Budget – Not all is doom and gloom
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI led government has announced a tough budget to arrest the alarming build up in public debt over...
Disrupt or Be Disrupted
The human mind is trained to visualise linear developments and finds it difficult to estimate exponential possibilities which emanate from technology. Such...
Civil, Military leadership to come together in ‘Economic Security Council’
ISLAMABAD: Federal government of Pakistan has decided to form ‘Economic Security Council’ to deal with economic downturn in the country, a private...
Russian-Iranian Panel On Trade, Economy held in Iran
TEHRAN: Russian and Iranian officials gathered in Iran on Sunday for an annual panel meeting on trade and economic cooperation.
The two allies...
SECP recommends mandatory health insurance for private sector employees
ISLAMABAD: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has recommended the federal government to introduce mandatory health insurance for the private sector employees,...
Registered vehicles in Pakistan increased by 9.6% in 2018
ISLAMABAD: The registered vehicles in the country increased by 9.6 per cent in 2018 as the number of vehicles have reached 23,588,268...
Govt approves Rs1.4bn for utility services in SEZs
FAISALABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) Secretary Omer Rasul said that the federal government has approved Rs 1.40 billion for provision of...
Zero taxes for dyes, leather imports demanded from federal govt
LAHORE: Organizers of the 5th Color & Chem Expo have urged the federal government to also allow zero tax for raw materials...
‘Govt ensures tax relief on medicines, food, essential items’: FBR official
ISLAMABAD: Envisaging protection of common people, the government through Budget 2019-20 has provided tax relief on various daily-use essential products including medicines,...
Four hydropower projects proposed for KPK budget 2019-20
PESHAWAR: To cater the growing electricity demands of the people of province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Energy Department has proposed four mega hydropower projects...
Demand for Mangoes increases as Summers arrive
ISLAMABAD: The summer season is in full flow and sale of Mangoes is in full swing as the vendors selling the fruit...
Cement prices to rise due to FED in new budget
LAHORE: As the government has increased the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cement by Rs 25, to Rs100 per 50 kg bag...
Govt refutes rumours regarding Razzaq Dawood’s resignation
Referring to a news item titled "Rumors regarding Advisor's resignation", published in a local daily on Saturday, the Ministry of Commerce has...
LCCI calls for remedial measures before budget approval
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) on Saturday urged the national and Punjab assemblies to take remedial measures through consultations with...