Have you spent time building your business in Pakistan, only to be faced with issues related to accessing global customers… Read More
Privatization of Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC) Reaches Final Stages
The privatization of the Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC) has entered into its final stages. Currently, different options for the determination… Read More
State Bank of Pakistan Upgrades Operations Under Regulatory Approval System
SBP has upgraded operations under the Regulatory Approval System (RAS) by the addition of a new module. With the launch… Read More
ECC to Relax Urea Import Rules
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is likely to relax PPRA rules on the import of Urea through… Read More
Pakistan’s Agriculture is Still Stuck in 20th Century: Report
The use of modern methods of irrigation in rural areas of Pakistan is minimal or nonexistent as only 1.44 percent… Read More
Pakistan Observes Stark Decline in Cultivable Land for Sugarcane Harvest
Pakistan’s sugarcane cultivation areas have declined from 17,002 acres to 14,515 acres in 12 years. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics… Read More
Remittances Witness 12% Rise in July-October FY2021-22
Remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis have maintained consistent inflows which surged to over $10 billion in the past four months… Read More
SBP Revises Cash Reserve Requirement for Banks
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to increase the average Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR), to be maintained during… Read More
PTA Starts Registration of Social Media Companies for Regulating Online Content
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started the registration of social media companies under ‘Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online… Read More
Govt is Yet to Remove Fixed Sales Tax on Local Smartphone Production
The government has not implemented a majorly approved recommendation of Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy of removal of fixed Sales Tax… Read More
Pakistan Railways Reports a Whopping 97.6% Deficit for 2020-21
The percentage of Pakistan Railways’ deficit as compared to revenue increased from 73.87 percent in 2017-18 to 97.68 percent in… Read More
Pakistan Issues 3,000 Visas to Indians for Baba Guru Nanak’s 552nd Birth Anniversary
Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued around 3,000 visas to Indian Sikh yatrees to participate in the 552nd… Read More
