Khalid Maqbool vows full support to NRTC, Tech Valley
KARACHI: NRTC, Allied, an Australian-based manufacturer of Chromebooks and Gaming PCs, and Tech Valley have announced their intent to form a joint venture to establish a Google Chromebook assembly line in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The a...
Chinese experts to visit Pakistan soon
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Chinese experts from various fields is scheduled to visit Pakistan at the end of June, aiming to foster innovation, technology transfer, and capacity building. In preparation for this visit, Federal Minister for Plann...
PANELS IMF proposal to be considered in budget preparation: PM NO NEW DUTY TO BE IMPOSED ON SOLAR PANELS IMF proposal to be considered in budget preparation: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif said that the government had to prepare the fiscal year budget 2024-25 while keeping recommendations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in mind. Speaking at the budget session in the National Assem...
FPCCI holds FBR's top Anomalies Committee meeting
Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI and Dr. Gohar Ejaz, former federal commerce minister who are jointly chairing FBR's Anomaly Committee 2024 from the business side - called a high-profile meeting of all chambers, trade bodies and associations at...
WB approves $535m loan for social protection, aquaculture.
ISLAMABAD: World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved $ 535 million in financing for Pakistan to support two key projects, Crisis-Resilient Social Protection (CRISP) and Sindh Livestock and Aquaculture Sectors Transformation (LIVAQUA). Addit...
Political consensus backs CPEC, vows for stronger ties with China
ISLAMABAD: All mainstream political parties displayed exemplary consensus to back China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with leaders reiterating their unwavering commitment to further strengthen bilateral relationship between Pakistan and China by...
PTCL, Huawei conduct first Symmetric 50G-PON trial
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) announced Pakistan's inaugural trial of Symmetric 50G-PON technology, marking significant stride towards ushering in next-generation fiber-optic broadband services in country. This achieve...
Mobile phone manufacturing up 168pc in 5MCY24
KARACHI: Number of mobile phones manufactured and assembled in Pakistan clocked in at 13.1 million units in first five months of calendar year (5CY24), whopping increase of 168 percent when compared with same period of previous year, said brokerage h...
Privatisation, outsourcing of power utilities top priority: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that privatisation and outsourcing of power distribution companies is top priority of government. Speaking to delegation of foreign experts in energy sector, led by former Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gi...
KSE-100 closes to 499pts on banks, oil, gas scrips
Karachi: Buying spree at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) raised benchmark KSE-100 index that crossed 77,000 level for first time in history during trading session.KSE-100 hit an intra-day high of 77,310.45, but some profit-taking in second half of sess...
