Govt waives over Rs600m penal surcharges against importers
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to provide relief to importers, the federal government has granted a waiver of penal surcharge worth approximately over...
Locust control: World Bank likely to approve $200m assistance for Pakistan
'The assistance will help Pakistan control locust outbreak, restore livelihoods in the affected areas, and strengthen the country’s national food security monitoring and management system'
Trade bodies join hands against govt’s economic policies
LAHORE: Pakistan's major trade organizations have joined hands against the governments' economic policies, with the Qaumi Tajir Ittehad (QTI) announcing its full...
K-Electric says committed to serving Karachi, seeks govt’s support
K-Electric has expressed gratitude to Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar and Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shahzad...
Imran stresses ‘out-of-the-box solutions’ for post-virus economic recovery
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday emphasised that out-of-the-box solutions were required for economic growth in these crucial times as the...
Horticulture exporters oppose shifting of FPCCI headquarters to Islamabad
PFVA accuses FPCCI leadership of 'incompetence', terms the decision 'a deep conspiracy against the business community of Karachi'
Govt lambasted over closure of CNG stations
APCNGA chairman criticises govt for 'helping private power companies like K-Electric at the cost of other sectors'
Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto files for US listing
BEIJING: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto Inc, backed by food delivery giant Meituan Dianping, has filed for a US initial...
Pakistan reiterates commitment to early completion of FATF action plan
Hafeez Shaikh urges UN panel to observe how multinational companies are devising sophisticated financial models that enable them to manoeuvre their way through tax systems and shift their profits to low tax jurisdictions
Getting our act together
It was only a matter of time, we suppose. Last week, the United States joined the European Union in banning Pakistan International...
PSX to resume standard working hours from Monday
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange will return to standard operating hours from Monday, July 13.
The market will open at 9:30am and close...
PM directs Planning Commission to improve project evaluation, monitoring system
PM's Inspection Commission says prevailing practices in project evaluation systems are causing unnecessary delays and cost overruns
Skin whitening creams remain online despite mercury findings
LONDON: Skin-whitening creams identified as containing potentially dangerous levels of mercury continue to be sold online more than seven months after a...
PM Imran gives PIA chief a week to submit airline’s restructuring plan
PIA chief asked to undertake the restructuring process in consultation with Adviser to PM on Institutional Reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain
FPCCI likely to shift headquarter from Karachi to Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: In a move that is likely to be opposed by the businessmen of the port city, the leadership of Federation of...