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Government to announce fresh incentives for KPK: Khurram Dastgir
PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Commerce & Industries, Engineer Khurram Dastager Khan has said that the federal government would soon announce...
China to build gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan: Report
NEW YORK: Under a US $2 billion deal to be signed during the Chinese president's visit to Islamabad later this...
Pakistan, Iran agree to enhance bilateral trade
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran here on Thursday agreed on enhancing bilateral trade, believing there was lot of potential for cooperation...
Markets to shut by 8pm, marriage halls by 10pm, restaurants by 11pm: PM’s new plan to save energy in Islamabad, Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Captain (R) Mushtaq has directed the district administration to ensure implementation of the Prime Minister’s orders...
Trade to $15 billion by end 2015: China asks Pakistan to export agri products to its markets under FTA
ISLAMABAD: Chinese authorities, during the fourth round of second phase negotiations on Pak-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held in Beijing,...
30-day stocks in country: High demand increases cotton prices to record Rs5,500 per maund
KARACHI: Delay in new crop sowing and high demand from spinners have caused increase in cotton prices to record level...
TDAP to facilitate electric fan manufacturers
ISLAMABAD: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Chief Executive S.M Muneer has assured "Pakistan Electric Fan Manufacturers Association" (PEFMA) that...
SECP registers 3,588 new companies in three quarters of 2014-15
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 521 new companies in March 2015, witnessing an increase...
Government committed to overcoming energy crisis: power secretary
Younus Dagha says industrialists and people should pay taxes honestly to put economy on the right track ISLAMABAD: Water and...
Provinces will be asked to reduce agriculture production cost: Bosan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research (NFS&R) Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan on Thursday said that the federal government...
14. Exports fall by 9.58% to 5.44mt: Cement dispatches up by 8.43% to 20.34m tonnes in July-March
KARACHI: Cement dispatches to local markets have increased by 8.43 per cent to 20.34 million tonnes during July-March 2014-15 as...
DHA Sunday Bazaar demolition leaves hundreds of people jobless
KARACHI: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has demolished the popular Sunday Bazaar in the premises of the authority, which has...
200 cars a day production: Pakistan becomes largest Corolla seller in Asia Pacific region, 5th biggest in world
LAHORE: Corolla Pakistan has achieved another milestone as the carmaker has become the largest auto seller in the Asia Pacific...
1500 to 2000MW can be saved: Govt urged to fully rely on solar energy
LAHORE: The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers of Pakistan (IEEEP) has urged the government to fully rely on solar...
Removal of tax breaks to help raise tax revenue by 0.3% of GDP; IMF lauds Pakistan’s improving taxation system
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given the new tranche to Pakistan over the country’s better taxation system. The...
20 textile mills closed, 100 on verge of closure due to viability issues: Aptma
LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association(Aptma) Chairman S M Tanveer has said as many as 100 textile mills are on...
PCEC to bring economic revolution in region: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday said that the Pak-China Economic Corridor (PCEC) project would...
NAB’s performance improved by 54% in 2014: Chairman NAB
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said on Wednesday that Rs 2.793 billion were recovered from corrupt...
Rs21.814b signal-free Islamabad Highway corridor: CDA okays PC-1s of 4 projects worth Rs34 billion
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority’s Development Working Party (CDADWP), during its 36th meeting, has okayed ‘Project Cost-1s’ (PC-1) of four...
Pakistan has succeeded in stabilising its economy: IMF
ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday that Pakistan has succeeded in stabilizing its economy, but steady implementation of...
