Cigarettes, sugar, fertilizer: Verification of digital tax stamps launched ISLAMABAD: At the time when nearly 63 percent of the Pakistani market has been captured by illicit cigarettes,... Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am
Opinion Ending hopium—II SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council) and the last Caretaker Government had taken the elephant steps on... Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am
Pakistan Concerns voiced over delay in TTS implementation LAHORE: The effective implementation of the Track & Trace System (TTS) has the potential to contribute billions... Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am
Business & Finance Fertilizer manufacturers: Anomaly in gas prices creates price distortion KARACHI: The government should remove current price discrimination among fertilizer manufacturers to bring stability... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
Business & Finance Engro Fertilizers welcomes gas tariff revision KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers has welcomed the fact that the government has taken a bold first step by removing the... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Opinion Hike in gas tariffs: an analysis As their parting gift, before they left, Caretakers have increased gas prices again to comply with the IMF... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Markets Concern at delayed urea distribution LAHORE: Farmers expressing their grave concern over delayed distribution of 150,000 metric tons of imported urea ... Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am
Pakistan PAD launches crackdown against dealers overcharging fertilizer LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department has launched a crackdown against those fertilizer dealers who are... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
Pakistan Expert explains how aquaculture development can contribute to food security PESHAWAR: The people of Pakistan require food security, jobs and other sources of income generation and best... Updated 01 Jan, 2024 06:59am
Opinion Fall in industrial production The statistics on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics... Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am
Business & Finance Farmers express mixed reaction over agri sector’s performance LAHORE: Stakeholders expressed mixed reactions over the performance of the agricultural sector during the year 2023... Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am
Business & Finance Sindh industry opposes 87pc increase in gas tariff ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Sindh industry, strongly opposing the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)‘s 87 percent above the... Updated 19 Dec, 2023 10:00am
Opinion Fertilizer: a subsidy for dealers? For a very long time, the government has been supplying gas at a subsidized rate to fertilizer companies (mainly to... Updated 18 Dec, 2023 07:03am
Print Fertilizer at notified rates directed: Energy price hike propelled inflation to 29.2pc in Nov, ECC told ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday directed the relevant ministries to... Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:13am
Print PM orders supply of urea fertilizer on controlled rates ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday directed the concerned departments to prepare and... Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:49am
Markets ‘Hoarding, higher prices may cause 50pc cut in wheat production’ LAHORE: Growers are claiming that the unavailability, hoarding and higher prices of the fertilizer may cause a 50... Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am
Markets Farmers for increasing sugarcane support price to Rs500/maund LAHORE: Farmers have rejected the sugarcane support price of Rs400 per maund announced by the Punjab government for... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
Print Import of urea exempted from PPRA Rules ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is said to have exempted procurement of 0.2 million... Updated 07 Nov, 2023 09:55am
Business & Finance Joint investment in fertilizer production: Govt to send team to Iran to negotiate proposals ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to dispatch official delegation to Iran to negotiate proposals for joint investment in... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Pakistan LUMS to provide support to improve quality of compost: CEO LWMC LAHORE: The International Growth Centre of LUMS University will provide support to further improve the quality of... Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am
Pakistan Major bids to smuggle huge quantities of fertilizer, sugar to Afghanistan foiled ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation-Customs foiled major attempts to smuggle huge... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Print TCP paying Rs143m mark-up daily on loans for commodity imports ISLAMABAD: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is paying Rs 143 million mark-up daily on loans raised from... Updated 14 Apr, 2023 08:37am
Print Essential items: Govt vows to take strict action against smugglers ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday vowed to take strict action against those elements involved in smuggling of... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:49am
Markets PM Shehbaz accords in-principle approval to set price of cotton at Rs8500 per 40kg Premier holds a detailed discussion on increasing the production of cotton and setting its support price Published 13 Mar, 2023 05:20pm
Pakistan Action taken against fertilizer hoarders LAHORE: Under directions of Secretary Agriculture Punjab Wasif Khurshid, action is being taken against dealers who... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Pakistan Supply of fertilizers to farmers at fixed rates directed LAHORE: Additional Secretary Agriculture (Task Force) Punjab Muhammad Shabbir Ahmad Khan has directed the officers ... Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am
Print DAP fertilizer price once again crosses Rs10,000 level ISLAMABAD: The Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer price have once again crossed Rs10,000 level as within the ... Updated 11 Feb, 2023 08:59am
Pakistan Farmers urge Punjab, KP govts to raise wheat support price to Rs4,000 per maund LAHORE: Farmers criticising delay in the announcement of the support price for the current wheat crop have urged the... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
Print GST or duty on imported DAP fertilizer: Body to analyse proposal of industry ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a committee to analyse a proposal of the domestic industry to impose... Updated 03 Jan, 2023 09:07am
Markets Vietnam’s coffee output likely to fall HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG: Vietnam’s coffee output is expected to drop by a fifth in the current crop year as extended... Published 09 Dec, 2022 05:58am