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Punjab PDWP approves five development schemes worth Rs 12.8b
ISLAMABAD: The Provincial Development Working Party Punjab has given approval for five development schemes of different development Sectors with an...
Pakistan’s rice export capability 600,000 -700,000 tons: FPCCI for exporting additional 200,000 tons to China
As Pakistan is capable of exporting about 600,000 -700,000 tons of rice to China, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce...
CNG sector to directly import LGN from March 31: APCNGA lauds decision
ISLAMABAD - An official of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources said the CNG sector will directly import the Liquefied...
Rs600 million target: CDA collects Rs485m in FY214
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) may achieve its annual revenue target of Rs600 million as the Authority’s Directorate of Municipal...
Japan gives $19m to improve security arrangements at Port Qasim
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan and Japan have a long history of economic cooperation. He...
Republic Bancorp, Inc. concludes 2014 with net income of $5.2 million
LOUISVILLE, Ky: Republic Bancorp, Inc. concluded 2014 with fourth quarter net income of $5.2 million, a significant increase over the...
Dar lauds Japan for $19m grant aid to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Japan had a long history of economic cooperation, Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said, adding that he...
Struggling for $6.67b IMF plan, Pak to get $20m ADB investment for privatisation plan, deal signed
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement with Pakistan to support the country’s privatisation plan and monitor transactions...
POL posts Rs5.34b profit for 6 months, down by 22.6pc from Rs6.9bn of ealier period
KARACHI: Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) announced profit-after-tax at Rs5.34 billion for the half year ended Dec 31, 2014, earnings per...
For 1-20 MW from 14.4096 to Rs15.0279 cents per unit: Nepra okays upfront tariff for solar power
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has okayed approved upfront tariff for solar-powered electricity to the power purchaser...
5 projects worth Rs12.8b: Punjab PDWP okays uplift schemes in 34th meeting
LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) Punjab, in its 34th meeting of current fiscal year 2014-15, has approved five...
Pakistan’s trade deficit widens by 34.78pc: FPCCI making economic revival plans
ISLAMABAD—Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President M Adrees said that the federation was developing short, medium...
POL posts Rs5.34b profit for 6 months, down by 22.6pc from Rs6.9bn of ealier period
KARACHI - Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) announced profit-after-tax at Rs5.34 billion for the half year ended Dec 31, 2014, earnings...
At PDWP’s FY 2014-15 meeting, Punjab approves 5 projects worth Rs12.8b including Rs 9135m health scheme
LAHORE - The Provincial Development Working Party Punjab has approved five development projects to be completed at a cost of...
Lunched with DFID’s œ15m fund, MCGF guidelines revised: SBP offers higher risk coverage of 60pc banks/DFIs
Islamabad—Issuing revised Microfinance Credit Guarantee Facility (MCGF) Guidelines, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) offers higher risk coverage of up...
Amdist Rs22bn refund claims, ministers to discuss Rs88 billion textile policy (2014-19)
LAHORE - Textile Minister Abbas Khan Afridi and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will discuss removal of snags in the approval...
Hydel Rs1.50, coal-powered Rs7 per unit: Govt urged to generate cheaper electricity, not to privatise Wapda
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Wapda workers from across the country, under the aegis of “All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union...
700km Gawadar to Nawabshah pipeline: First LNG shipment by March 31, says Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, speaking at a news conference, has said that Pak-Iran gas pipeline will be completed...
Per day consumption up from 9,000 tonnes to 15,000: 9-day stock of petrol, 18-day diesel available: Abbasi
ISLAMABAD – The petroleum minister said per day consumption of petrol in the country has increased from 9,000 tonnes in...
World tourism numbers exceed 1.1 billion in 2014 with 4.7pc increase
NEW YORK: The UN report shows that international tourist numbers crossed 1.1 billion in 2014, an increase of 4.7% on...
