Five years on, flood-damaged hydel electric projects in Chitral remain inoperable
PESHAWAR: Due to the financial crisis faced by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, completion of a number of important power generation projects in...
SC directs Railways to retrieve encroached land along KCR track
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday directed Pakistan Railways to retrieve its land along the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) and demolish encroachments on...
Users call for ban on PTA as internet services disrupted countrywide
Online gaming community badly affected by ping, packet losses; businesses facing loss of productivity
FBR unearths money laundering worth billions of rupees
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)’s Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue (I&I-IR) has unearthed a major case of money laundering...
Privatisation Board approves transaction structure for Heavy Electrical Complex
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Privitisation Commission on Wednesday approved transaction structure for Heavy Electrical Complex.
Privatisation Minister Mohammedmian Soomro chaired the board meeting...
Govt abolishes customs, regulatory duties on 163 tariff lines
Total revenue impact of exemptions will be Rs532m per annum
PM Imran picks secretary finance for World Bank post
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday approved the posting of Finance Secretary Naveed Kamran Baloch for the position of executive director...
SECP senior officers served notices over data leakage
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday issued show-cause notices to its senior officers, including additional and joint...
PM constitutes ‘outreach committee’ to promote economic diplomacy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, during a meeting on Wednesday, decided to constitute an ‘Economic Outreach Apex Committee’, to be headed...
ECC approves Rs3.85bn to clear PSM employees’ dues
Committee allows Kharlachi border crossing as rebatable point to increase exports to Afghanistan
Pakistan, China committed to early completion of CPEC 2nd phase: FM
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan and China are committed to completing all projects in the second phase of...
Asad Umar forms committee to oversee development progress in Karachi
ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar has formed a committee under the supervision of National Assembly Member Najeeb Haroon...
Sherbaz Bilour elected SCCI president unopposed
PESHAWAR: Sherbaz Bilour has been elected as the president of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) for the 2020-21 term.
Similarly,...
PM directs for ensuring availability of wheat throughout the country
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has directed to ensure availability of sufficient stock of wheat in line with the requirements of...
AGP recovers Rs5.66bn in July, August
The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has recovered Rs5.66 billion during the first two months of the current fiscal year ending June...