EconomyPakistan
PIA plane damaged after being hit by a refuelling vehicle
TORONTO – A refuelling vehicle collided with a parked Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane at Canada’s Toronto Pearson International Airport...
EconomyPakistan
Pakistan Steel Mills leasing plan unveiled
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Privatization Irfan Ali on Friday reiterated that Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) privatization was still on the cards and it...
EconomyPakistan
World Bank groups Pakistan in top five highest private investment countries
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been grouped in top five highest private participation investment (PPI) countries owing to a few multi-billion-dollar power...
EconomyPakistan
Pakistan domestic debt touches dangerous levels
ISLAMABAD – Federal government’s domestic debt increased to Rs15.4t by end of July 2017. Half of this amount were short-term...
EconomyPakistan
Pakistan current account deficit rises drastically
ISLAMABAD – According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the current account deficit has increased by 117% in the first...
EconomyPakistan
CPEC: Extensive Infrastructure projects in Balochistan
In Balochistan, government is utilizing huge amounts for development of communication sector. The Chief Engineer Provincial Communications Department told Radio Pakistan Quetta on...
EconomyPakistan
US fully supports and backs CPEC in Pakistan: US State Department
ISLAMABAD – We believe that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — and particularly its focus on transportation infrastructure and energy...
EconomyPakistan
Pakistan Foreign direct investment jumped 56pc in FY 2017-18
ISLAMABAD: Foreign direct investment (FDI) increased 56 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2017-18, the State Bank of...
EconomyPakistan
WB lauds Pakistan for improved economic condition: Ahsan
Interior Minister says most of the foreign investment came to Pakistan through CPEC. Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal says World Bank...