ML-1 project to modernise railways, accelerate economic activity: PM
PM Imran inaugurates upgraded Hasan Abdal Railway Station, says govt striving to facilitate tourists and Sikh pilgrims
PTV being restructured, not privatised: Shibli
ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Senator Shibli Faraz has rejected reports that the government is going to privatise the state-owned Pakistan Television...
Pakistan’s budget deficit touches Rs484.3 billion in Q1 2020
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's budget deficit has been recorded at Rs484.324 billion (approximately 1.1 per cent of the GDP) during the first quarter of...
CPEC attracted $25bn FDI in seven years: China
BEIJING: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has achieved major progress since its launch seven years ago, bringing a total of $25 billion of...
Pakistan, Bosnia agree to expand trade, military, agriculture ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bosnia have agreed to improve the volume of bilateral trade and expand cooperation in multiple fields, including trade and...
Centre, Sindh at loggerheads over wheat support price
ISLAMABAD: The federal and Sindh governments are at loggerheads over minimum support price for the next wheat crop.
Adviser to Prime Minister on...
Khusro Bakhtyar for expansion in Pak-EU trade ties
ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Minister Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar on Wednesday chaired a high-level 'portfolio review meeting' of the European Union-funded projects in Pakistan.
During...
Cement sector continues to shine as despatches hit record 5.73m tonnes in Oct
LAHORE: Pakistan's cement sector continued with its upward trend in Oct 2020, as total desptaches during the month surged to record 5.735...
Industrialists urged to benefit from PM’s energy relief package
Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has urged the industrialists to get the maximum out of the prime minister's...
Kissan Ittehad calls off strike after talks with Punjab govt
LAHORE: The Kissan Ittehad Pakistan on Tuesday announced to call off its strike after holding successful talks with Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat.
The...
PM announces energy relief package for industrial sector
Industry to get additional electricity at 25pc discount; power tariff for SMEs slashed by 50pc
ECC approves concessionary package for industrial sector
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday approved a concessionary package for the industrial sector.
The ECC meeting, held...
No restriction on telcos to expand network in Gilgit-Baltistan: minister
ISLAMABAD: Unlike the impression that cellular companies were barred from launching 3G/4G internet services in Gilgit-Baltistan before the auction of the spectrum...
NA extends CPEC Authority Ordinance for another four months
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday extended the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Ordinance, 2019, for another 120 days.
The ordinance was tabled...
KP PDWP approves 35 projects worth Rs56bn
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP)-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday approved 35 projects worth Rs56.03 billion.
The PDWP meeting, held under the chairmanship of...