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BoI aims to take FDI to $5b by 2023
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BOI) on Thursday unveiled an Investment Promotion Strategy for the three year period 2020 to...
Collector Basit Maqsood Abbasi pledges early resolution of businessmen issues
LAHORE: Customs Enforcement & Compliance Collector Basit Maqsood Abbasi has assured the business community of full cooperation for resolution of...
Exchange rate flexibility helps Pakistan reducing external vulnerability: IIF
ISLAMABAD: The Institute of International Finance has said that the exchange rate flexibility in Pakistan was helping the country to...
Weekly inflation goes down 0.14pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on August 27, for the combined consumption...
Karachi rains: Prolonged power outages sink mobile networks as KE struggles to restore electricity
KARACHI: Citizens of Pakistan's largest city on Friday found themselves with little means to contact friends, family and co-workers as...
Multan Customs cancels monthly auction of vehicles & goods
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement & Compliance (E& C) cancelled monthly auction of confiscated vehicles and miscellaneous goods at...
PSX gains 219 points amid mixed trading
KARACHI: The stock market gained 219 points on Thursday amid mixed trading activities. The Index closed at 41,082pts as against...
Physical work on two private sector LNG terminals to commence in few months
ISLAMABAD: Two multinational companies are all set to start physical work on setting up their Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals...
ICCI hails CDA Board for reducing additional storey charges in markets by 50pc
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has lauded the decisions of Capital Development Authority (CDA) board for...
Alibaba puts India investment plan on hold amid China tensions
NEW DELHI/HONG KONG: China’s Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies, two sources aware of...
Govt asked to withdraw decision to shift FBR LTU from Quetta to Karachi & Peshawar
LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has said that the Government should...
Over 1100 jobs available for CPEC project launched by Shanghai Electric: Asim Bajwa
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting and Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, Asim Saleem...
Muzaffargarh dry port will become as part of ML-I & CPEC project: Farid Iqbal Qureshi
MULTAN: Muzaffargarh Dry port terminal will be declared as part of ML-I and CPEC project so that it could be...
SBP generates Rs634.8b from T-bill, PIB auction
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported that the government raised a collective amount of Rs634.8 billion from...
FBR amends sales tax rules to bring more businesses into tax net
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has amended sales tax rules in order to bring more businesses into the tax...
Customs Court extends physical remand of suspect in betel nuts smuggling case
KARACHI: The Customs Court extended physical remand of suspect Shahzad son of Muhammad Hashim and sent him back to customs...
SHC directs to release consignment of M/s General Dynamic Corp on bank guarantee
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed customs officials to consider application of importer for provisional release of its...
Bank holidays announced for Ashura
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that the central bank will remain closed on August 29 and 30 on...
FBR approves Audit Policy-2019
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) approved the Audit Policy-2019 pertaining to Tax Year-2018. The Audit Policy-2019 would apply...
Rains in Karachi: Traders facing loss of Rs10 to 12b
KARACHI: President All Karachi Tajir Ittehad (AKTI) Atique Mir on Thursday said that traders have sustained loss of Rs10 to...
