Industry

Prime Minister Imran Khan has lauded the leading role of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the efforts of the banking industry in the implementation of the Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar (MPMG) scheme.A ceremony was held at the Prime Minister House on Frid…

The economic prosperity has improved by 1.5 percent in Pakistan during the period from November 2020 to October 2021 with an improvement in the country’s overall economic performance, according to the latest survey conducted by the Policy Research Inst…

The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), in pursuance of Own Motion (OM) investigation powers conferred to him under Section 9(1) of the Federal Tax Ombudsman Ordinance, 2000 (FTO Ordinance), has ordered to probe irregularities committed by the FBR’s field for…

The series of sensitization workshops on the 7th Population & Housing Census (Digital Census) began on Friday at Allama Iqbal Open University in Islamabad.Hosted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the one day workshop featu…

The Senate Standing Committee on Power was informed on Friday by officials of the Power Division during a meeting that gas supply would be further reduced by January 15.The meeting was chaired by committee chairman Senator Saifullah Abro. The members o…

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed a fine of Rs. 21 million on Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) on charges of negligence resulting in fatal incidents during the period from July 2019 to May 2021.NEPRA upon rec…

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended December 23, 2021, recorded an increase of 0.40 percent, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).According to the latest data, the SPI went up from 168.16 percent during the week ended…

The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) failed to post gains against the US Dollar (USD) and depreciated by one-third of a paisa against the greenback in the interbank market today. It hit an intra-day low of Rs. 178.15 against the USD during today’s open market ses…

President Dr. Arif Alvi has accepted a representation of a female entrepreneur from Sialkot and directed a private bank to pay her the Local Taxes and Levies Drawback (LTLD) worth over Rs. 3.73 million and report compliance to the Banking Mohtasib with…