Privatisation Commission (PC) Board’s meeting held, discuss revival plan of PSM

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Board on Thursday was informed that 6 parties submitted statements of qualification for the revival of Pakistan Steel Mills and a prequalification committee was formulated to scrutinize the pre-qualified parties. The pre-qualified parties are leading international investors of sound rating and it is welcoming that they expressed to invest for the revival […]

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CPHGC receives NEPRA’s CSR Stalwart Award

ISLAMABAD:The China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt) Ltd (CPHGC) on Thursday received NEPRA’s CSR Stalwart Award for supporting its CSR drive ‘Power with Prosperity’. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi presented the plaque of appreciation to CPHGC Chief Executive Officer Ren Lihui here at the NEPRA CSR Awards 2022 ceremony, a […]

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Federal tax Ombudsman(FTO) office inaugurated at Abbotabad

PESHAWAR:Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah paid a visit to the Abbotabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and inaugurated an FTO office. He also recommended the name of Haji Iftikhar as “honorary advisor”for Abbotabad FTO office, for early redressal of taxpayers’ grievances, in light of the recommendations by the business community. During […]

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CPO directs for strict action against kite flying in city areas

RAWALPINDI:Police have confiscated 1000 kites, 4 strings following arrest of 4 kite sellers from different areas of the city during a crackdown, informed police spokesman here Thursday. Pirwadhi Police held kite seller Hamza Khan and recovered 700 kites from his possession. Similarly, Airport police arrested Tahir Waseem and Azhar Mehmood and recovered 300 kites and […]

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Start-ups shown raising investments worth USD$ 366 million: Razak Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday informed that start-ups have shown stellar performance during 2021 by raising investments worth USD$ 366 million. “I accompanied a group of young start-ups for a meeting with the Prime Minister Imran Khan today, where they had a very fruitful interactive session […]

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Economic growth rate performs ‘extremely well’ in FY 2020-21: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Thursday said the economic growth rate had performed ‘extremely well’ during the fiscal year 2020-21 despite the adverse impact of coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet, he said the final figure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) showed that the country achieved 5.3 per cent economic growth in […]

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RUDA, CBD projects essential to control Lahore city’s congestion, pollution: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that the Ravi Urban Development and Central Business District projects would substantially reduce pollution levels for featuring green spaces, waste management, clean energy sources and eco-friendly international best practices. The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review progress on the said projects, emphasized that the said projects were […]

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