ECC approves ‘PM’s package for Rabi crops’ to facilitate farmers
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the ‘Prime Minister's Package for Rabi Crops, especially Wheat’.
The decision was made in a...
CM Buzdar announces Rs5bn relief package for Hafeez Centre fire affectees
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday announced a Rs5 billion special relief package for affectees of the Hafeez Centre...
FBR’s action against Jazz to discourage foreign investments: OICCI
'Action against one of the largest taxpayers in the country is a huge setback for govt and OICCI's joint efforts to attract foreign direct investment'
CM Murad inaugurates Kalidas Dam in Nagarparkar
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday inaugurated Kalidas Dam in Nagarparkar.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Murad Ali Shah said,...
FBR, CAP sign accord for efficient integration of Point of Sales
LAHORE: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Chainstore Association of Pakistan...
Lack of coordination between Centre, provinces hampering CPEC progress
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday observed that the lack of coordination between centre and provinces was hampering the progress on China-Pakistan...
DRAP notifies hike in prices of 94 life-saving drugs
About a month after the federal cabinet announced to allow pharmaceutical companies to increase prices of 94 lifesaving medicines to end their...
PM approves establishment of 120 new accountability courts
ISLAMABAD: In order to accelerate the ongoing accountability process and clear the backlog of cases, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday formally...
CCP thanks govt, AGP for help as LHC upholds Competition Act 2010
ISLAMABAD: In a major constitutional development, a three-member bench of Lahore High Court has upheld the Competition Act 2010 as being "constitutionally...
ECC urged to approve Rs190m TSG for survey of coastal areas
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Maritimes Affairs has requested the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to approve a Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) of Rs190...
‘Plan afoot to relaunch tram service in Karachi’
KARACHI: Karachi Administrator Iftikhar Ali Shalwani said on Friday that Turkey has offered to launch tram service in the port city and...
Over 1.5 million people to get jobs through Punjab Rozgar Scheme: CM Buzdar
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that more than 1.5 million needy people will get jobs through Punjab Rozgar Scheme,...
WB okays $304m for Punjab resource management programme
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Friday approved $304 million in financing for Punjab Resource Improvement and Digital Effectiveness...
Pakistan, Argentina agree to expand trade, political ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Argentina have agreed to expand bilateral trade by increasing the level of interaction at multiple levels.
Both countries held the...
IT export remittances rise 43.5pc to $379m in July-Sept quarter
ISLAMABAD: The export remittances of IT & IT-enabled Services (ITeS), comprising computer services and call centers, surged 43.55pc to $379.251 million during...