Food security should be top priority: FPCCI Chief
Karachi: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh President FPCCI said that after neglecting agriculture for 75 years, time has come to make food security Pakistan’s top priority. Business community welcomes Prime Minister’s Kissan Package but at same time, ca...
Banks to get exemplary punishment for over charging on LCs: State Minister Pasha
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr. Ayesha Ghous Pasha wowed to give exemplary punishment to commercial bank who were over charging on Letter of Credits (LCs) payments. Briefing Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue minister of s...
Naveed Qamar for changing agri practices to reduce climate change impacts
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce and Investment Syed Naveed Qamar suggested climate change practitioners to focus on altering current agricultural practices, which have perpetuated waterlogging and erosion. Speaking at panel discussion on Livin...
Respect relies on youth intellect, says Sadia Rashid Chief Hamdard Foundation
KARACHI: Sadia Rashid President Hamdard Foundation Pakistan said that socio-economic development of any country along with its respect and perception in global community relies solely upon cognitive and intellectual capabilities of its young workforc...
Imtiaz Sheikh, WB team discuss solar projects
KARACHI: World Bank delegation led by Regional Director Infrastructure Guangzhe Chen and Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh discussed solar energy projects in detail. It was informed in briefing that Sindh government is setting up three 400 MW...
Ahsan Iqbal assures Chinese companies of govt’s support to expedite CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal assured full cooperation of government to Chinese companies by facilitating in Pakistan to further expedite projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). A-si...
Pak-China cooperation: Use of RMB for investment, trade
KARACHI: Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP) welcomed decision by central banks of Pakistan and China on collaborating conducting payments and trade in Renminbi (RMB). In a statement, Ismail Suttar President of EFP said after signing betwee...
Amin-ul-Haque hopes revenue from IT export to touch $5bn next year
KARACHI: Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT), Syed Amin ul Haque said that government was focused on promotion of research and development activities for encouragement of entrepreneurship in country. Addressing distribu...
WB, Sindh govt agree to give Rs5,000 subsidies on seed, fertilizer for Rabi crops
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in meeting with World Bank decided to provide Rs 5,000 per acre subsidy to growers for seed and fertilizer for rabi crop. World Bank agreed to provide subsidies to growers holding up to 25 acres of land an...
SBP launches ESRM manual for climate change awareness
Karachi: State Bank of Pakistan organised a Sustainable Banking Conference in collaboration with IFC a member of World Bank Group here. Objective of conference was to create critically needed awareness related to climate change and sustainability wit...
