Punjab govt exempts several industries from lockdown
LAHORE: In yet another move to provide financial relief to the masses, the Punjab government has exempted several industries from the lockdown amid...
Won’t discriminate in provision of relief funds, PM Imran assures
PM says in order for lockdown to be successful, govt will have to provide food at people’s doorsteps
No govt authority mandated to check quality of sanitisers, masks
ISLAMABAD: While Science & Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry claims to be inspecting the "quality" of hand sanitisers across the country, there is...
Minister reviews privatisation process despite Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Despite the Covid-19 situation, the Privatisation Commission (PC) team, under the leadership of Federal Minister Muhammadmian Soomro continue to keep foreign...
SBP extends relief package to borrower availing loans under refinance schemes
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan extended its relief package to borrowers availing loans under six refinance schemes, according to a statement...
‘Economic stimulus’: PM gives major tax relief to construction sector
–Govt grants construction sector status of industry, won’t ask them about ‘source of income’ this year
–Imran says govt has to strike a...
ICT allows mobile banking merchants to operate for another five days
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to facilitate the general public, particularly those who remit money to their native areas after receiving salaries, the...
PM’s support package for construction industry receives mixed response
LAHORE: The relief package announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan for the construction sector has received a mixed response from industrialists and...
Govt striving to resolve liquidity issues faced by industrial sector: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Textile Abdul Razak Dawood said on Friday that the government has offered up to...
Export related industry to start operation in phased manner: Razzaq
FAISALABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdur Razzaq Dawood has said that the government has made a strategy to allow export...
Pakistan’s economic growth faces headwinds in 2020, recovery in 2021: ADB
ISLAMABAD: Economic growth in Pakistan is expected to slow to 2.6 percent this year due to ongoing stabilisation efforts, slower growth in...
World Bank approves $160b emergency aid to fight Covid-19
The World Bank has approved 160 billion dollar emergency aid over 15 months to help countries deal with the impact of the...
WAPDA to award Diamer-Bhasha Dam contract this month
--'The project is divided into six major components, for which separate contracts will be awarded in a phased manner'
--'The dam part of...
Govt starts clinical trial of locally made ventilators
LAHORE: The government has started conducting clinical trials of locally made ventilators and in this regard, the prototypes of two already developed ventilators...
‘All resources being utilised to protect economy from virus impact’
--Hafeez Shaikh says after announcing a historic package, govt now striving to ensure transparent distribution of relief money
--Says all sales tax...