Flour Mills owners call off strike for 10 days
ISLAMABAD (NPTV/Radio Pakistan): PFMA has postponed their strike till 22nd of this month. This decision to this effect was announced during a meeting between the PFMA delegation and members of…
Flour Mills continue strike against withholding tax
KARACHI: Hundreds of mills all over the country did not crush wheat for the second day (on Friday 12th July, 2024) on the strike call given by Pakistan Flour Mills…
PM for upgradation of Ports
KARACHI: PM Shehbaz Sharif, during his visit to the Metropolis on Sunday (7th July, 2024) has said that the coalition government was taking priority measures to augment the volume of…
PIA’s Operation Ashura, special flights to Najaf
KARACHI: In order to facilitate the Shia zaireen during Muharram, PIA has launched special flights for Najaf. According to details the initiative has been named Operation Ashura and the return…
Petrol pumps to remain closed on 5th July in protest
KARACHI: 13,000 Petrol Pumps, all over Pakistan. will remain closed from 6am Friday (5th July, 2024) due to a strike call given by the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) against…
SCO Summit: Shehbaz for Barter trade with Russia
PM Shehbaz Sharif, while talking to President Vladimir Putin here on Wednesday (3rd July, 2024) on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, recalled Pak-USSR barter trade during 1950s…
Bourse
KSE crosses milestone of 80K points
KARACHI: Thanks to the augmenting crude oil prices in the world, possibility of strong payouts by the oil sector and the encouraging talks with IMF, the bulls were seen raging…
PM on rail connectivity between Tajikistan and Karachi
DUSHANBE: PM Shehbaz Sharif and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon talked to journalists at a joint Presser held here on Tuesday (2nd July, 2024). PM, calling for enhancing trade, investment and…
Pak Pavilion at Texworld Evolution Paris
PARIS: Envoy H. E. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad inaugurated Pakistan Pavilion at Texworld Evolution, which is scheduled to continue till Wednesday (3rd of July, 2024). PARIS: Envoy H. E. Asim Iftikhar…
Masood Khan Pak Envoy to US
Outgoing Envoy asks US to supply weapons to contain terrorism
WASHINGTON: Masood Khan, the outgoing Envoy here has asked on Monday (1st July, 2024) the US Govt. to provide light weapons to Pakistan to contain Terrorism. In his farewell video…
Petroleum
Prices of Petroleum Products augmented
ISLAMABAD: Government, citing increasing trend of the prices of Petroleum products in the global bazaar, has augmented the price of Petrol by Rs. 7.45 per liter for next 15 days…
Tax-laden budget 2024-25 given assent by Zardari
ISLAMABAD: President Zardari has given assent to the Tax-laden Budget 2024-25 here on Sunday (30th June, 2024). Presidential assent to the Financial Bill was given in accordance with Article 75…
NA approves budget 2024-25 ahead of IMF talks
ISLAMABAD: With certain amendments, the NA has passed the tax-laden budget 2024-25 (having a total outlay of Rs.18877B outlay) ahead of IMF talks. It has been estimated that the gross…
Promoting ‘Made in Pakistan’ products in France
PARIS: A MoU has been signed between Pakistan Business Forum and Int'l Business and Professional Corporation in the presence of Pakistani Envoy here H.E. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, in order to…
Bourse
Karachi Stock Exchange Remains Bullish
KARACHI: When Karachi Stock Exchange recommenced business after four Eid-ul-Azha holidays, the 100 shares index gained 2,094.76 points - the 4th largest single day increase in the bourse's history. Bulls…
Petroleum
Govt slashes prices of diesel and petrol
ISLAMABAD: For the next fortnight (effective from 15th June, 2024) govt has reduced the price of petrol by Rs.10.20 per liter and that of High Speed Diesel by Rs. 2.33…
Industrial sector to get a unit of electricity for Rs. 34.99/-
ISLAMABAD: In order to augment the volume of exports, PM Shehbaz Sharif has announced a reduction of Rs.10.69 per unit for industrial sector. For Industrial and export sector the electricity…
Moody's
Pakistan spends half of its revenue on interest payments: Moody’s
NEW YORK: Citing the financial bill for FY 2025, announced a couple of day ago, Moody's stated on Friday (14th June, 2024) that the budget estimated debt servicing payments to…
budget Copy
Rs. 18,877 Billion Fed. Budget 2024-25 Announced
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has presented Rs. 18,877 billion federal budget 2024-25 at the National Assembly amid slogans raised by the opposition. The gross revenue receipts have been estimated…
Pakistan to send 1K pupils to China for training in agriculture
XI'AN: Pakistan will be sending one thousand students to China to acquire advanced training in agriculture. This was announced by PM Shehbaz Sharif during his visit to Yangling Agricultural Demonstration…
PM’s China Visit: MoUs signed
BEIJING: Pakistan and China have signed a number of MoUs here on Thursday (6th June, 2024) during PM Shehbaz Sharif's official visit in order to augment cooperation between two countries…
PIA
EU extends ban on PIA flights
RAWALPINDI: EU has refused to lift ban on Pakistani airlines, including PIA, citing that Pakistan had failed to ameliorate the state of affairs. It is pertinent to mention here that…
PM to visit China from 4th till 8th of June
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a five-day official visit to China from June 4-8, 2024, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.…
PM for encouraging Chinese Cos to set-up industries in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif, while chairing a huddle here on Friday (31st May, 2024) before his China visit, proclaimed that his government would facilitate Chinese entrepreneurs who wish to set-up…