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...
Govt ensuring to define KPIs for monitoring, evaluation of development projects: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that government was ensuring to clearly define key performance indicators (KPIs) of each social sector uplift projects. He said that government initiated these pro...
MMBL to offer e-health insurance, digital financial solutions to Careem Captains
Islamabad: Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) in collaboration with Careem will provide its Captains health insurance services over digital channels at market competitive rates for enhanced well-being. MMBL’s Chief Finance and Digital Of...
FPCCI lauds QCCI’s flood relief drive, assures support
Karachi: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh President FPCCI has applauded Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI)’ flood relief campaign aimed at providing emergency sustenance and assistance to flood affectees of historically unprecedented floods in Ba...
Russia ready to supply petrol to Pakistan on deferred payments: report
ISLAMABAD: Russia is ready to provide Pakistan with gasoline on a delayed payment basis. This major development comes after last week’s meetings of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Samarkand on sidelines o...
