Committee formed to overhaul Pakistan’s visa policy for tourism, investment
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted a high-level committee to overhaul the visa policy of Pakistan so that tourism and foreign...
PARCO’s Coastal Oil Refinery to help boost local production: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that completion of the oil refinery project by Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) would help...
Regional connectivity vital to unleash trade, tourism potential: Bakhtiar
ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar has stressed the importance of regional connectivity to unleash the country’s trade and tourism potential.
The...
IHC bars finance adviser from heading CCoP
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday barred Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from heading the...
Committee formed for procurement of Covid-19 vaccine
ISLAMABAD: A five-member 'special cabinet committee' has been constituted under the chairmanship of Planning Minister Asad Umar for procurement of the Covid-19...
Export-oriented industry to get uninterrupted gas: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the export-oriented industry will be supplied uninterrupted gas...
FPCCI lauds govt for removing 5pc duty on cotton yarn import
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan for considering the chamber's recommendations...
Stocks inch down in range-bound trade
KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a range-bound session on Monday, with the indices swaying both ways in search of a...
KP govt releases another Rs1bn for TMAs
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has released another Rs1 billion to the local government department for compensating Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs)...
PIA introduces voluntary separation scheme for employees
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday introduced a 14-day voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for its employees.
As per details, employees under the age...
Balochistan govt developing 13 new border markets
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government has initiated the development work on as many as 13 border markets at frontier areas to boost significant business...
China keen to enhance energy cooperation under CPEC: envoy
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong has said that his country was keen to enhance its engagement with Pakistan, particularly in the...
PSM CEO seeks termination of more employees
Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) chief executive officer (CEO) on Monday submitted a plea to the labour court in Karachi, seeking the termination...
Food prices continue to surge in KP
PESHAWAR: The district administration has failed to control the prices of food items in the provincial capital despite repeated instructions from the...
‘On a knife edge’: Britain and EU in last-ditch trade talks
LONDON/DUBLIN: Britain and the European Union will make a last-ditch attempt to strike a post-Brexit trade deal this week, with probably just...