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LAHORE: Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have to face third power breakdown in a month as Sindh and Balochistan have also...

CCP ‘highhandedness’: CPNE, APNS deplore action against PBA

ISLAMABAD: What is described as arbitrary actions, the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) and All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS)...

$15b mark crossed: SBP reserves up by $171m to $10,476b

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has declared that total liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country have surged to...

31st meeting: PDWP okays 3 projects worth Rs6b

LAHORE: In its 31st meeting of the fiscal year 2014-2015, the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved development projects of...

CM Punjab to deliver 50,000 vehicles at cost of Rs 31 billion

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the Apni Gaari, Apna Rozgar Scheme in Lahore. Addressing at the...

Chemical examiner lab employees awaiting salaries for six months

RAWALPINIDI: Non-disbursement of salary to the employees of Punjab Chemical Examiner Laboratory Rawalpindi (PCELR) since the last 6 months has...

KCCI President Vohra warns against gas tariff hike

KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has warned the government against increasing gas tariffs. It has been...

Porsche sale jumps to 39pc on successful launch of Macan car

BERLIN: Porsche brand sold more cars than ever before last year, helped by the German auto maker’s launch of its...

CCP to monitor Pakistan Broadcasters Association for alleged violation of Competition Act

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) under Section 34 of the Competition Act, 2010 has carried out an inspection...

Senate body directs local administration to expedite work on 220KV Malakand grid station

ISLAMABAD: The Senate standing committee on Water and Power has given directions to the local administration to speed up work...

10-65pc proposed hike: KCCI up against increase in gas tariff

KARACHI: In contrast to global phenomenon where the prices of both POL and gas are on the decline, but Pakistani...

Repayable in 20yrs at 2% charges: S Arabia to give 206m riyals loan for Chehlla Bandi road

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has called on Jassim M Al-Khaldi, Charge d’ Affaires, Embassy of Kingdom of Saudi...

10 million calls handled annually: SBP Deputy Governor visits UBL contact centre

KARACHI: State-of-the-art UBL contact centre through both in-bound and out-bound teams, handles more than 16,000 queries on remittances alone every...

1000 KW electricity: Zardari inaugurates Asia’s biggest solar plant, urges completion of 750 filtration plants for 80 villages

MITHI: Former President and Pakistan People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has directed the Sindh government to complete installation work...

2.5 kanals in Sector F-12 retrieved: CDA continues anti-encroachment drive

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has continued its anti-encroachment drive and carried out an operation in Dhoke Chora in...

220kv Malakand grid station: Senate body to distribute cheques to land owners on Jan 30

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power directed to expedite work on the much delayed 220KV Malakand grid...

Violation of Section 4 of Competition Act, 2010: CCP raids PBA secretariat

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has raided Pakistan Broadcasters Association’s (PBA) secretariat in Karachi to examine whether the...

12% growth: SECP registers 2,192 companies in 6 months of FY 2014 against 1,950 in 2013

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 2,192 new companies during first half (July-December) of current...

103m SIMs verification: Nadra charges cut to Rs10; govt to waive off ST on replacement of SIMs