SAPM seeks US investment in LNG sector amid favourable TPA rules

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum (SAPM) Nadeem Babar has said that Third Party Access (TPA) rules are a favourable development...

Pakistan signs pact with 19 creditors for debt service suspension

ISLAMABAD: The government has successfully negotiated and concluded rescheduling agreements with 19 bilateral creditors, including members of the Paris Club, under the...

Pak-Afghan transit trade accord to be finalised by 30th

An Afghan delegation will be visiting Islamabad later this month to finalise Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement

KP govt approves Peshawar-DI Khan motorway project

'The project will be completed within four years at a cost of Rs276bn'

District authorities succumb to oil tanker association’s blackmailing tactics

LAHORE: Taking advantage of overreliance on oil tankers for fuel supplies, the All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association (APOTOA) has once again...

PM Imran lauds economic recovery, stresses maximum facilitation of common man

Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for immediate measures to pass on the benefits of improved economic indicators to the common man. Chairing...

FBR forms body to resolve refund-related issues in KP

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday constituted a provincial complaint resolution committee for the settlement of issues related to...

Govt terms 45pc increase in foreign debt reports ‘misleading’

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division has rejected media reports that the country witnessed a 45pc increase in its foreign loans over the last...

Pakistan, UAE agree to boost agricultural cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the UAE have agreed to enhance cooperation in the agriculture sector. The understanding was reached at a meeting between Foreign Minister...

Work on 1,100km gas pipeline to start in July next year: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar has said that construction work on the 1,100-kilometre Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline...

MoC finally submits five-year textile policy to ECC for approval

Ministry proposes incentives worth Rs950bn; sets export target at $21bn

Pakistan gets foreign loans worth $4.5bn in five months

Gross loans during July-Nov FY21 were equal to 37pc of the annual budget estimate of $12.23bn

PM appoints former Silicon Valley, IBM executive as STZA chairperson

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Amer Ahmed Hashmi as chairperson for the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA). According to the ordinance...

‘PTC to set up BPO hub for Asia Pacific, Middle East in Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC), which is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco, has announced to establish its business process outsourcing (BPO)...

Another $1bn of Saudi debt paid as Beijing comes to rescue Islamabad

Pakistan has returned second instalment of $1 billion of the $3 billion loan given by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia much ahead...