KARACHI – Pakistan, and Russia concluded the fourth Russia-Pakistan Joint Technical Committee meeting in the country’s federal capital, reaffirming their commitment towards the strategic project and finalising the shareholders’ agreement in November. A joint statement issued by the ...

LAHORE – Pakistan's accountability watchdog has decided to auction all the properties of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his dependents. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would file an application in an accountability court on the matter, reports in local media suggested ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has issued a licence to a Chinese liquor company Hui Coastal Brewery and Distillery Limited to manufacture liquor for the first time in the country. According to media reports, the Chinese Liquor Company was registered in April 2020 with the Securities and Exchange ...

The 52nd meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue was held at Parliament House, Islamabad, under the chairmanship of MNA, Mr. Faiz Ullah. The Additional Secretary Power Division (M/o Energy) informed the Committee about the sector-wise circular debt. He ...

The federal cabinet has approved changes to the visa rules which introduce new policies regarding the need for visas for work and health emergencies, as well as the reduction of the total number of categories from 18 to 11, it emerged on Monday. A letter shared by the Ministry of Interior to the ...

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has notified the revisions in Foreign Exchange Manual (chapter 20) to facilitate startups, fintechs, and exports. Accordingly, the new policy for equity investment abroad will attract foreign direct investment through the establishment of holding companies ...

The Ministry of Finance has refused to increase the salaries of the employees of the federal government until new changes are introduced in the upcoming budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, reported Business Recorder. Well-informed sources told Business Recorder that the ministry has stated that ...

Pakistan has improved its position in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index for the second year in a row. According to the latest rankings link by the global organization, Pakistan has improved its position by an impressive total of 28 points, surging from 136th place to 108th on the ...

Pakistan has improved its position in the World Bank’s (WB) Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Index for the second consecutive year, according to an annual report issued by the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). As per the World Bank’s latest rankings, Pakistan has improved its ...

Pakistan has improved its position on World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index for the second consecutive year. This has been stated in the annual report issued by Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad. As per World Bank’s latest rankings on ease of doing business for the ...