Pakistan MoC asked to probe why ‘spoiled’ meat was exported to UAE ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has directed Commerce Ministry to probe factors which led to export... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Print Ministry begins interviews for positions of trade officers ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has started interviewing applicants for positions of trade and investment officers in... Updated 14 Sep, 2023 08:56am
Business & Finance Export growth: towel makers come up with proposals KARACHI: Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (TMA) Syed Usman Ali has submitted... Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:41am
Print ‘Pakistan Land Port Authority’: ‘Final’ approval blocked by minister ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar is said to have blocked final approval of Pakistan Land Port... Updated 15 Jul, 2023 09:49am
Print Barter trade instrument: MoC says it has gotten ‘blanket’ approval from cabinet ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday that it has obtained “blanket” approval from the Federal Cabinet for... Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:43am
Print ECC for reviewing timber, wood import policy ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministries of Commerce and National... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 09:03am
Print Govt agencies allowed to import pharma raw material ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to amend the Import Policy Order... Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:16am
Print Subsidy availed under ZRI scheme: Finance Division proposes industries’ forensic audit ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has proposed forensic audit of industries which availed subsidy under Zero Rated... Updated 18 May, 2023 09:34am
Business & Finance EPO 2022 modified: Angoor Adda included as customs station ISLAMABAD: The government has modified Export Policy Order (EPO) 2022 to include Angoor Adda as customs station,... Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am
Print MoC shares its financial woes with Senate panel Says budget and foreign exchange availability from SBP have choked its efforts for improvement Updated 08 Apr, 2023 01:49pm
Business & Finance Industry intimated: No non-budgeted subsidy on sugar export: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has conveyed to the country’s sugar industry that no non-budgeted subsidy... Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am
Pakistan TDAP organises ‘Her Hunar’ exhibition ISLAMABAD: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) organized Her Hunar exhibition at Pak-China Friendship... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:22am
Print MoC adds 9 projects to PSDP ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has included nine projects to Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2023-24, of... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:55am
Print SBP issues mechanism for quota-based sugar export ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued instructions to the Authorised Dealers (ADs) for export of... Updated 31 Jan, 2023 09:01am
Print Import of used tractors: ECC asks MoC, SBP to rethink ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has directed Commerce Ministry and State Bank of... Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:23am
Print Mills to get quotas for sugar export on basis of installed capacity ISLAMABAD: The government is to allocate sugar quota to mills for exports on the basis of their installed capacity... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:49am
Print List of locally-manufactured goods: FBR allows release of goods/items ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed its Collectorates to release goods/items indicated in the list... Updated 17 Nov, 2022 09:28am
Print Steps afoot to ink trade pacts with CARs ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister has directed relevant Ministries to expedite signing and implementation of trade pacts... Updated 10 Nov, 2022 09:12am
Print Pakistan, Russia fail to reach any accord ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have reportedly failed to reach any agreement for import of wheat from the latter on... Updated 01 Nov, 2022 12:00pm
Print ECC approves Rs1.378bn net salary of PSM employees ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of Cabinet Thursday approved Rs1.378 billion net salary of... Updated 28 Oct, 2022 09:51am
Markets Power to zero-rated sector: MoC seeks firm funding commitments from MoF ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has sought firm commitment from Finance Ministry for provision of funds to ensure... Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am
Business & Finance TCP plot delisted from privatisation ISLAMABAD: The government has delisted the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP)’s 15-acre plot adjacent to Multan... Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am
Business & Finance ‘Illegally imported’: FBR allowed to release CBU consignments on 100pc surcharge ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allowed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to release ‘illegally imported’ CBU... Updated 24 Aug, 2022 09:44am
Print IMC formed for jewellers’ gold import quota ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) has been constituted to... Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:44am
Business & Finance Farman made PRCL’s CEO ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has appointed Farman Ullah as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pakistan Reinsurance... Updated 18 Aug, 2022 09:31am
Print Ban on import of luxury items: Govt decides to release ‘stuck goods’ This is to come as one-time special permission for goods that have landed at ports or airports in Pakistan on or before June 30, 2022 Updated 05 Jul, 2022 10:02am
Print Concessional power to zero-rated industry: MoC seeks FD’s support to its Rs26bn SG summary ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry has requested Finance Division to support its summary on supplementary grant allocation... Updated 29 Jun, 2022 09:47am
Print GSP+ extension: EU mission lands in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: The European Union’s (EU) Generalized System of Preferences plus (GSP +) Monitoring Mission has landed in... Updated 21 Jun, 2022 09:54am
Print Ministry to oppose export of sugar ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has reportedly decided to oppose export of sugar as any such decision will inflate... Updated 27 May, 2022 09:58am
Print Fine-tuning of 11th Pak-Afghan JEC agenda initiated ISLAMABAD: The government has started inter-ministerial consultations on proposed agenda for eleventh session of... Updated 27 May, 2022 09:53am