Downtrend in kinnow exports matter of concern: Jawad
ISLAMABAD: Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum and former chairman FPCCI Standing Committee on Agriculture, Ahmad Jawad has expressed concerns over downtrend in kinnow...
Petrol price goes up by Rs2.31 for first half of Jan 2021
ISLAMABAD: Federal Government on Thursday increased the prices of all petroleum products by up to nearly Rs2.31 to share the impact of rising international...
FIA arrests two men for illegally transferring foreign currency
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two men for illegally transferring foreign currency in and out of Pakistan.
According to spokesperson of FIA, the...
Asad Umar says procurement of one million coronavirus vaccines okayed
ISLAMABAD: Asad Umar, the chief of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), said that a cabinet committee has authorised the procurement of more...
2020 an exceptional year for highest-ever hydel power generation benefits Rs 53.2b
ISLAMABAD: The year 2020 proved exceptional for water and hydropower sectors in the country, as the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) succeeded...
Petroleum import bill of Pakistan declines by 22.78% to $3.946bn in five months
ISLAMABAD: The import bill of overall petroleum products declined by 22.78 per cent during the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY2020-21)...
Government devises five-year textile policy with proposed Rs950b facilities
ISLAMABAD: Federal Government has devised five-year textile policy with facilities and incentives of around Rs950 billion including provision of electricity to the sector at...
Federal cabinet approves Pakistan’s first ever Electric Vehicle policy
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved Pakistan's first Electric Vehicle Policy, ARY News reported.
The cabinet meeting was held with Prime Minister Imran Khan...
PIA moving headquarter to Islamabad next month; shifting starts in phases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national flag carrier, has finalized the plan to shift its headquarters from Karachi to Islamabad by the end...
Pakistan gets $1.1b expensive foreign commercial loan; External inflow in 5-months reachs $4.5b
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received $1.1 billion expensive foreign commercial loans in the last month, including a fresh half-a-billion-dollar lending by China, that took the fresh...
