K2, K3 nuclear plants

KARACHI: The decision of building two nuclear power plants in Karachi has been highly appreciated by the locals. The Pakistan...

9 IT projects of Rs20b in KP, Balochistan: Telecom sector’s revenue to reach Rs800b in 5yrs

ISLAMABAD: With the current growing pace of telecommunication, the total revenue of telecom sector will reach Rs800 billion in next...

NTDC links 50MW wind power plant with national grid thru 9.5Km 132 kV transmission line

LAHORE: The National Transmission and Dispatch Company Limited (NTDCL) has connected the fourth wind power plant with national grid after...

Total insurance brokers reach 14: SECP registers ‘Bima’ as first foreign insurance distributor

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered a foreign broker as the country’s first insurance distributor....

D-8 intra-trade reaches $150b: Minister opens meeting on halal products

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain has inaugurated a two-day D-8 Experts Group meeting under the...

Govt to form task force to facilitates foreign investors

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

Petrol price expected to reduce by Rs 1.80 from May 1

ISLAMABAD: The price of petrol in Pakistan is expected to be reduced by Rs 1.80, to settle at Rs. 73.21...

Telecom revenues to reach US $ 4 billion till 2020: Anusha

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications, Anusha Rahman on Monday said telecom sector revenues are expected to reach US...

Trade agreements with Afghanistan, Iran to increase the trade volume: Khurram

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce, Engineer Khurran Dastgir Khan here on Monday said that Pakistan has offered Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)...

Afghanistan likely to issue multiple visas to Pak business community

Khurram briefs NA on measures to boost Pak-Afghan trade ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan Monday informed the National...

NTDC connects FWEL Wind project of 50MW with National grid station

ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Dispatch Company Limited (NTDCL) has connected another wind power plant with national grid by installing 9.5...

Govt. to set up task force to facilitate foreign investors: DAR

Dar says government to avoid borrowing from banks KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar...

Govt. to provide relief to farmers in next budget: Bosan

LAHORE: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has said that government is planning to...

International conference on ‘Agricultural Financing’ to be organized on April 28-29