Govt wants to supply cheaper electricity to people: Omar Ayub

ISLAMABAD, 22 Feb (TNT News): Federal Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan speaking at a meeting here said that this government has inherited fragile...

Swedish and Estonian watchdogs open joint Swedbank probe

STOCKHOLM/ISLAMABAD: (Reuters/TNT Business Desk): Sweden’s and Estonia’s financial watchdogs have opened a joint investigation following a media report linking Swedbank to a Baltic money...

Saudi Arabia agrees for $10 billion China refinery deal

BEIJING/ISLAMABAD 22 Feb (Reuters/TNT International Desk): State-owned oil company Saudi Aramco signed a $10 billion deal to build a refining and petrochemical complex in...

NA panel calls for improved infrastructure facilities at Port Qasim

ISLAMABAD, 22 Feb (TNT News): The Port Qasim annually generates revenue of Rs99.7 billion, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi informed the National...

Jahangir Tareen, Aitzaz Ahsan top taxpayers in FBR tax directory of parliamentarians

ISLAMABAD, 22 Feb (TNT News): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued its tax directory of the parliamentarians for the Tax Year 2017-18. These...

Govt to privatize 49 entities in next five years, Senate body told

ISLAMABAD, 22 Feb (TNT News): The meeting Senate Standing Committee on Privatization, chaired by Muhammad Yousaf Badini, was told on Friday that the incumbent...

Belarus keen to produce farm machinery in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 20 Feb (TNT News): Belarus is willing to support the joint production of tractors in Pakistan along with other farm machinery, said Belarus’...

Budget deficit climbs to Rs 1.03 trillion in July-December 2018

ISLAMABAD, 20 Feb (TNT News): Pakistan witnessed its budget deficit rise to one trillion rupees in the six months (July to December) of the...

India plans to buy 21 MiG-29 jet fighters from Russia: RIA

MOSCOW, 20 Feb (Reuters/TNT Monitoring Desk) : India plans to buy 21 MiG-29 jet fighters and possibly more from Russia, the RIA news agency...

PIA earns revenue worth Rs 12 million under austerity campaign

KARACHI, 20 Feb (TNT News): The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has earned millions of rupees revenue under the austerity campaign. The national flag carrier has...