Taj Afridi richest senator with Rs1.22bn assets; Zafarul Haq owns Rs50,000
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani owns assets worth Rs106.3m, whereas Shibli Faraz has assets up to Rs46.7m
‘TAPI gas pipeline to bring economic prosperity to Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD: Turkmenistan Ambassador to Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov on Sunday announced that the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is at the stage of practical...
‘Exports to Afghanistan to reach $5bn in 3 years’
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the government had set a target of $5...
Farmers urge govt to increase wheat support price to Rs2,000
LAHORE: Wheat farmers on Saturday urged the government to increase the support price to Rs2,000 per 40kg for the next crop.
The federal...
Tareen returns, vows to play role in ending sugar crisis, price hike
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen returned to the country on Friday after staying seven months in London.
While speaking to...
ADB to provide $10bn for development projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide about $10 billion in fresh assistance to Pakistan over the next five years to speed...
Cement sector continues to shine as despatches hit record 5.73m tonnes in Oct
LAHORE: Pakistan's cement sector continued with its upward trend in Oct 2020, as total desptaches during the month surged to record 5.735...
PM directs mechanism for direct flour subsidy to those below poverty line
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday ordered the Ministry of National Food Security to devise a mechanism to ensure the...
PM announces energy relief package for industrial sector
Industry to get additional electricity at 25pc discount; power tariff for SMEs slashed by 50pc
Pakistan’s exports back to pre-Covid levels, cross $2bn in Oct: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: While the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is yet to release export figures for the month of October, Adviser to Prime...
Pakistan to announce law firm fighting for Basmati GI tag
Pakistan has short-listed two Brussels-based international law firms, Messrs Altius and Messrs Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick to fight the country's Basmati Geographical...
CM Buzdar announces Rs5bn relief package for Hafeez Centre fire affectees
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday announced a Rs5 billion special relief package for affectees of the Hafeez Centre...
FBR seals Jazz’s Islamabad office over non-payment of taxes
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday sealed an office of the Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited (PMCL) due to non-payment...
CPEC investor China Three Gorges to list subsidiary on PSX
With the listing, the Chinese want to impress upon the world that they are ready to share benefits of their projects with people of countries they are investing in
ECC fixes Rs1,600 wheat support price
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday fixed wheat support price at Rs1,600 for next year’s crop.
The decision...