Sindh starts releasing wheat quota to flour mills
KARACHI: Sindh government has started releasing wheat quota to flour mills across province in a bid to stablise flour prices. According to details, Sindh government would release 56,000 metric tonnes of wheat quota to flour mills till September 30....
Chinese envoy, Khurram Dastgir discuss matters of mutual interest
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong and Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan discussed issues of mutual interests. Minister welcomed Ambassador and expressed reverence for Pak-China friendship, said a press release. He remarked t...
IMF has indicated easing programme conditions after floods: Miftah Ismail
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail said that International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated it could ease its programme conditions for Pakistan in wake of massive devastation caused by floods with revised estimates putting l...
Prolonged load shedding in SITE halts industrial production: SAI Chief
KARACHI: Abdul Rasheed President Site Association of Industry (SAI) expressing concerns over 8 hours’ load shedding from 12:00a.m at night to 8:00a.m in morning in SITE area on daily basis said that load shedding is bound to have adverse impact...
SBP shortcomings in opening of LCs: EFP Chief
KARACHI: Employer’s Federation of Pakistan (EFP) has received several complaints from member associations and members of business community in relation to banks not opening LCs for machinery and industrial materials being imported for ind...
Pakistan among most suitable countries for solar energy: FPCCI
ISLAMABAD: FPCCI’s presidential candidate Atif Ikram Sheikh said Pakistan is among most promising countries for solar energy, but instead of benefiting from this source of unlimited energy, it is being discouraged. Solar consumers are bei...
Minister assures full support for surgical industry
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Murtaza Mahmood assured full support of government to address challenges faced by surgical instruments’ manufacturing industry. During his visit to Surgical Instruments Manufacturers A...
Nepal, Pakistan need to enhance trade, telecom linkages: Khurram Dastgir
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan said that Nepal and Pakistan needed to enhance trade and telecommunication linkages to reduce poverty and bring prosperity to people of both countries. Addressing a ceremony held here to mark 8th C...
Ethiopia keen to strengthen trade ties with Pakistan: Envoy
ISLAMABAD: Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jemal Beker Abdula said his country is keen to further strengthen trade ties with Pakistan by establishing institutional linkages between two states. In a meeting with Trade Development Authority of...
Naveed Qamar, UAE envoy discuss bilateral trade
ISLAMABAD: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Saleem Al Zaabi and Minister for Commerce Naveed Qamar discussed measures promoting bilateral trade and enhancing mutual cooperation in corporate sector. Minister said P...
