Status of Cat-III wind projects: KE requests PPIB to seek feedback from NTDC ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has requested Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) to seek feedback from National... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:57am
Opinion PIA sell-off challenge: crash-landing was long in the making Six months ago, the buzz in Islamabad was that foreign airline giants were lining up to acquire a seemingly... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am
Print Discos’ sell-off: SIFC to play key role ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to give a central role to the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC)... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 01:00pm
BR Research An obituary in the making Over the past two and a half years, the prime minister and his motley crew of reformers have spent a considerable... Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:42am
Editorials The right candidate for the right job EDITORIAL: Remittances hit a four-month-high, as per State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) website, of 3.05 billion dollars... Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:03am
Print PD misses SIFC deadline to resolve issues facing oil refineries ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division could not address oil refineries obstacles by November 10th, as mandated by the... Updated 12 Nov, 2024 02:35pm
Print Govt sends special delegation to KSA following PM’s visit ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is said to have despatched a special delegation led by Minister for Power... Updated 07 Nov, 2024 08:33am
Print Bolstering ties: Russian ministerial delegation expected this month ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia are strengthening ties, as another high-level delegation is expected to visit... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:53am
Business & Finance FPCCI president demands MPC cut policy rate by 500 basis points KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the business, industry and trade community of ... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz arrives in Doha on two-day visit Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Doha on Wednesday on a two-day official trip at the invitation of the Amir... Updated 30 Oct, 2024 07:25pm
Print SIFC for sharing 10 investible plans with KSA Requests Power Division to share update on projects with its Secretariat by October 31 Updated 29 Oct, 2024 02:55pm
Business & Finance Aurangzeb speaks to investors WASHINGTON: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb continued his engagements on the fourth day of his... Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance Belarus keen to work with SIFC on large tractor manufacturing LAHORE: Belarus has shown its willingness to work with Pakistan’s Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) ... Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:43am
Print Disco applicable rates: Govt set to provide power to SEZs ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to provide electricity to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) at the same rates which... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:03am
Print MoFA, SIFC finalizing agenda for PM’s visit to Qatar ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) are finalizing... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:37am
Print 3 NTDC projects: World Bank, ADB and IsDB willing to finance ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have reportedly... Updated 21 Oct, 2024 03:24pm
Opinion Dated IMF staff report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents early 11 October Pakistan time, nearly thirteen weeks after... Updated 14 Oct, 2024 07:33am
Business & Finance Pak-Saudi business forum 2024: Minister gives overview of investment opportunities ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik addressing the Pak-Saudi business forum 2024 gave an... Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am
Print Reko Diq mines: Manara Minerals set to buy a stake: Al-Falih ISLAMABAD: Minister for Investment of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Falih, Thursday,... Updated 11 Oct, 2024 09:13am
Perspectives Moving away from stabilisation to industrial sector growth: there is some time Complete independence cannot be achieved without economic stability. These words have never sounded truer. A few... Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:12am
Print Chinese delegation visits SIFC ISLAMABAD: A high-level Chinese trade delegation from the China Asia Economic Development Association visited the... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:23am
Print 300MW Thar coal project: PPIB urges KE to expedite feasibility, other studies ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has urged K-Electric (KE) to expedite the... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 09:49am
Markets Pitching Pakistan’s economy: brokerage house AHL says country not witnessing exodus of foreign investment Brokerage house Arif Habib Limited (AHL) has emphatically said that Pakistan is not witnessing an exodus of foreign... Updated 05 Oct, 2024 10:27pm
Business & Finance Special Investment Facilitation Council: $27bn investments to be materialised in five years: Ahsan ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that $27 billion investments... Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Print COAS urges traders to work alongside SIFC ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir on Saturday invited the business community to collaborate on economic... Updated 29 Sep, 2024 11:45am
Print Talk with US-Pakistan Business Council delegation: Attracting US investment top priority: PM President US-Pakistan Business Council says delegation of the Council, being planned this year, would explore further opportunities for investment in Pakistan Updated 28 Sep, 2024 03:55pm
Print Economic recovery: COAS praises role of China, Saudi Arabia and UAE ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, on Friday, inaugurated the Innovista Indus IT Park in... Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:48am
Print Opening of forex accounts: SIFC working on simplifying mechanism Karachi: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is working on simplifying the mechanism for opening the... Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:44am
Business & Finance Belarussian businessmen urged to invest in country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday extended an invitation to Belarusian investors to explore opportunities in the ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance Minister calls for JVs in industrial, agri sectors with Belarus ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal has called for the establishment of joint ventures between Pakistan and... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am