KP millers threaten protest if ban on wheat supply not lifted
PESHAWAR: Flour millers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday threatened to start a protest along with their workers across the province from next...
Anti-tobacco activists demand Rs20 increase in FED on cigarettes
ISLAMABAD: Anti-tobacco activists on Wednesday demanded the government to increase federal excise duty (FED) on cigarettes by at least Rs20 in the...
Razak Dawood urges exporters to exploit global market for PPE
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has urged the local exporters to supply Personal Protective Equipment...
Six OMCs issued show cause notices for not maintaining fuel stocks
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Wednesday issued show cause notices to six oil marketing companies (OMCs) for not...
Cabinet approves policy for local manufacturing of mobile phones
ISLAMABAD: Following approval from the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), the federal cabinet on Tuesday gave a go-ahead to the first-ever Mobile Device...
Visit your bank before 1:30pm; timings in June similar to Ramzan
Office hours for all banks across Pakistan are till 4:30pm, business hours for public dealings are till 1:30pm for some banks
‘Hedging of oil price’ among 11 items on ECC’s agenda
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in its upcoming meeting, would take up an issue pertaining to the "hedging prices" for imported...
Cabinet approves export of PPE, hand sanitisers
Exports rise by 34pc in May; current account deficit contracts from $11.4bn in FY19 to $3.3bn
National Savings directorate cuts certificate rates by 1pc
ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) on Tuesday announced a one per cent cut in the interest rate on savings certificates...
Minister calls for early completion of privatisation process
ISLAMABAD: The Financial Advisory Consortium (FAC) on Tuesday briefed the Privatisation Commission on the progress made in negotiations with various bidders regarding...
Petro Division warns of acute shortage of POL products in July
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has feared an acute shortage of petroleum products in the country as prices are likely to surge in...
FBR likely to reinstate tier-III system on tobacco sector
ISLAMABAD: Apart from increasing federal excise duty (FED) on tobacco products, the Federal Board of Revenue (PSX) is also considering reinstating the...
World Bank to provide Pakistan $188m to fight climate change
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Advisor Malik Amin on Monday said that the present government is taking all-out measures for the overall environmental protection through...
‘Spray and Survey’ strategy deployed against locust swarms
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MNFSR) on Monday said that a strategy of ‘spray and survey’ is underway to...
Govt to offer sector-specific subsidies in upcoming budget
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to offer subsidies only for "targeted sectors" in the next fiscal year, sources revealed on Monday.
According...