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Working capital normalisation, loan deferral to improve Maple Leaf Cement Factory’s liquidity LAHORE: Normalisation of working capital and deferral of loans will help improve liquidity of Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF), analysts say. Shahrukh Saleem, an investment analyst at AKD...

Punjab govt to recruit 10,300 policemen LAHORE: With an aim to further improve the law and order situation in the province, the Punjab government has decided to recruit 10,300 policemen. The recruitment would be done in Punjab police and Baloch Levies, for which Punjab Chief Minister Usman...

Punjab govt introducing Insaaf Medicine cards LAHORE: The Punjab government is introducing Insaaf Medicine Card to facilitate patients of various diseases, including AIDS ,hepatitis and tuberculosis, across the province. This was informed by Punjab Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department...

Pakistan Oxygen to build multi-billion Air Separation Unit Pakistan Oxygen Limited (POL), one of the country’s leading suppliers of industrial and medical gases has announced to set up an Air Separation Unit plant worth billions of rupees. The company in its filing to the bourse informed that...

$1bn allocated to rebuild Afghanistan, says Alvi ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Friday said Pakistan had allocated $1 billion for reconstruction and a prosperous future of Afghanistan. While virtually at a high-level consultation on return and reintegration of Afghan refugees held in...

PSM, Railways, FBR restructuring plan unveiled ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain on Friday unveiled the government's comprehensive plan aimed at restructuring of Pakistan Railways, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), and the...

US 'pleased' over PM Imran Khan's visit to Afghanistan The US has expressed its pleasure over the recent visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Afghanistan where he held meetings with President Ashraf Ghani. In a tweet, the US State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA)...

Ibex Pakistan Inaugurates 3rd Facility In Lahore As Its BPO Business Grows Ibex Pakistan, a leading global customer experience company, has inaugurated a brand new facility in Lahore, its third in the city, in response to its expanding BPO business in the country. Mr. Syed Amin Ul Haque...

Pakistan improves rank on border trading index Pakistan’s rank on trading across border index jumped by 28 places in 2020 mainly due to considerably improved implementation of several measures.— AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s rank on trading across border index jumped by 28 places in 2020...

Int’l transit activity starts at Gwadar with arrival of fish cargo ISLAMABAD: International transit activity started at Gwadar with the arrival of the first fish carrier containing 200 tonnes of fish from international waters. In a statement, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said that the...

LDA prepares proposals for construction of Mall Road tunnel LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has started preparing megaproject proposals to maintain the flow of traffic on Mall Road, which is the busiest road in the provincial capital, Pakistan Today learnt on Wednesday...

Pak- Afghan PTA: MoC to begin engagement with stakeholders next week The Commerce Ministry will begin engagement with all the stakeholders on the items to be placed in the proposed Pakistan-Afghanistan PTA (Preferential Trade Agreement), starting next week informed Advisor to Prime Minister on...

Construction projects in Punjab, KPK to generate Rs1.1trn economic activity; PM told ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday was told that Punjab and KPK governments had received applications for approval of construction projects over 50 million square feet area which would generate an...

Faisalabad to Get an International Airport and Expo Center Prime Minister, Imran Khan, issued orders on Wednesday for quick resolution of the problems faced by Faisalabad’s textile industry. During a meeting with a delegation of business representatives and exporters associated with the...

Faisalabad to Get an International Airport and Expo Center Prime Minister, Imran Khan, issued orders on Wednesday for quick resolution of the problems faced by Faisalabad’s textile industry. During a meeting with a delegation of business representatives and exporters associated with the...