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10pc duty on 314 items: Revenue collection up by 27pc to Rs181.906b in Feb against Rs143.224b
ISLAMABAD: Thanks to regulatory duties on 10pc regulatory duty imposed on 314 items earlier this month and hike in sales...
ADB okays $30m loan, IFC may provide $20m for regasification of 3mt LNG from Mar
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank approved a loan of $30 million to a company which is building Pakistan’s first liquefied...
$3.687b export: Dastgir for boosting Pak-US economic, strategic ties
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Commerce Engr Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that Pakistan and the US share an important economic...
Routes No 1, 3, 21, 120 and 127: Public transporters violating route permits in twin cities
ISLAMABAD: The commuters of twin cities have to face problems as public transporters are violating their route permits in Islamabad...
Finance Ministry binds high expectations to lower inflation rate in country
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has bound high expectations for further lowering inflation ratio in the country through effective monetary measures....
65% of total exports, 43% work force: Govt initiating agri training programmes for rural youth
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan, addressing ‘Pakistan Agriculture Conference and Exhibition’, said that...
Proposed hike in freight rate to help Railways increase earnings by 14pc to Rs 1,21,423 crore
New Delhi: In the next financial year, the proposed hike in freight rate will help Railways' earnings from movement of...
$7.5b imports against $2.5b exports to China: Business community expresses concern over FTAs
LAHORE: The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF), expressing concerns over Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed with Malaysia, Sri Lanka and...
$6m, $1.1m contracts: Foreign investors take interest in Pak products at Expo 2015
KARACHI: Several foreign investors are taking keen interest to buy local products displayed at the 9th edition of Expo Pakistan...
GST decreased from 27% to 18%: POL prices to remain unchanged, GST on HSD up from 27% to 37%
ISLAMABAD: The government, rejecting the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s (Ogra) summery, has decided to keep the petroleum prices unchanged...
4 demands accepted: Pesco to reduce outages as MPs to help recover dues; Pesco workers protest for bonus
PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electric Supply Company officials have agreed to reduce power loadshedding as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members of provincial assembly will...
Reserves decline by $93m to $15.943b, SBP holds $11075m
KARACHI: The country’s total foreign exchange reserves have declined by $93 million to $15943 million during the week ended on...
969 MW project worth Rs275b: Kuwait to give Pakistan $32m loan for Neelum Jhelum project
ISLAMABAD: Kuwait will give Pakistan an additional loan of $32 million for 969 MW Neelum Jhelum Hydro Power Project. Economic...
$1.160b project to be financed by WB, ADB, IDB: Tajikistan to help fight electricity crisis: Ambassador
ISLAMABAD: Tajik Ambassador in Pakistan Sher Ali Jononov said Tajikistan was preparing to export sizeable quantity of electricity to Pakistan...
Multan: Kissan Ittehad urges govt to ban trade with India to protect farmers
MULTAN: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad President Khalid Mehmood Khokar has demanded that the government impose a ban on trade with India,...
Govt plans to privatize entities of energy sector: minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Water and Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali has stated that the government is planning to...
Argentinian Ambassador shows interest to invest in IT sector
ISLAMABAD:The Ambassador of Argentina to Pakistan, Rodulfo Martin Saravia, showed his interest to invest in the sector of information technology(IT)....
SHC issues notices over usage of substandard gas cylinders
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to Deputy Inspector General Traffic Police and Motorway Police Officer to explain...
Production of sugarcane declines
ISLAMABAD: The production of sugarcane has declined this year. The major reasons behind the low production are delayed payments to...
Pakistan will boost exports to $26b by 2019: PM Nawaz
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the 9th Expo Pakistan said that Pakistan is an...
