Cabinet to ratify decisions regarding import of vintage cars, cars for disabled persons
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet will ratify decisions taken by the previous government pertaining to import 50-year-old vintage cars and up to 1350cc...
US cancels $300 million aid to Pakistan over record on militants
The Trump administration says Islamabad is granting safe haven to insurgents who are waging a 17-year-old war in neighbouring Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan denies.
PTI names relatively less experienced EAC team
The regular half a dozen senior ones jettisoned
Suki Kinari Hydropower Project set to make KP self-sufficient in power
Two more projects have been announced by KP government at Batakundi (96 MW) and Naran (188MW) – both upstream of the Suki Kinari project
FBR extends deadline to file tax returns
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) today announced the extended deadline to file tax returns by one month.
The returns can now be filed...
PTI govt may not be able to finalise 9th NFC award for resource constraints
ISLAMABAD: While the government of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it has initiated the process of preparing the next National Finance...
PM reduces prices of petrol, diesel
LAHORE: In the latest development, on the recommendations of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan...
KKH-II Expressway Project on track, attains 55 percent completion stage
KKH Phase-II is one among dozens of early harvest projects of the game-changing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province as the Expressway plays a linchpin role in connecting Gwadar Port to the Chinese city of Kashgar
Energy ministry recommends drastic cut of Rs22.94 in diesel price
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority has proposed a decrease of Rs6 in the price of HSD to Rs106 per litre, Rs2 in the price of petrol to Rs93 per litre, 30 paisa in kerosene oil to Rs83.25 per litre and 70 paisa in the price of light diesel oil to Rs76 per litre
Finance Minister Asad Umar updates PM on condition of country’s economy
According to high-ranked government sources, if Pakistan doesn’t seek an IMF bailout, then the import of oil on deferred payments and rollover of maturing loans could be the preferred choices to cope with external sector challenges
Pakistan’s leading lock screen app Slide set to be acquired by S.Korean Buzzvil
The application that raised $1.2 million as seed round and $3.6 million in Series A funding had over 7 million users as of February 2018 since its launch in Pakistan and India in 2015
CLSA Ltd returns to Pak after 17 years, buys minority stake in Alfalah securities
KARACHI: The Hong-Kong based CLSA, the CITIC Securities Company, entered into a joint venture with Bank Alfalah today, to buy a 24.9...
What does China want from CPEC?
The history of China and the United States and how it explains what Beijing is doing pouring so much money into Pakistan
Battle of the Beverages: Will Coke Studio help Coca Cola slay the Pepsi dragon?
Coca Cola may be the global giant, but it remains the underdog in Pakistan; Coke Studio, however, is helping the company catch up in market share with its rival
How the private sector killed off the MQM
The political party died when its reason for existence – securing access to middle-class government jobs – was made redundant by a rising private sector