Unemployment: KP’s 2.7m workers vulnerable to coronavirus crisis
PESHAWAR: The ongoing Covid-19 crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has adversely affected the workforce employed in various sectors as the United Nation Development...
SAARC CCI: BHC approves replacement of one male member with female
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has declared nomination of Daroo Khan as Vice President of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and...
FBR likely to set Rs5.1tr revenue target for FY21: member
ISLAMABAD: Member Inland Revenue Policy, Federal Board of Revenue Dr Hamid Ateeq on Sunday said keeping in consideration the existing and post...
Seven more BoK employees tested positive for virus continuing to perform duties
PESHAWAR: Seven more employees of the Bank of Khyber (BoK), who have been tested positive for the coronavirus, are continuing to perform...
GasPort LNG terminal achieves ISO certifications
KARACHI: The Pakistan GasPort Consortium Limited (PGPCL), which owns and operates Pakistan’s single largest LNG storage and regasification terminal at Port Qasim,...
FBR directs field formations to provide auditable record of wheat, sugar to AGP
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed its field formations to provide auditable records related to sugar and wheat to...
Lockdown: Businessmen will share concerns with parliamentary committee tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The business community will take up with the Parliamentary Committee on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Monday its concerns regarding the impact...
Tea imports contract 15.6pc to $376m in 3QFY20
ISLAMABAD: The tea imports into the country witnessed a decline of 15.61 per cent during the first three quarters of the current...
ECC to consider relief package for small businesses on Monday: minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar said on Sunday his ministry would table a relief package for small businesses in...
Bangladesh textile workers flout coronavirus lockdown to demand wages
DHAKA: Hundreds of textile workers in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka took to the streets on Sunday demanding wages, flouting social distancing norms amid...
Refineries given green light to import crude oil
KARACHI: The government has granted permission to refineries to import crude oil.
According to a notification of the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division), the...
PM-formed think-tank identifies key areas to boost economy
--Forum mulls reducing GST on consumer goods from 17pc to 5pc
--Members highlight need for further reduction in policy rate, oil prices
ISLAMABAD: Adviser...
COVID-19 poses unprecedented economic challenges, Qureshi says
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said that Pakistan was facing an unprecedented situation at the economic front amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Addressing...
Sugar crisis inquiry commission given two weeks to submit report
ISLAMABAD: The sugar crisis inquiry commission has been given two more weeks to submit its detailed forensic audit report to the prime minister,...
Govt urged to ensure availability of labourers for upcoming mango season
PFVA calls for 'special transport facilities' so that labourers can easily travel from Punjab to Sindh