Rawalpindi Ring Road to materialise after years of delay

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) on Saturday organised a seminar in Gymkhana Club to share the proposed 'Rawalpindi Ring Road Project' with...

Moot stresses ‘better training facilities’ for bankers

KARACHI: More resources and efforts need to be allocated on training bankers, according to former Standard Chartered Pakistan (SCBPL) CEO and president...

KP flour millers protest ban on wheat transportation from Punjab

PESHAWAR: Owners of flour mills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) protested on Saturday a ban on transportation of wheat from Punjab. Punjab has barred mill...

Committee for negotiations with IPPs notified

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy has notified the constitution of a five-member sub-committee to negotiate with Independent Power Producers (IPPs), asking it...

Court orders reinstatement of former BoK managing director

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) recently accepted the writ petition of former Bank of Khyber (BoK) managing director Saiful Islam --...

KP govt to present ‘tax-free budget’ for next fiscal year: minister

PESHAWAR: Keeping in mind the economic devastation caused by the outbreak of Covid-19, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to pay more attention...

Little work on FCTC implementation in Pakistan

NHS official says slow progress on 'Framework Convention on Tobacco Control' gives chance to multinationals as well as FBR to make exorbitant profits
Power sector

Power Division set to clear circular debt through Rs200bn Sukuk

Govt formulates plan to make payments to 79 IPPs and GENCOs

Roti to cost Rs10 from next week

LAHORE: The Muttahida Naan Roti Association has decided to increase the price of roti and naan by Rs4 and Rs5, respectively, from...

SOPs go down the drain as people throng markets

LAHORE: Despite the tall claims, the district administration and Punjab government have badly failed to enforce anti-coronavirus SOPs in local markets. The scribe...

No new taxes in upcoming budget: Hafeez Shaikh

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the people fighting against coronavirus pandemic in the country would...

Fiscal deficit may surge to 9.4pc of GDP, Senate told

Hammad Azhar says FBR's collection likely to plunge by up to Rs900bn in the last quarter of FY20

‘Not a favour’: the govt had to cut fuel prices

With a maxed-out petroleum levy and a GST that can't go any higher without a mini-budget, the Rs7 discount wasn't even debatable

ADB, Pakistan sign $300m Covid-19 emergency loan agreement

'The assistance will help govt continue with the provision of emergency cash to poor families'

PM says economic stability, job creation his top priorities amid Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that the priority of his government was to stabilise the economy with a focus...