K-Electric urged to stop power outages, improve infrastructure
KCCI president criticises KE for not upgrading its distribution network despite earning billions of rupees in revenue
Leather industry seeks exemption from lockdown restrictions
Fearing 'colossal losses' in exports, PLGMEA chief urges govt to allow manufacturing units to operate in double shifts
PIA moves to assuage concern on ‘dubious’ pilot licences
PIA informs foreign missions and global regulatory bodies that it has grounded all 141 pilots suspected of obtaining licences through unfair means
Locusts invade satellite city of India’s capital
NEW DELHI: Desert locusts on Saturday invaded Gurugram, a satellite city of India’s capital New Delhi, prompting authorities to ask people to...
POL price hike adds fuel to Opp’s fire
–PTI's Raja Riaz joins Opp members in criticising govt, laments non-disbursement of development funds
–Energy minister claims prices of petroleum products in Pakistan are...
India to end central control of gas prices, lift LNG transport use
NEW DELHI: India will gradually end central controls on gas pricing as it seeks to attract foreign investment and technology to lift...
HBL to pay for employees’ Covid-19 treatment
KARACHI: Habib Bank Ltd. (HBL) will pay for any Covid-19 related medical expenses of employees and their dependents, according to an internal...
Federal govt pays Rs80bn to Balochistan to cover revenue shortfall
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has paid an additional sum of Rs80 billion to Balochistan for the ongoing fiscal year to make up...
L’Oreal to drop words such as ‘whitening’ from skin products
LONDON: L’Oreal, the world’s biggest cosmetics company, will remove words referencing “white”, “fair” and “light” from its skin-evening products, a spokeswoman said...
Govt increases petrol price by Rs25.58
LAHORE:The federal government on Friday announced an increase in the prices of petroleum products with a Rs25.58 per litre increase in the...
Completion of cattle market project at Arifwala delayed as govt withholds funds
LAHORE: Progress on the establishment of a model cattle market in Arifwala, in Punjab’s Pakpattan district has been hampered due to lack...
KP assigns 19 departments to collect Rs49.2bn revenue for FY21
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has assigned responsibility to 19 departments to collect revenue estimated at Rs49.2 billion for FY21.
The provincial government...
Govt taking institutional measures to speed up CPEC projects, says Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Friday said that the government is taking several institutional...
Stocks rebound with 229 points rally
LAHORE: Recovering the losses made in the previous session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), on Friday, gained 229.86 points finally settling at...
Pakistan to diversify exports into engineering, pharmaceutical products, says Razak Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday said that Pakistan is rapidly diversifying its...