NEECA starts energy audit of gas-based captive power plants
ISLAMABAD: The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA) has initiated an energy audit of gas-based captive power plants (CPPs) through independent consulting...
International tenders for ML-1 on Sept 12, announces minister
LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said on Saturday that international tenders for Mainline-1 (ML-1) project would be issued on September 12.
Addressing a...
Govt to soon decide K-Electric’s fate: Asad Umar
KARACHI: Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar has said that the government would soon decide whether K-Electric (K-E) should remain privatised or be...
Federal cabinet approves publishing of parliamentarians’ tax directory
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has granted its approval and authorization to the revenue division for publishing tax directory for the tax year (TY)...
KP govt remains deprived of benefits from hydropower project for 5 years
PESHAWAR: Despite spending Rs3.2 billion on the 17 megawatt (MW) Ranolia run-of-river hydropower project, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is still deprived...
Chairperson NTC assures textile millers of rationalising tariffs on industry inputs
LAHORE: National Tariff Commission (NTC) Chairperson Robina Ather has assured the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab of rationalisation of tariff...
Another ship carrying 65,000MT wheat reaches Pakistan
With the arrival of the second vessel, total import of wheat from Ukraine has now totalled 125,804 metric tonnes
Financial scam in Pakistan Post unearthed
ISLAMABAD: A financial scam worth millions of rupees has surfaced in the Pakistan Post Office Department (PPOD) owing to the connivance of...
Razak Dawood urges exporters to focus on high-end manufacturing
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has assured the country's exporters of his all-out support and...
Weekly inflation rises 0.8pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the week ended on September 3 witnessed an increase of 0.80pc as compared to...
Study reveals flaws in Pakistan’s long-term power capacity plan
In a recent study conducted by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), in collaboration with the Alliance for Climate...
Why digital media agencies are reluctant to join the PBA digital media wing
The Pakistan Broadcasters Association announced the formation of a digital media wing that they claim will represent the business interests of digital publishers, apps, and digital advertising agencies. Advertising agencies are sceptical about the initiative.
Govt’s proactive approach helped control locust outbreak: minister
'Threat only exists in one district each of Balochistan and Sindh, while there is no presence of locust in KP and Punjab'
Oil falls 3pc, heads for weekly drop on demand concerns
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell more than 3pc on Friday, headed for their biggest weekly decline since June as concern around a...
PRA cracks down on restaurants violating tax laws
LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has launched a crackdown on restaurants levying 16pc sales tax on credit and debit cards in...