Pakistan and China are celebrating as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the centerpiece of Beijing’s global Belt and Road initiative, completes 10 years. The investment project has grown to over $60 billion and provided Pakistan with crucial infras...
Read More »Dar commends FBR for collecting over Rs7bn in last fiscal year
Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has commended Federal Board of Revenue for collecting 7,169 billion rupees in lieu of taxes against the target of 7,200 billion rupees during the last fiscal year.Speaking during his visit to the FBR headquarters in...
Read More »Pakistan, Barrick Gold agree to pay share in Pakistani rupees in Reko Diq project
Pakistan and Barrick Gold Corporation have agreed to pay the share of the government of Pakistan in Pakistani rupees for the investment in Reko Diq project.This was agreed during a meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and a delegatio...
Read More »Govt launches three Centers of Excellence to cope challenges in Science, Technology sectors
The government has launched three centres of excellence for fostering research and innovation in different sub-fields of science and technology.These include National Center for Manufacturing, National Centre for Quantum Computing and National Centre ...
Read More »COAS invites foreign investors to explore hidden reserves of Pakistan
Chief of Army Staff, General Syed Asim Munir has invited foreign investors to play their due role in exploring the hidden reserves of Pakistan and to fully utilize this potential as the country is blessed with rich mineral resources.Speaking at "Pakis...
Read More »Pakistan blast: How did we get here?
With the death toll for the most recent suicide bombing climbing past 50 in Pakistan, the head of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI-F) party, whose supporters were targeted in the blast, decried the country's security forces over the apparent "intelligence failu...
Read More »Islamabad, Beijing ink six MoUs & agreements for promoting ties
Pakistan and China have signed six agreements and MOUs for promotion of bilateral cooperation.The signing ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the visiting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Islamabad on Monday.Minister for Plann...
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