‘Agri development among top govt priorities’
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that uplift of the agriculture sector was among the top priorities of the government.
Talking to...
Pakistan’s biggest kids retail store opens in Lahore
Bachaa Party, the biggest kids retail store in Pakistan, launched its first-ever outlet in Lahore, at a newly-renovated space on the 3rd...
PM underscores need to streamline Pak-Afghan Transit Trade
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review issues related to Pak-Afghan Transit Trade and the way forward towards...
Share of clean energy to be enhanced to 65pc by 2030: minister
ISLAMABAD: Power Division Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Wednesday that around 8,000MW and 20,000MW clean, environment-friendly and cheap renewable energy (RE)...
Bourse turns bearish, sheds 526 points
KARACHI: It was a tough day for the investors who saw the indices crumble at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) after two positive...
All federal govt departments to be automated by June 2020, NA body told
ISLAMABAD: National Information Technology Board (NITB) Director-General Faisal Iqbal Ratyal on Wednesday briefed the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication...
Int’l ride-hailing app ‘Grab’ is launching in Pakistan. Well, not quite
Singapore-based ride-hailing giant Grab announced it will offer its services in Pakistan from the first quarter of 2020, via the existing ride-sharing...
Underperforming Gencos cause over Rs64bn loss to exchequer: NEPRA
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), in its performance evaluation of government-owned power generation plants (Gencos), has highlighted over Rs64...
Govt decides to end 5 percent cottonseed sales tax
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to exempt cottonseed from 5% sales tax in line with a recommendation given by the Ministry of...
FESCO to spend Rs1.3bn on maintenance of transmission, distribution lines
FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) is spending Rs 1.3 billion on the repair and maintenance of transmission and distribution lines in...
Textile exports posts 4% growth in four months, cross $4.5 billion mark
ISLAMABAD:Textile group exports from the country during the first four months (July-October) of the current financial year increased by 4.1% as compared...
Oil slips below $62 as trade talks drag on
LONDON: Oil fell for a second day on Tuesday, dropping below $62 a barrel on limited progress toward resolving the US-China trade...
Exports surge 9.6pc in Oct, PM’s aide says
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Tuesday the country's exports registered a 9.6 per...
SBP governor lauds banks for ‘record financing to agri sector’
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Reza Baqir has appreciated the banks for increasing the credit to the agriculture sector, which reached...
Pakistan wants China to finance ML-1 project in RMB
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has proposed China to consider the financing of Main Line-I (ML-I), a rail project worth over $9 billion, in Renminbi...