New gas sale prices notified by Ogra ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) in accordance with the policy guidelines of the federal... Updated 09 Nov, 2023 03:53pm
Business & Finance NKIA industrialists: Dagha forms body to address challenges KARACHI: Muhammad Younus Dagha, caretaker Minister of Industry and Commerce has reiterated his commitment to... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
Print Industrial power consumers: FD terms proposed winter package ‘vague’ ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has reportedly termed the proposed four-month electricity ‘winter package’ for... Updated 31 Oct, 2023 09:50am
Business & Finance Hike in gas tariffs to trigger industry’s closure: VATEA KARACHI: Textile makers-cum-exporters on Monday called the ECC’s proposed hike in the gas tariffs unjust and unwise,... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
Business & Finance Lotte Chemical extends plant shutdown as lower demand persists Citing lower demand, Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (LOTCHEM) announced it will extend the shutdown of its plant... Updated 30 Oct, 2023 10:18pm
Print TMA concerned at ‘exorbitant’ hike in gas tariffs KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (TMA) has expressed... Updated 28 Oct, 2023 09:13am
Business & Finance SAB retransferred to industries ministry ISLAMABAD: The Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) has been transferred back to the Ministry of Industries and Production... Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:09am
Business & Finance Cheaper electricity: KCCI welcomes winter package to industries KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, while welcoming federal... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Opinion Our planet is choking on plastic—II Importantly, in the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan, plastic is one of the priority areas of this circular... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Print PHMA demands application of single law to Sindh industries KARACHI: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) on Monday demanded clipping multiple... Updated 03 Oct, 2023 09:12am
Business & Finance Dagha asks industry to focus on R&D KARACHI: Muhammad Younus Dagha, Caretaker Sindh Minister Finance Planning and Development has urged the... Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Markets PYMA chief opposes increase in electricity tariffs KARACHI: Sohail Nisar, Senior Vice Chairman, Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) has opposed the significant... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Print Windfall profits of sectors/industries ‘Additional Tax’ applicable for last three tax years from TY23 ISLAMABAD: The Additional Tax on windfall profits of sectors/industries would be applicable for last three preceding... Updated 28 Jul, 2023 02:41pm
Print Industrial consumers: PLL, SSGC may be allowed to auction off unutilized capacity of LNG ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to allow Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) to... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:04am
Business & Finance KCCI chief seeks restoration of gas supply to industries KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf while expressing sheer... Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Uninterrupted power supply to industries sought LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has called for... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Business & Finance Market view: how will the budget impact businesses? Flanked alongside his coalition partners, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced the budget for the fiscal... Published 10 Jun, 2023 12:03am
Print Tax exemptions cost exchequer over Rs2.23trn Cost of tax exemptions registered a growth of 27.43 per cent during 2022-23 as compared to tax expenditure in 2021-22 Updated 09 Jun, 2023 02:49pm
Pakistan Industries, Auqaf depts sign MoU to train seminary students LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Azfar Ali Nasir has hailed the government’s pioneering... Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am
Opinion The profundity of AI “Artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to human intelligence (HI)” has become an increasingly hot topic of... Updated 02 May, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance Rising inflation hitting industries hard: UBG KARACHI: Zubair Tufail, President of United Business Group (UBG) and Hanif Gohar Secretary General of UBG Sindh Zone... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Business & Finance PSQCA chief assures traders of early resolution of issues KARACHI: Director General of Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), Mir Ghulam Farooq Langove... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Business & Finance Businesspeople assail 300bps hike in interest rate KARACHI: Business community has termed high interest rate disastrous for industries, SMEs. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh,... Published 04 Mar, 2023 07:00am
Print Industries/sectors earning over Rs300m: SC directs payment of 4pc super tax within a week ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has directed the industries/sectors earning income above Rs300 ... Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:50am
Business & Finance Reforms aimed at enhancing productivity can help economy grow sustainably, says World Bank ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy can grow sustainably only if the country introduces productivity-enhancing reforms... Published 11 Feb, 2023 07:41am
Business & Finance Companies pause operations in Pakistan as economic conditions worsen Khalid Siraj Textile Mills and Ghandhara Tyre and Rubber Company recently said they were halting factory operations Updated 10 Feb, 2023 02:56pm
Business & Finance Technology promotion: KATI chief urges PM, Dar to finalise 20-year ‘Charter of Economy’ KARACHI: President of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Faraz-ur-Rehman has proposed to Prime ... Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:02am
Markets Kati’s request: Rs7bn of incremental units owed by govt to be paid: Nepra KARACHI: Chairman of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), Tauseef Farooqui has said that Rs7 ... Updated 04 Feb, 2023 10:17am
Opinion At crossroads Perhaps, no reader will be surprised with the caption of this piece. This heading has acquired the status of a... Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am
Business & Finance SBP extends one-time facilitation to importers Advises banks to provide one-time facilitation to all those importers who can either extend their payment terms to 180 days (or beyond) or arrange funds from abroad to settle their pending import payments Updated 23 Jan, 2023 05:57pm