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ISLAMABAD: The government’s electricity and gas load management plan which prefers textile sector to the masses is flawed and faulty...

SPI WoW inflation up 0.26% in 17 urban for 53 items despite record decrease in POL by Rs9.43

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on November 13, for the combined group increased by 0.26...

Qatar slashes price offer for LNG sale to Pakistan from $18 to $14 per MMBTU: SSCGL

ISLAMABAD: Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) Managing Director Shoaib Warsi has revealed that after declining trend in global market, Qatar...

Pakistan Steel touches 36% capacity, set to achieve target under Rs18.5b package

KARACHI: Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has achieved 36 percent production capacity of 1.1 tonnes per annum on 15th November 2014...

CCP auto policy: Used cars prices to fall by record 25% on commercial imports, up 3-5yrs age

KARACHI: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), after a comprehensive research, has issued a report, in which it has recommended...

Agriculture professionals urged to invest their potential in innovative business

FAISALABAD: Pro-chancellor Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Syed Babar Ali has said that agriculture a huge potential to absorb...

Property Expo 2014 for industry opens in Lahore for 2-days

LAHORE: The two-day event Zameen.com Property Expo 2014 started here the other day at Lahore Expo centre and brought some...

Tevta, ICCI to sign MoU to upgrade labs through extra funding

LAHORE: To produce international standard manpower, the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) and Lahore Chamber of Commerce and...

39 foreign drugs traffickers held in first 9 months: ANF

byM Arshad

ISLAMABAD: Some 39 drug foreigner drugs smugglers hailing from Far East Asian, South Asian, European and African countries had...

Hybrid seeds vital for high corn production, hybrid maize rises to 80-120 maunds/acre

LAHORE: Agricultural experts declared that hybrid seeds is perfect for increase the production and advised the farmers to use best quality...

Open trade with India to allow Pakistan to access large market: Ishrat

KARACHI: Commenting on the slowdown in foreign investment, Dr. Ishrat Husain said that FDI could only be attracted in a...

SNGC postpones decision to stop gas supplies to industries

ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Company (SNGC) has postponed the decision to stop gas supply to industries of the country from...

Rs4.5m package: Bahria Town, Sindh police join hands for rehab of families of martyred cops

KARACHI: In a pleasant move to rehabilitate the families of martyred police officials, the Bahria Town and Sindh Police have...

Private sector’s role underlined as Corn hybrid seeds increased production manifold

ISLAMABAD: Advising farmers to opt for quality corn hybrid seeds to increase per acre yield, experts emphasized the need for...

PPRA rules violation, PPP MP moves Supreme Court to get 900mw solar park contract scrapped

ISLAMABAD: Crying foul at floating the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules which do not allow any public procurement without...

Industry wants 200 to 300bps cut as SBP sets to unveil monetary policy today

KARACHI: Amid vehement demand for 200 basis points cut in the rate, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set...

Issues in eServices: SECP extends filing date of Form 29 till Nov 18