Climate change in KP leads to 30pc drop in wheat production
PESHAWAR: Climate change in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has led to a 30 per cent drop in wheat production, creating fears of food shortage...
Rs583bn released for projects under PSDP
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs583 billion against the total allocation of Rs701 billion for various ongoing and new uplift projects...
Budget FY21: PM for provision of all possible incentives to industry
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that all efforts should be made to incentivize the country’s industrial sector and create...
Inflation eases further to 8.2pc in May
ISLAMABAD: Continuing with its recent declining trend, the rate of inflation in the country further slowed to 8.22pc on a year-on-year basis...
LPG price reduced by Rs2 per kg
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday issued a price-revision notification of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the month of...
Govt to file criminal cases in light of sugar probe: PM’s aide
–Shahzad Akbar terms sugar probe report a charge-sheet against former PM Abbasi
–Abbasi says PM Imran, Punjab CM Buzdar, Asad Umar ‘real culprits...
President asks PIA to expedite compensation to crash victims’ heirs
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has directed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan International Airlines, Air Marshal Arshad Malik to expedite the process...
ECC approves disbursement criteria for Rs200bn Islamic Sukuk
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Saturday approved the criteria for the disbursement of Rs200 billion, received through Islamic Sukuk, in...
Javed Jabbar resigns from 10th NFC after backlash
Former senator says stepping down from office 'to enable representation on basis of broad political consensus'
Amid soaring cases, govt mulls opening more sectors
–NCOC recommends keeping schools closed till August, restaurants to remain restricted to takeaway service only
–Marriage halls likely to be allowed to operate...
20% salary, pension raise likely for govt employees
The budget for financial year 2020-21 has good news for government employees who are expected to get a raise of 20 per...
First cargo ship carrying wheat, urea reaches Gwadar: Asim
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting and Chairman CPEC Authority Lieutenant General (retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa says first...
ECC asks energy ministry to explain Sukuk disbursement method
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday directed the energy ministry to furnish the "disbursement methodology" of circular debt.
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PM’s aide terms Covid-19 ‘an opportunity to reshape business models’
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly brought...
HDIP asked to check POL stocks with OMCs, refineries and retail outlets
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has asked the Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) to physically check and confirm...