PM assures timely subsidy for banks providing loans to youth
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated his commitment to ensure timely provision of subsidy to banks, so that they are able...
PTA blocks TikTok for ‘immoral and indecent’ content
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecom regulator blocked TikTok on Friday for failing to filter out “immoral and indecent” content, another blow to the social...
‘Economic constraints’: PIA’s Roosevelt Hotel announces permanent closure from 31st
PIA plans to redevelop the site into primarily an office tower over retail space and condominium
Govt approves establishment of three new SEZs in Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh
ISLAMABAD: In an effort to boost investment and economic activities in the country, the government has approved the establishment of three new...
Pakistan eyes six LNG spot cargoes for Dec to prevent gas shortage
ISLAMABAD: In order to meet the gas requirements of the country, Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has invited bids for the delivery of...
Pakistan earns $161mn from IT services’ export in July
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned $161.980 million by providing different information technology (IT) services in various countries during the first month of the ongoing...
Cement despatches surge to record 5.21m tonnes in Sept
LAHORE: The cement sector has achieved the highest ever despatches in September 2020, as the total despatches during the month were recorded...
Steel manufacturers meet PM, highlight impediments to industry’s growth
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while assuring support and incentives for growth, development and revival of the country's steel sector, has called...
FBR, PSMA sign accord for electronic monitoring of sugar production
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) to operationalize...
FBR surpasses target, collects over Rs1tr in July-Sept quarter
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected more than Rs1,000 billion revenue during the first quarter (July-Sept) of the current...
PM addresses UN summit, calls for one-year extension in G20 debt relief
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday the investment in sustainable infrastructure would be the key to a resilient economic recovery...
‘Imran likely to announce economic package, provincial rights for GB’
ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to announce an economic...
World Bank approves $450m to support Pakistan’s transition to renewable energy
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $450 million in financing to support Pakistan’s transition to clean energy as the country aims to...
CCP raids Lahore office of Jahangir Tareen’s sugar mills, seizes important record
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Friday raided the head office of JDW Sugar Mills, owned by Jahangir Tareen, in...
PM Imran proposes measures to stop illicit cashflow from developing countries
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called upon the international community to take steps to counter illicit flows of money, saying...