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ISLAMABAD: The electricity theft has increased in the power crisis-hit country as line losses up by 18.6 per cent during...

Combined length of Motorways 679.5km, 278km under construction: Govt ‘includes’ motorway in Pak-China corridor route

ISLAMANAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, while speaking at a seminar, has said that the government has...

USDA, ASA launch aquaculture handbook on fish farming: Pakistan’s 1100Km coastline suitable for sector

ISLAMABAD: The American Soybean Association and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched the “Aquaculture Handbook – Fish Farming...

Replacement of Securities Bill 1969: Govt tables Securities Bill 2014 to strengthen Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – The government has presented Securities Bill 2014 before the Parliament so as to replace the existing Securities and...

EU pledges 9m euros for 5-yr reform: World Bank offers $50m loan for Sindh tax collection

ISLAMABAD: In order to strengthen public sector performance in Sindh, the World Bank has approved a soft loan of $50...

Banking sector share may double to 20pc by 2020: Rs12b Q3 profits shows Shariah banking’s revival

KARACHI: A growing client base and improving asset quality helped Islamic banks post profits before tax of 12 billion rupees...

Hundreds of WAPDA workers hold demo against privatisation

ISLAMABAD: Wapda workers here the other day held a mass protest and had sit-in in front of National Press Club...

24km signal free Metro Bus Service to be inaugurated in mid-Feb: Hanif

RAWALPINDI: Chairman Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Metro Bus Service (MBS) Project, Monitoring and Implementation Committee Hanif Abbas has said that the project of...

NESPAK signs contract with Saudi Arabia to build 15 dams

LAHORE: NESPAK has signed a contract for the supervision of 15 small dam projects in Jezan, Najran, and Aseer regions...

CDA to train volunteers from city’s slum

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority has decided to train health activists from the capital, especially from the slum areas of...

Islamic banking to get 20% share of banking by 2020: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor on Thursday urged the country´s Islamic banks to develop ways to reward...

Students of UMT Sialkot visit Lahore Stock Exchange

LAHORE: A general visit by the students of University of Management and Technology, Sialkot has been organized...

Governor Sindh lauds pojects of K-IV water supply, S-III sewerage disposal scheme

KARACHI: The projects of K-IV water supply scheme alongwith S-III sewerage disposal scheme that were started with the support of...

Do not fly below 24,000 feet : European airlines to observe extreme caution in Pak airspace

LONDON: The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has asked national aviation authorities and aircraft operators to observe "extreme caution" while...

1100Km coastline suitable for fishery and aquaculture business: Sindh Minister for Livestock and Fisheries

ISLAMABAD: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and American Soybean Association has launched the "Aquaculture Handbook - Fish Farming and...

Chinese companies sign $1b agreement with K-Electric to build two 350-megawatt power plants

KARACHI: Two Chinese companies have signed an agreement with K-Electric (KE) to build two 350-megawatt power plants in Karachi with...

Drug Pricing Policy draft: Pharmaceutical industry shows reservations

KARACHI : Arshad Hussain, Co-Chairman of Pharma Bureau, the association of the research based multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in Pakistan...

ADB to give $6.67 billion for upcoming privatisation plan of PIA and PSM

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with Pakistan to support privatisation plan of the country and...

K-Electric wins 3rd Corporate Social Responsibility Business Excellence Award