Govt committed to complete power projects timely: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has reaffirmed government's resolve to complete all the ongoing power projects well in time to overcome the energy crises...
IMF cuts Pakistan’s growth forecast to 2.6%
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Thursday revised its forecast for Pakistan’s economic growth down to 2.6 per cent for 2015. The IMF in...
Australia lifts ban on import of Pakistani mangoes
ISLAMABAD: Australian government lifted the ban placed on the import of Pakistani mangoes and the traders will now be able to export fresh mangoes...
NEPRA announces tariff for bagasse electricity
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Thursday announced tariff for electricity generated by using bagasse also known as sugarcane husk setting average price...
Committee to resolve issue of Tax on banking transactions
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has constituted a 19-member committee to resolve issue of the imposition of withholding tax on banking transactions. The committee...
SBP introduces SMS service for issuance of new currency notes
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Pakistan Banks’ Association, has introduced an SMS service for the issuance of fresh currency...
State Bank seeks details of NGOs’ bank accounts
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has instructed all commercial banks to furnish details of bank accounts belonging to nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) operating...
PSO gave discount worth Rs 1.27 billion, audit report reveals
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on Monday has been revealed to have given a discount worth Rs 1.27 billion on petroleum products upon...
CPEC will deepen Pak-China economic cooperation: Dar
ISLAMABADl Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says Pakistan and China have placed a special emphasis on enlarging the economic footprint of the bilateral relationship. In...
Pakistan’s economy better than India’s: Bloomberg
LAHORE: Pakistan’s economy has been declared better than India’s in Bloomberg report published on Friday. Pakistan has been included among the Top 10 emerging...
