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Pakistan beats target of addl $1b exports during Jan- Oct 2014 under GSP Plus status by EU
FAISALABAD - Khurram Dastgir Khan, the federal minister for commerce, has disclosed that Pakistan had exceeded the target of an...
TUV Austria Bureau gives ISO 9001:2008 Certification Award to PUCP which has 30,000 students, spreads over 1,700 acres
LAHORE – With The ISO 9001:2008 Certification Award, the TUV Austria Bureau of Inspection & Certification certified the Quality Management...
Govt releases only Rs216.2b, 41pc of Rs525b allocation for PSDP during July to January due to ‘IMF deal’
ISLAMABD – The government has released a total of Rs216.2 billion - 41 percent of the Rs525 billion annual allocations...
$6.6b bailout of Pakistan: IMF agreed to release $550m loan tranche, rift over Rs310b circular debt persists
ISLAMABAD - In their dialogues for the release of the next $550 million loan tranche, Pakistan and the International Monetary...
$11.49b earnings, 80% of total exports: Textile industrialists slam ‘additional duty’ on cotton yarn import from India
KARACHI: Pakistan Apparel Forum Chairman Jawed Bilwani, criticising the government’s proposal of imposing additional duty on import of cotton yarn...
PPP MNAs irritated by Abid Sher Ali’s line-losses remarks: Karachi demands 2300MW, shortfall 350MW
ISLAMABAD - During the National Assembly session, Minister of State for Water and Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali again irked...
Kh Asif says R-gasified LNG projects attracting investors: IPPs of 36,000MW highlighted amidst ‘Rs600b circular debt’
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Mohammad Asif said the initiatives for developing power generation projects based on coal...
50 stalls set up: Women throng to handicraft trade exhibition
PESHAWAR: The women from across the province have thronged to a two-day ‘Women Entrepreneurs Trade Fair 2015’, organised by the...
Rs19.661b investment portfolio, AA rating: JSCL to invest Rs1.669b in BankIslami Pakistan
KARACHI: Jahangir Siddiqui & Co Ltd has decided to invest Rs1.669 billion in BankIslami Pakistan Limited (BIPL) The decision was unanimously...
‘Violation’ of Article 9, 14, 18, 23, 24, 25 and 38 of Constitution: LHC seeks report from police, admin till Feb 13
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court sought reports from the district administration and city police on the construction of multi-storey commercial...
Domestic consumption up by 9.45%: Cement sales increase by 6.18% to 20.022m tonnes in July-Jan
LAHORE: Cement sector has witnessed 6.18 per cent growth in sales to 20.022 million tonnes during July-Jan period of 2014-15...
Wapda’s ‘illegal deal’ costs Rs100m: Rs1.25b loss due to late payment to IPPs, AGP reveals
ISLAMABAD: The country has to face a Rs1.25 billion loss over late payment to the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) by...
Licence of exchange firms to be renewed for 5 years: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to amend its instructions relating to renewal of exchange companies’ licences....
Under section 40B of SECP Act 1997, SECP allows ready market trading in KSL
KARACHI: Exercising its powers under Section 40B, read with Section 20(6)(b) and 20(6)(g) of the SECP Act 1997, the Securities...
432 firms get 92pc space reserved for TDAP’s Expo Pakistan 2015 during Feb 26 to Mar 1
KARACHI - At Expo Centre Karachi, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has organised ninth edition of Expo Pakistan-2015 from...
GSP Plus status by EU: Pakistan beats target of addl $1b exports during Jan- Oct 2014 to European countries
FAISALABAD - Khurram Dastgir Khan, the federal minister for commerce, has disclosed that Pakistan had exceeded the target of an...
Rs10/kg cut in LPG prices: Domestic cylinder decreases by Rs110, commercial by Rs480
LAHORE: The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been reduced by Rs 10/kg. According to LPG dealers, prices of...
Swedish ambassador, Punjab CM discuss steps to enhance trade ties
LAHORE: Ambassador of Sweden Tomas Rosander on Tuesday called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and stressed the need for...
SBP Exchange Rates Committee issues exchange rates bulletin
KARACHI: The Exchange Rates Committee of State Bank of Pakistan issued the following exchange rates bulletin here on Wednesday. LIBOR...
Cotton Association issues spot rates for local dealing
KARACHI: Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Monday announced the following KCA Spot rates (Crop 2014-2015) for local dealing in Pak...
