Pakistan’s soybean may move towards self-production with Chinese tech
CHENGDU, CHINA: China's maize-soybean strip inter-cropping technology has attracted a lot of attention after a recent media report highlighted two Pakistani students...
Tobacco taxation reforms proposal tabled to get additional Rs24bn: Zafar Mirza
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services has tabled an ambitious tobacco taxation reforms proposal for consideration in the upcoming budget to...
Mylan’s Pakistan partner to sell Covid-19 drug within two months: Bloomberg
Pakistan’s AGP Ltd, a partner of Mylan NV, plans to sell the Covid-19 treatment remdesivir, which has been shown to improve recovery...
FBR needs Rs372bn in June to meet revised revenue target
Tax dept collects Rs227bn in May, as against the revised target of Rs250bn
Govt to file criminal cases in light of sugar probe: PM’s aide
–Shahzad Akbar terms sugar probe report a charge-sheet against former PM Abbasi
–Abbasi says PM Imran, Punjab CM Buzdar, Asad Umar ‘real culprits...
President asks PIA to expedite compensation to crash victims’ heirs
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has directed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan International Airlines, Air Marshal Arshad Malik to expedite the process...
Illicit tobacco trade and Pakistan’s revenue woes
As world marks 'No Tobacco Day', Pakistan continues to lose billions worth revenue every year due to illicit tobacco trade, high-handedness of multinational companies and loopholes in the system
ECC approves disbursement criteria for Rs200bn Islamic Sukuk
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Saturday approved the criteria for the disbursement of Rs200 billion, received through Islamic Sukuk, in...
Javed Jabbar resigns from 10th NFC after backlash
Former senator says stepping down from office 'to enable representation on basis of broad political consensus'
Amid soaring cases, govt mulls opening more sectors
–NCOC recommends keeping schools closed till August, restaurants to remain restricted to takeaway service only
–Marriage halls likely to be allowed to operate...
Wall Street investors eye consumer discretionary stocks as US reopens
NEW YORK: Investors are taking a closer look at the market’s consumer discretionary companies as a reopening US economy fuels hopes of...
‘Liquidity constraints’: Garment manufacturers for zero-rating facility in FY21
LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has called for the restoration of zero-rating facility of 'no payment and...
Abu Dhabi economy to contract by about 7.5pc this year: S&P
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to contract by 7.5pc this year because of lower oil production and...
Work on flight data of crashed PIA airliner to start June 2 in France
KARACHI: Work on the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of a crashed Pakistani airliner will begin in France on June 2,...
20% salary, pension raise likely for govt employees
The budget for financial year 2020-21 has good news for government employees who are expected to get a raise of 20 per...