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Expo Pakistan 2015 attracts $17m orders from Moroccan, KSA, Chinese firms; $10m from B’deshi
KARACHI: A Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) said during Expo Pakistan 2015, a total of four memorandum of understandings...
Rs45,824.87m budget for FY 2014-15: CDA begins work at rain-hit roads
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has begun patchwork and carpeting of various roads and crossings damaged by recent rains...
NAB nabs ex-PDA former director over allotment of 5-kanal land worth millions of rupees
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) nabbed Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) former director general Qazi...
LDA auctions 10 plots worth Rs 53.9 million
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority auctioned 10 plots against a sum of Rs 53.9 million. The five plots were residential....
KASA 1000 project, Ambassador of Tajikistan assures cooperation to overcome energy crisis
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Tajikistan Sher Ali Jononov has stated that his country is planning to help Pakistan in order to...
NAB spreads anti-corruption message thru IESCO
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has proposed to the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) to print the message on...
Over 100,000 applications of domestic consumers for new gas connections pending with SNGPL
RAWALPINDI: Thousands of people are facing complications as over 100,000 applications are pending with the SNGPL only in Rawalpindi region...
PTA verifies more than 72m SIMs against 46m CNICs
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has verified more than 72 million SIMs against 46million CNICs (computerised national identity cards)...
Pak-Kuwait economic cooperation, Kuwait to provide $32m more after $42m for Neelum-Jhelum project
ISLAMABAD: The Pak-Kuwait signed a loan agreement of $32 million for Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project. Kuwait has already been co-financing this...
Rs 27b expressway projects under section 17 (4) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 set aside
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) set aside the Elevated Express Way project and a notification issued for land acquisition...
Demand exceeds to 4,500MW, 10 hours load shedding: IPR fact sheet
LAHORE: A fact sheet issued by the Institute of Policy Reforms (IPR) has revealed that the loss of power transmission...
Exports of country to reach $50b within three years, Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while addressing the launch of Expo Pakistan said that the government is committed to make...
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...
