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Green hydrogen and Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The media recently reported signing of an MoU among five energy companies of Pakistan, mostly PSEs, for pursuing “green…
ATM2023: PIA missing in action
DUBAI: Swarming with energy and diversity, traders, exhibitors, visitors, students and tourists from all over the world made their…
Gold maintains record-breaking spree
KARACHI: Gold hit a new all-time high at Rs225,300 per tola (11.66 grams) on Thursday in line with the global trend amid talk of…
Rs1.54tr in power subsidies sought
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy has demanded Rs1.54 trillion in power subsidies for the next fiscal year, a colossal amount that…
Energy conservation to help save $6.4b
ISLAMABAD: The government has targeted to save $6.4 billion by implementing energy conservation measures under the National Energy…
Industry demands GI tag for pink salt
KARACHI: The Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP) has appealed to the government to step up efforts for obtaining…
Cement demand contracts 16.5% in April
LAHORE: The cement industry is persistently going through tough times as its sales contracted 16.55% in April 2023, reaching 2.951…
Growth in ME, Central Asia will slow down: IMF
DUBAI: Economic growth in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia regions will slow in 2023, underlining the need to…
JCC minutes yet to be signed
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan is eager to host President Xi Jinping to celebrate the decade of cooperation under the China-Pakistan…
Reversal of tariff relief hurts industry
KARACHI:
Business leaders have expressed resentment over the government’s recent move of withdrawing the concessionary tariffs…