Business & Economy

ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 (APP): Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting on the revenue performance of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) here on Tuesday. Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, […]

Peshawar, April 21 (ONLINE): In a bid to make Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a province free from all kinds of drugs and social evils, the provincial Secretary and Director General Excise took emergency measures and destroyed the poppy crop cultivated in some difficult mountainous areas of Swabi […]

Warsaw, April 21 (AFP/APP): Poland on Friday resumed transit shipments of Ukrainian grain and other food through its territory, partially lifting a nearly week-long ban imposed in response to protests from farmers. Poland and other EU countries bordering Ukraine imposed temporary bans on Ukrainian grain […]

Brussels, April 21 (AFP/APP):The eurozone economy’s growth accelerated in April and hit an 11-month high, according to a closely-watched survey published on Friday. Data from the HCOB Flash Eurozone purchasing managers’ index (PMI) survey published by S&P Global rose to 54.4 in April from 53.7 […]

ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Online): Headway has been made in buying discounted Russian crude oil as Pakistan has placed first order in this regard. According to ministry of petroleum order has been placed for first cargo as test. The agreement for buying discounted oil will start […]

ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Online): K-electric has requested NEPRA to scale up electricity tariff by RS. 4.49 Per unit. K-electric in Karachi has filed application with NEPRA for enhancing power tariff under the head fuel adjustment for the month of March. According to which permission has […]

Lahore (PNI) Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has launched ration distribution drive as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. It is pertinent to mention that in wake of economic slowdown and inflation in the country, Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) had advised […]

KARACHI: Ismail Suttar, Chairman Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP), while totally rejecting excessive holidays for Eid ul Fitr, stated that the five days of Eid holidays is a highly inefficient decision notified from the government in such crippling economic crises Pakistan is facing. In […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (APP): Ministry of Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar on Tuesday inaugurated the first-ever National Compliance Centre (NCC) to ensure international compliance requirements and facilitate the manufacturers, exporters, and certification agencies through information sharing and training/capacity building. Addressing the launching ceremony of the center, […]

HYDERABAD, Apr 18 (APP): Provincial Minister for Revenue Makhdoom Mehboob Zaman on Tuesday said the government wants to legislate for providing security to field staff of the Revenue department as they always worked as front-line soldiers in any emergency situation. The minister said this while […]