Traders end strike after successful talks with government
ISLAMABAD: Talks between the government and traders’ bodies on Wednesday afternoon achieved breakthrough as the government has agreed to delay any action for three months on the earlier condition that presentation of a CNIC...
Traders continue countrywide shutter-down strike on second day
ISLAMABAD: As a deadlock persists between the government and traders’ bodies on Wednesday after talks remained inconclusive yesterday, the second day of a two-day nationwide shutter-down strike is being observed today against the federal...
Traders observe two-day strike across the country against federal govt
ISLAMABAD: A massive two-day nationwide shutter-down strike is being observed on Oct 29 and 30 across the country on the call of traders’ bodies against the federal government over its “unfair, ineffective and anti-traders...
PM Imran Khan reiterates commitment to facilitate investors
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed the government's commitment to provide all out facilities to domestic as well as foreign investors.
He was chairing a meeting of government's economic team in Islamabad on Saturday.
The...
Pakistan will be among top places for investment by 2020: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan jumped 28 places from 136 to 108 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, according to a report released on Thursday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan affirmed that his...
PM Imran welcomes $240m foreign investment from Hong Kong-based port operator
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday welcomed a $240 million foreign investment from Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Port Holdings, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
A delegation of Hutchison Port Holdings...
Oil and gas reserves found in Kohat
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) has found oil and gas reserves in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kohat district.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday, a well was drilled and tested using OGDCL’s in-house...
Difficult decisions in economic sector start bearing fruits: Hafeez
ISLAMABAD: Adviser on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said the difficult decisions taken by the government have started bearing positive results on the economic front.
Addressing a news conference along with FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi...
Dubai land department to share property details of Pakistanis: Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Syed Shabbar Ali Zaidi taking to the social networking website Twitter today detailed the meetings he had with Dubai land department in the past few days.
Chairman FBR said...
PM Imran directs for comprehensive plan to restore closed industrial units
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that economic stability was the top most priority of his government.
Presiding over a meeting of his economic team in Islamabad, PM Imran emphasized upon a strong...
