Pakistan drawing Saudi interest in Reko Diq ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has shown interest in acquiring government stakes in Pakistan’s Reko Diq gold and copper... Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am
Print Reko Diq assessment done by global consultants: govt ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chairman Planning Commission and Secretary Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC),... Updated 15 Nov, 2023 09:48am
Pakistan Pakistan drawing Saudi interest in mine stakes, adviser says ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has shown interest in acquiring government stakes in Pakistan’s Reko Diq gold and copper... Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:00pm
Pakistan Reko-Diq Project: Pakistan hopeful of reaching deal with Saudi Arabia by December, says Kakar Interim prime minister avoids commenting on sharing details of the commercial deal Updated 08 Nov, 2023 10:57pm
Print KSA, Qatar: Issues over BIT template block huge investment ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) is likely to move the Federal Cabinet to scrap Bilateral Investment Treaty... Updated 08 Nov, 2023 08:34am
Print ‘Selling govt share in Reko Diq to KSA’: Terms being drafted to hire FA for 3rd-party assessment ISLAMABAD: Energy Division along with Board of Investment (BoI) has been drafting terms and conditions to hire a... Updated 12 Oct, 2023 09:32am
Opinion No more business as usual-I It is stated that Pakistan requires a sustained GDP growth of 7-9% for 30 years, increase focus on reducing... Updated 04 Oct, 2023 06:58am
Markets Reko-Diq Project: PPL to evaluate potential engagement with sovereign foreign investors Decides to hire advisors through associated company Published 28 Sep, 2023 11:25pm
Opinion Reko Diq In the early 1990s, Pakistan’s biggest gold and copper reserve was discovered at Reko Diq in Chaghai District of... Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am
Print Reko Diq deal as per law: Justice Mandokhail ISLAMABAD: Justice Jamal Mandokhail, a member of Supreme Court of Pakistan bench, which heard the presidential... Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:43am
Pakistan Hilal-i-Imtiaz for officers behind successful settlement of Reko-Diq dispute ISLAMABAD: The federal government has nominated the officers for the award of Hilal-i-Imtiaz, who contributed to the... Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am
Opinion Pakistan mineral outlook Recently, an important conference, ‘Pakistan Mineral Summit’, has been organised in Islamabad by the Petroleum... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 06:18am
Print Govt of Pakistan’s equity in Reko Diq project: Barrick says ‘will not mind’ if PIF wants to buy out Barrick will support Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund coming into the mine through Pakistan’s 25% equity stake, says CEO Mark Bristow Updated 09 Aug, 2023 10:21am
Opinion Reduce, not expand, the size of govt to restore investor confidence After the unexpected IMF (International Monetary Fund) bailout, the economy is in search of regaining lost... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Print Pakistan’s share of investment: Barrick Gold agrees to make payment in PKR ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Reko Diq project would prove to be a game changer for... Updated 02 Aug, 2023 09:58am
Editorials Court not to interfere in economic policy EDITORIAL: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial while heading a three-judge bench hearing the Jamaat-i-Islami petition to... Updated 12 Jun, 2023 06:51am
Print Barrick Gold Project: PMO orders resolution of airstrip, other issues ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has directed concerned ministries and provincial governments to resolve... Updated 26 May, 2023 08:46am
Opinion There’s no light at the end of the tunnel? Ours is a vibrant democracy with a vigorous free press. Agreed, but how unbelievable it is that an elected ... Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am
Editorials ECC decisions EDITORIAL: Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC), the highest economic decision-making body in the... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
Business & Finance Balochistan: Musadik explains criticality of Reko Diq ISLAMABAD: “Reko Diq is a turning point not only in the mining sector of Pakistan but most importantly from the... Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am
Print PM terms Reko Diq project ‘a game changer’ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that the Reko Diq project will be a game changer for Balochistan... Updated 28 Mar, 2023 08:49am
Print Reko Diq dispute: ECC approves Rs6.2bn mark-up payment ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a mark up payment of Rs6.238 ... Updated 28 Mar, 2023 08:49am
Pakistan ECC approves financing facility for Balochistan’s share in Reko-Diq dispute settlement ECC directs Finance Division to arrange payment of markup amounting to Rs6.24bn for the period of March 31, 2022 to December 30, 2022 for short-term finance facility of Rs65bn Published 27 Mar, 2023 08:00pm
Opinion Energy sector reforms: Low-hanging fruit rotting – III The energy sector also requires a fast-track deregulation, which should have happened yesterday. It requires a... Updated 02 Feb, 2023 06:44am
Business & Finance Barrick makes initial payment of $3m to Balochistan govt QUETTA: Barrick Gold Corporation has paid the first $3 million to the Balochistan government as part of the new Reko... Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan Barrick Gold makes first payment of $3mn to Balochistan govt Reko Diq Pakistan country manager handed over the cheque to Mines and Minerals Development Department secretary Updated 31 Jan, 2023 08:38pm
Markets Govt paying fixed capacity charges on 50pc unutilised capacity of IPPs LAHORE: The federal government is paying Fixed Capacity Charges (FCC) on about 50 percent of unutilised capacity of... Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am
Print Reko Diq project exempted from privatisation? ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Board has exempted Reko Diq Project from privatisation under the amendment made in... Updated 26 Dec, 2022 09:33am
Print Senate passes amended Foreign Investment Act amid uproar ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani remained the centre of the opposition’s criticism and condemnation at the... Updated 17 Dec, 2022 09:53am
Print Reko Diq now more visible as SOEs sign deals PPL together with OGDC and Government Holdings (Private) Limited sign deal Updated 17 Dec, 2022 10:08am