ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has strongly criticized the previous governments for the economic woes of the country. In a tweet on Friday, he said the twelve billion dollars loan which we paid this year could have been used for giving subsidy on oil and electricity. He said the effects of […]
ISLAMABAD: A dignified ceremony was held at Murat Bey Customs Post in Istanbul to mark the arrival of the first two National Logistics Company (NLC) trucks carrying goods from Pakistan to Turkey, via Iran, under the Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) convention, on Friday. According to PID information, the NLC trucks departed from Karachi on 28th […]
ISLAMABAD: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce and Cooperative Department Ikramullah Dharejo, while expressing concern over the closure of gas to non-export industries, has said that the closure of gas to non-export industries is a regrettable act. Federal government is deliberately destroying Sindh’s industry with artificial load shedding. Dharejo added: “Sindh’s industries are the economic […]
ISLAMABAD: SAPM on Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar briefed the Prime Minister on provision of targeted subsidies to the eligible families under the umbrella of Ehsaas program. The Prime Minister said that the government was cognizant of the problems faced by the poor due to inflation. It is for this purpose that targeted subsidies should […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has underlined the need to strengthen regional connectivity for promotion of bilateral trade and business relations with Kyrgyzstan. He was talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Sardar Azhar Tariq Khan here on Wednesday. On the occasion, the Prime Minister was apprised about the possibility of economic diplomacy with the Central […]
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Muzammil Hussain called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Wednesday and briefed him about the progress on different projects including Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dams. The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction over the performance of WAPDA for timely completion of projects aimed at power generation and water […]
ISLAMABAD: Postings and appointments have been made in Pakistan Army. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid has been posted as Commander Peshawar Corps, Lieutenant General Muhammad Aamer as Commander Gujranwala Corps, and Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir as Quarter Master General. Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum has been appointed as […]
ISLAMABAD: Economic Adviser briefed the NPMC about decline in weekly SPI by 0.10% during the week under review. This is a consecutive decline in weekly SPI over the last two weeks. Prices of 10 items witnessed decline including perishable commodities namely tomatoes, onions, Moong and Mash pulses while 21 items remained stable during the week. […]
