Cutlery exports dip 2.63pc in three quarters: PBS
ISLAMABAD: The cutlery exports from the country decreased by 2.63 per cent during the first three quarters of current fiscal year compared...
Zong becomes first operator to surpass 11,000 4G cell sites across country
ISLAMABAD: Zong 4G has become the first and only operator to reach more than 11,000 4G cell sites enabling the 4G customers...
PTA issues guidelines for renewal of telecom licence
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered the renewal of cellular mobile licences in the months to come, a private media outlet...
Pak-EPA, industrial sector gear up for Green Industrial Zone
---Official says initiative aimed at increasing plantation cover which was depleted due to massive construction, development
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), in...
‘Construction of 5mn houses can create jobs for 25pc unemployed youth’
ISLAMABAD: Construction of 5 million housing units for homeless Pakistanis can create job opportunities for 25 per cent of the unemployed youth...
Govt urged to curb smuggling of steel via land routes
'Import of steel items should be allowed only from the sea route as it will be easier for customs to control...
Customs collect Rs450m in 10 months amid crackdown on currency smuggling
The operations arm of Pakistan Customs has taken vigorous actions to counter the illicit movement of currency, which is the primary tool...
Pakistan, FATF teams to meet in Sri Lanka on 13th
A meeting between Pakistan and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) team has been scheduled on May 13th in Sri Lanka, wherein...
Plastic imports decline 6.91pc in nine months FY19
ISLAMABAD: The import of plastic materials into the country during the first nine months of the current fiscal year has decreased by 6.91...
Offshore drilling near Karachi coast in final phase
Petroleum Minister Omar Ayub Khan on Saturday visited the site of the offshore drilling near the Karachi coast to review the pace...
‘Impossible’ to work on gas pipeline under US sanctions, Pakistan tells Iran
Pakistan has informed Iran in writing that it cannot execute the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project as long as Tehran is under the...
CPG lauds appointment of Shabbar Zaidi as FBR chairman
The Corporate Pakistan Group (CPG) has welcomed the appointment of Syed Muhammad Shabbar Zaidi as the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
Railways to increase fares by up to 10pc
Minister says govt not privatising Pakistan Railways and 'those talking about it are talking nonsense'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has decided to increase the fares...
Facebook sues South Korean analytics firm over alleged data misuse
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn't breaking the leading social network's rules, the...
Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump cranked up the heat in a trade battle with China on Friday, ordering a tariff hike on...