Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that the Kisan (farmer) Card was a step in moving towards modern agriculture and would "transform and change" Pakistan...
The prime minister was addressing the distribution ceremony of the Kisan Cards in Multan where he said that time would prove that this was a step towards modern agriculture...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched the Kisan Portal — a special category for farmers in the Pakistan Citizen Portal — saying it would give a voice to small farmers who were "voiceless" in front of powerful people...
The premier rued that Pakistan had reduced its research spending in the past, pointing out that countries that had invested in research saw increased agricultural productivity...
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government will get six companies of the Pakistan Army and four companies of Rangers to maintain law and order situation in Rawalpindi district...
The Foreign Office on Saturday rejected Indian army chief General MM Naravane's recent comments in which he levelled terrorism allegations and hurled threats against Pakistan...
In an interview to Indian media outlets earlier this week, Naravane had alleged that Pakistan has created a "new terror group" in Indian-occupied Kashmir called 'The Resistance Front'...
MULTAN: Veteran politician Javed Hashmi claims Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan told him that a group in the army was not in favour of Pakistan’s nuclear tests...
He said there was a group of people who did not want to see Pakistan a nuclear power...
KARACHI: With a population of 200 million people, Pakistan is a massive and interesting market, said Pierantonio Cantoni, International Business Development Manager at Associazion Italiana Commercio Estero (AICE) on Monday...
In his presentation at a seminar on ‘Doing Business With Italy’, he said over 76 per cent of Pakistan’s exports, mainly textiles and clothing, find their way into the European Union...
KARACHI: A large number of US companies have plans to invest in Pakistan, with almost 95 per cent participants of American Business Council (ABC) ‘perception survey’ optimistic about long-term economic and operating environment in the country...
Over 40pc of the respondents indicated that the perception of Pakistan improved in 2016-17, compared to 6pc from the year before...
KARACHI: A majority of US businesses have a positive outlook on the investment climate in Pakistan, though half of them consider Islamabad’s negative perception as a serious challenge, according to a survey conducted by the American Business Council (ABC)...
More than 65 per cent respondents of the survey indicated that they plan to invest in Pakistan over the next 12 months while 80pc were optimistic about the long-term economic and...
ISLAMABAD: A number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) will be signed between companies of Pakistan and Belarus on Monday for joint venture collaboration in agro-machinery and dairy industries...
The Pak-Belarus Business and Investment Forum is being organised by the Board of Investment (BOI) in Islamabad ahead of a two-day state visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Pakistan...
KARACHI: Two Chinese auto companies — truck maker Sinotruck Limited and bus manufacturer Shanghai Sunlong — on Friday expressed interest in establishing assembling units in Pakistan...
In a meeting with the office-bearers of Pakistan Association of Auto Parts and Accessories Manufacturers Association (Paapam), Sinotruck’s Mr Wang Haotao, who was leading a 10-member Chinese delegation, said his company aims to utilise Pakistani...
ISLAMABAD: More than a dozen French companies on Tuesday expressed their desire to invest in Pakistan...
“Pakistan has a favourable financial position and the security situation has improved tremendously during the last three years,” said M...
ISLAMABAD: More than 192 offshore companies have been registered in Pakistan since 1963 to do businesses in different sectors, with power generation being their latest preference...
Data compiled by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) show that a majority of the companies have been registered in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad...
QUETTA: Chinese investors need to spell out how exactly Pakistan will benefit from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), said political and military leaders at a seminar on Monday...
Participants claimed that CPEC would be a game-changer for the country and would play an important role in the development of the province and Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD: Chinese and Iranian state-owned companies are interested in taking over loss-making Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) as part of a long-term lease deal, Privatisation Commission Chairman Mohammad Zubair said on Wednesday...
Zubair said the government was still open to selling PSM but a long-term lease was now likely, with Chinese and Iranian companies showing “interest” in taking over the vast factory on the outskirts of...
According to Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), Pakistan is rated as the top Asian country for Japanese companies for expected profits in 2018, plans for expansion of operations and hiring of the local labour force...
Chairman BOI informed Yamazaki that Pakistan is aiming for a 9 per cent economic growth rate by 2020 and there was a general consensus across the political spectrum in Pakistan on achieving sustained economic...