Minister reviews proposed Punjab Skill Policy 2021-26

LAHORE, Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal chaired a meeting to review the proposed Punjab Skill Policy 2021-26 at TEVTA (Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority) secretariat, here on Tuesday. TEVTA Chairman Ali Salman Siddique gave a detailed briefing on the first […]

Fiscal deficit to remain within target: Report

ISLAMABAD, With continuity in fiscal consolidation efforts, the fiscal deficit for the entire fiscal year is expected to remain within the target, according to Finance Ministry report. “For Fiscal Year 2022, the fiscal deficit is budgeted to be at 6.3 percent of GDP,” said monthly […]

Pak-China imports remained top among other countries: SBP

ISLAMABAD, China topped the list of countries from where Pakistan imported different products during the first eleven months of financial year (2020-21), followed by United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. The total imports from China during July-May (2020-21) were recorded at $11454.962 million against the […]

Chinese investors keen to invest in South Balochistan: Asad

ISLAMABAD, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar said on Tuesday that Chinese investors have expressed their willingness to invest in South Balochistan package. Briefing media persons, the minister said that the Chinese investors would invest over $1 billion in this project. He […]

Exports perform well, up by 34% to China; 19% to Germany: Razak Dawood

ISLAMABAD, Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Abudul Razak Dawood Tuesday said that despite the negative impacts of Covid-19, the exports have performed well in country’s major markets. “I’m pleased to share that our exports have done quite well in our major markets,” the adviser […]

Wheat Review Committee revises local wheat output to 27.539 mln tons

ISLAMABAD, The Wheat Review Committee of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research on Monday revised the local wheat production upward to 27.539 million tons for the season 2020-21 as against the first estimate of 27.33 million tons due to increase in total output […]

Rupee sheds 30 paisas against dollar

ISLAMABAD, The exchange rate of Pakistan rupee weakened by 30 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Monday and closed at Rs 158.17 as compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs 157.87. According to Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying […]

Imports of mobile phones, telecom apparatus surge to $2.33b

KARACHI, Import of mobile phones and other telecommunication apparatus to Pakistan increased 47 percent during the first 11 months of fiscal year 2020-21 as volume of telecom imports surged to US$ 2.337 billion. According to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics total value of […]