BUSINESS
-
CCP to probe cooking oil industry
The government has directed the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) to investigate the allegations of cartelisation in the cooking oil…
Read More » -
PNSC starts 1,100-TEU ship construction
Construction of a 1,100 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container vessel for the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has been launched…
Read More » -
Gas prices frozen for six months, NA panel told
The 12th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum was held under the chairmanship of Syed Mustafa Mehmood,…
Read More » -
Report cites weaknesses in public sector DISCOs
Pakistan’s power distribution sector has continued to show uneven progress on health, safety and environmental (HSE) standards, said the National…
Read More » -
70% MoIB officers to retire at grade 19
What could be discouraging for any profession, over 70% of officers of Pakistan’s Information Service Group are expected to retire…
Read More » -
K-shaped recovery deepens wealth gap in Pakistan, leaving lower-income households behind
Pakistan’s much-discussed economic stabilisation is masking a widening fault line: while wealthier households continue to accumulate assets and benefit from…
Read More » -
Mobile manufacturers to face penalties over lack of localisation
The government has decided to impose penalties on mobile and electronics device manufacturing companies over failure to achieve specified localisation…
Read More » -
Government tightens gas supply, reviews Winter load management
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik chaired a meeting on Monday to review the gas supply situation, winter load…
Read More » -
Pakistan to compile data for targeted tariffs
A steering committee has decided to compile product- and sector-wise data on imports, prices and domestic production to take a…
Read More » -
PSX surges past 185,000 as bullish momentum persists
The bullish momentum at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained firmly intact on Tuesday, as aggressive buying drove the benchmark…
Read More »