Punjab requests Centre to ban onion, red chilli exports
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has requested the federal government to impose a ban on the export of onions and red chillies.
According to...
Circular debt reduced to Rs12bn per month, Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Power was informed on Monday that the country's circular debt had been decreased to around Rs12 billion...
Australia to provide AUD1.2m for Pakistan’s rural uplift
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division and the Australian Center for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) signed on Monday a Memorandum of Subsidiary Agreement...
‘Efforts underway to privatise HBS, Balloki power plants by April mid’
ISLAMABAD: The 8th meeting of the Transaction Committee for the privatisation of the National Power Parks Management Company Limited (NPPMCL) was held...
Engro Fertilizers’ profit increases 11.4pc to Rs18.56bn
LAHORE: The Board of Directors of Engro Fertilizers Limited (EFERT) met on Monday to review the company's performance and announce its financial results...
Increase in workers’ remittances bodes well for Pakistan: Moody’s
KARACHI: An increase in worker’s remittances is positive for Pakistani banks and borrowers, as it supports deposit flows and strengthens household finances, according...
Stocks close flat in range-bound session
KARACHI: It was a dull start to the trading week at Pakistan Stock Exchange, as the incides kept trading within a narrow...
No prior actions needed for IMF’s $452 million third tranche: Finance Ministry
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Monday described as misleading and factually incorrect a news item published in a section of the press...
Karachi Customs House closed after poisonous gas faints 4 people
KARACHI: The Customs House Karachi was closed on Monday after four people fell unconscious there while dozens started vomiting as a result...
Foreign investors keen to invest in Allama Iqbal Industrial City
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) Mian Kashif Ashfaq has said the government is working on multiple fronts to...
HBL to voluntarily close New York branch by March 31st
Terming the development as ‘positive’, analysts believe the closure will bring certainty regarding the bank’s future earnings
Govt decides to launch new tax campaign across country
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to launch a new tax campaign across the country to improve the tax system.
In the first phase,...
Karachi Port Trust denies leakage of chemical or gas inside KPT area
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust has denied any leakage of chemicals or gases inside the KPT port area and from any berthed...
90,000 Pakistanis get overseas jobs in first 40 days of 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has facilitated some 90,000 Pakistanis to secure jobs in multiple fields of...
LCCI signs MoU with PHEC for promotion of higher education
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and the Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) signed a memorandum of understanding to...