Sindh: massive investment expected in next few years KARACHI: With improved and business-friendly policies, the Sindh government is expecting massive investment in the... Published 16 Oct, 2024 08:01am
Print Reducing power tariff top priority: Awais ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, said on Sunday that the government is... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 03:07pm
Print APTMA, minister discuss issues facing textile industry ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation from the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Tuesday held a meeting... Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:32am
Business & Finance ‘Govt should devise strategy to accelerate industrial pace’ FAISALABAD: “The rising cost of doing business over the last several years has stalled fresh investment in the... Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am
Business & Finance Minister calls for JVs in industrial, agri sectors with Belarus ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal has called for the establishment of joint ventures between Pakistan and... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Opinion Two secrets to China’s rise Twelve years ago, I visited China as a participant in a Seminar on Press and Publication for Developing Countries,... Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am
Opinion Utter madness Pakistan’s economic management, particularly its treatment of export-oriented industries, is nothing short of... Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am
Business & Finance Windar tin plant: Closure termed a setback for Balochistan industry KARACHI: The recent closure of the Sidique Sons Tin Plant in Windar marks an unfortunate chapter in Balochistan’s... Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:29am
Business & Finance Governor Sindh lauds IEEEP Fair for promoting int’l collaborations amid economic challenges KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has lauded exhibitions like IEEEP Fair for promoting international... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am
Opinion Struggle for steel continues Steel is the basic building block of development. It was due to the influential import lobbies that Pakistan lagged... Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am
Business & Finance Rs25bn recoveries from trade groups: CPPA-G rejects changes to Nepra determinations ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency–Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has opposed any change in determinations of NEPRA... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 08:49am
Print $7bn EFF Programme: Aurangzeb expects on-time IMF approval ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board’s approval of $7 billion Extended Fund Facility... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:16am
Print APTMA urges SBP’s MPC to cut interest rate by 400bps ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has called upon the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to... Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:01am
Business & Finance Higher taxation: BMP says govt has failed to pass on oil price decline to consumers LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel has sought reduction in... Updated 02 Sep, 2024 09:12am
Print Cheap electricity to industries: Punjab examining proposals to lay direct transmission lines LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif here met with a delegation of Entrepreneurs Organisation to review... Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:11am
Business & Finance Hike in electricity charges: KATI concerned over Nepra’s approval KARACHI: The President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Johar Qandhari, has expressed ... Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am
Business & Finance KATI for releasing pending Rs33bn power subsidy immediately KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has urged the government to immediately release a... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 08:00am
Print Next phase of CPEC to focus on B2B arrangements: PM KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday said China and Pakistan are great friends and their exemplary... Updated 10 Aug, 2024 04:54pm
Markets Domestic, industrial sectors: SSGC inaugurates two new pipeline projects KARACHI: Being a customer-centric organization, SSGC strives to serve its consumers in meeting their gas related... Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Markets Call for equitable distribution of resources among provinces PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar on Net Hydel Profit (NHP) underscored the constitutional obligations surrounding NHP... Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am
Business & Finance Govt urged to review agreements with IPPs KARACHI: Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, former Senior Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and... Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:24am
Opinion Looking for hope! Pakistan has faced challenges of epic proportions since its inception, yet as a nation, we are endowed with a rich... Updated 24 Jul, 2024 08:01am
Pakistan ‘Constitution guarantees compulsory & free education to every child up to age of 16’ KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Policy Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President: Pakistan... Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am
Print Budget debate: MPs emphasise on export-led growth and tax reforms ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers on Saturday emphasised on export-led growth, alternative sources of energy and tax reforms... Updated 23 Jun, 2024 04:43pm
Print Exporters meet PM, praise cut in power tariff for industry ISLAMABAD: A delegation of leading exporters met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, said a press release. The... Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:37pm
Print Discos’ overbilling, MDI manipulation by industries: PM directs PD to initiate forensic audit, inquiry ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Power Division to initiate forensic audit/inquiry into the... Updated 21 Jun, 2024 08:52am
Business & Finance KATI president highlights ‘lack’ of facilities, incentives for industrial sector in budget KARACHI: The President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Johar Qandhari, has voiced strong... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Print Industrial sector: PM announces major power tariff cut ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced Rs10.69 per unit reduction in the price of electricity for... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:23pm
Pakistan PM Shehbaz announces Rs10.69 reduction in electricity price for industrial sector Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a massive reduction of Rs10.69 per unit in electricity tariff for... Published 14 Jun, 2024 08:35pm
Business & Finance Business community demands further cut in policy rate LAHORE: Business community has demanded further cut in the policy rate to facilitate growth of industrial sector.... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
3 imported coal-based IPPs to Thar coal: PPIB seeks details of Chinese Ad hoc Working Group on conversion