Business & Economy

ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal, on Wednesday, said the government was positively engaged with European Union Monitoring Mission expecting the extension of GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus) status for Pakistan for next 10 years, which was set […]

Gilgit, Jun 22 (APP):Sony Jawari Center for Public Policy (SJCPP) in collaboration with WWF-Pakistan and ICIMOD organised a day long policy dialogue on agriculture, food and nutrition security in Gilgit-Baltistan to share and discuss the draft policy with relevant stakeholders. Representatives of government, research and […]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (APP): The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved on Wednesday the tariff rationalization for K-Electric by way of adjustments of increase Rs0.571/unit with recovery period of three months. Ministry of Energy, Power Division submitted a summary on tariff rationalization for power sector. As […]

BRUSSELS – June 22 (ONLINE) Europe must race to replace sanctioned and curtailed Russian energy supply and should double down on efficiency and renewables, including nuclear power, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday. Gas prices have hit record levels as a slowdown in […]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (APP):Overall production of petroleum commodities has witnessed an increase of 0.33 percent during the first ten months of fiscal year 2021-22 as compared to corresponding period of fiscal year 2020-21. The Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) products that showed positive growth include […]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (APP):A high-level trade delegation of Saudi Arabia visited Pakistan led by Fahad Bin Mohammed Al-Bash, Chairman, Saudi-Pak Business Council and held B2B meetings with the members of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). The delegation discussed to explore business collaborations in […]

Islamabad, June 21 (Online): We are short of 10 million housing units” has been the clarion cry in politics, media, and donor-driven research for the last ten years. Given an average household size of well over six persons, nearly one-third of the population iswithout housing. […]

Lahore, June 21 – A high-level delegation of Saudi businessmen and investors visited the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry to explore new avenues for joint ventures and investment opportunities in Pakistan. LCCI President MianNaumanKabir, along with Senior Vice President MianRehman Aziz Chan and Vice […]

PESHAWAR, Jun 21 (APP):The World Bank (WB) team on Tuesday visited the office of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) to review the progress on the joint activities. The team was led by Raymond Muhala, the team leader for the Governance of Policy Programme of […]

Paris, June 21 (AFP/APP):Europe’s low-cost airlines face a summer of discontent as staff in Spain and France announced new strikes over labour conditions on Tuesday. Trade unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain have called for strikes this coming weekend, […]