China lauds Pakistan’s CPEC security
ISLAMABAD: China has appreciated Pakistan on providing dedicated security to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
As per the documents available with this scribe,...
NA body recommends wheat support price at Rs1,400
ISLAMABAD: The Sub-Committee of the National Assembly Special Committee on Agricultural Products, after detailed deliberations, unanimously urged the government to set the minimum...
Promotion of tax culture imperative for long-term stability: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the efforts were underway to promote tax culture in the country, adding that...
Govt to review development shares for Karachi, Hyderabad
ISLAMABAD: In an apparent attempt to pacify its key coalition partner in the federal government – Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the Pakistan...
‘Agri development among top govt priorities’
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that uplift of the agriculture sector was among the top priorities of the government.
Talking to...
PM underscores need to streamline Pak-Afghan Transit Trade
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review issues related to Pak-Afghan Transit Trade and the way forward towards...
Share of clean energy to be enhanced to 65pc by 2030: minister
ISLAMABAD: Power Division Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Wednesday that around 8,000MW and 20,000MW clean, environment-friendly and cheap renewable energy (RE)...
All federal govt departments to be automated by June 2020, NA body told
ISLAMABAD: National Information Technology Board (NITB) Director-General Faisal Iqbal Ratyal on Wednesday briefed the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication...
Exports surge 9.6pc in Oct, PM’s aide says
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Tuesday the country's exports registered a 9.6 per...
SBP governor lauds banks for ‘record financing to agri sector’
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Reza Baqir has appreciated the banks for increasing the credit to the agriculture sector, which reached...
Pakistan wants China to finance ML-1 project in RMB
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has proposed China to consider the financing of Main Line-I (ML-I), a rail project worth over $9 billion, in Renminbi...
Local industry irked as tyre smuggling continues unabated
ISLAMABAD: The local tyre industry has expressed concern over a slowdown in the government's crackdown against the menace of smuggling.
The industry insiders have...
Traders willing to help govt reduce prices of edible items
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran (APAT) on Tuesday linked the recent hike in the price of edible items with the increase in the...
Danish envoy pledges support to renewable energy projects in Pakistan
Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Rolf Holmboe called on Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar on Tuesday to discuss...
Cabinet approves first-ever National Tariff Policy
--PM says economic policy paradigm is now being realigned to leverage tariffs for industrial development
--NTP will be implemented through a Tariff Policy...