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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will soon overcome power crisis as 10,400 megawatt electricity would be added to the national grid during the...

Vietnam has great potential for Pakistani products

KARACHI: Vietnam has great potential to Pakistani products, Head of Vietnam Trade Mission in Pakistan Vu Viet Dzung Second Secretary....

Inflation of 0.39% to 0.36% YOY for 53 items in 17 urban centres as record Rs14.68 POL price cut

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has issued the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on November 6...

Dar vows to rehabilitate IDPs, flood effectees as IMF agrees to give $1.1b loan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that his priority would now be rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (IDPs)...

1st 4-month: Cement sales up by 8.87pc to 8.197m tonnes

LAHORE: First four months of the current fiscal year witnessed a boom in the sale of Cement which grew 8.87...

$160m worth mobile phones imported in Q1, 5.5% growth recorded

byWaqar Ahmed Ansari

KARACHI: Imports of mobile phones have been recorded $160 million in the first quarter of current fiscal year 2014-2015. Imports...

Dutch cattle to graze in Pakistan after 11 yrs

LAHORE: Cattle trade between Pakistan and Netherlands restored after 11 years after a protocol agreement between the two governments. The...

Record rise in reserves by 68.518 % in Mar-June from $ 5.4 b to $ 9.1b persuades IMF on $6.6b EFF

ISLAMABAD: Record rise in reserves by 68.518 percent in March-June from US $5.4 b billion to $ 9.1 billion persuaded...

Dollar sheds 75 paisas against rupees as demand lowers

KARACHI: Rupee gained against dollar in the currency market here the other day. The US dollar shed 75 paisa against...

LTU Karachi establishes helpline for e-filing of tax return

KARACHI: The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) Karachi has set up a helpline to facilitate taxpayers in order to fill the...

Railways revenue target hiked from Rs28 billion to Rs31 billion: Saad

LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has revealed that 70 locomotives would be dedicated for freight sector of Pakistan Railways...

Dar secures $1.1 billion loan from IMF before December 15

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to give Pakistan $1.1 billion loan before December 15. Pakistan and the International...

PM stops OGRA from issuing 26 CNG marketing licences

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stopped the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) from issuing 26 marketing licencees to compressed...

Pakistan, Netherlands resume cattle trade after 11 years

ISLAMABAD: After more than a decade, the Dutch government has decided to lift import restrictions for Pakistan. As per details,...

KCA revises cotton rate as prices on decline in market

KARACHI: With the declining price in the open market, the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) revised cotton spot rate downwards by...

Regulator Trade Organisations terms industry, trade lifeline for economy