President Alvi approves amendments in companies’ law to facilitate startups
LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved amendments proposed in the companies' law by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)...
Punjab CM lauded for reopening textile industry
LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA)-Punjab Chairman Adil Bashir has thanked Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar for reopening the textile industry...
PM Imran vows to protect workers from COVID-19 crisis
PM says govt aims to develop integrated systems for workers’ welfare institutions
Smart lockdown to protect daily wagers, labourers: info minister
ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Senator Shibli Faraz said on Friday the federal government adopted the concept of smart lockdown under the...
‘Transit trade’: Pak-Afghan borders opened for five days a week
PESHAWAR: Pakistan has decided to open for five days a week Torkham and Chaman border crossings in order to facilitate bilateral and...
KP govt forms power transmission company to address distribution issues
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the establishment of its first-ever 'Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transmission & Grid Company (KPTGC)' to address the...
‘Govt making all-out efforts to minimise virus impact on economy’
Hammad Azhar says Centre and provinces are on same page in determining as to what industries should be opened during lockdown
COVID-19: SBP enhances financing limit for hospitals
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has increased the financing limit for a hospital from Rs200 million to Rs500 million, under...
IMF urges aiding vulnerable workers in Asia
TOKYO: Asian policymakers must expand safety nets for the region’s huge pool of part-time and temporary workers most vulnerable to the economic...
CNG price reduced by Rs12.5 per litre in Punjab, Islamabad
Following a decline in LNG prices, the price of CNG has been slashed by Rs12.50 per litre for Punjab and Islamabad.
After the...
Proposals for tariff rationalisation evaluated; sub-committee formed
ISLAMABAD: As various sectors had demanded the Ministry of Commerce and other relevant authorities to review the existing tariff structure keeping in...
Govt slashes petrol price by Rs15
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday reduced the prices of petroleum products by Rs15 to Rs30 to facilitate the general public amid falling crude...
Pakistan likely to miss FY20 export target by $3bn, Dawood says
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the country's export target of $25 billion would not...
In a first, PIA to start direct flights to US
KARACHI: The United States Department of Transportation has granted permission to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to conduct direct flights to the US, the...
ECNEC approves Rs175bn to settle Diamer-Basha land issues
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Thursday approved Rs175.43 billion to address land and resettlement issues pertaining...