KARACHI: Tajir Action Committee of traders on Saturday said it had agreed to put off their decision till Monday of keeping shops open till 8pm, after having a discussion with Sindh Minister for Information Nasir Hussain Shah, a private TV channel reported. Speaking to journalists, the provincial minister said that the committee had been invited […]
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Karachi traders to defy govt order by keeping shops open till 8 pm
KARACHI: The Tajir Action Committee in Karachi on Friday has announced that starting June 5 (Saturday), traders will keep their shops open till 8 pm, defying the governments orders. The committee said that despite their constant demands from the government, the government acted unilaterally and made the decision without taking into account the traders’ wishes. […]
Bajwa says Gwadar’s port, free zone to generate $10bn annual economic activity
GWADAR: CPEC Authority Chairman Asim Saleem Bajwa on Monday said that the Gwadar Port and the Gwadar Free Zone would generate economic activities of around $10 billion per annum besides creating thousands of new jobs after becoming fully operational. “Soon after completion of the Gwadar Free Zone, a lot of manufacturing and trading activities will […]
SBP introduces advance calendar of MPC meetings
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to begin announcing a half-yearly schedule of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings on a rolling basis for making the process of monetary policy formulation more predictable and transparent. In a press statement issued here on Thursday, dates for the next four meetings were also announced by […]