Needs of markets’ development in Blue Area, F-10 Markaz assessed on January 12, 2021President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, along with Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Amer Ali Ahmed, visited the two major business centres of Islamabad including Blue Area and F-10 Markaz to assess the needs of markets development and take remedial measures to address the issues traders. Former President ICCI […]
PARC approves 22 projects to promote research and development on January 12, 2021The PARC convened its 33rd Meeting of the Board of Directors (BoD) of Agricultural Linkages Program (ALP) to approve new research projects in order to promote research and development activities. The activities proposed under the ALP projects are directly related to both the objectives as specified in the vision 2030 and other plans of the […]
Swati vows to make railways a profitable institution on January 10, 2021Federal Minister for Railways Azam Swati on Saturday expressed resolve to make Pakistan Railways a profit making institution and double the amount of freight handled with available capacity. Talking to media persons, Azam Swati warned that if income of the railways is not doubled, it might face similar fate to that of Pakistan Steel Mills. […]
PML-N Punjab lawmaker succumbs to coronavirus on January 7, 2021RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Munira Yamin Satti has succumbed to coronavirus, two weeks after she was diagnosed with the deadly virus. The Punjab Assembly lawmaker was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi. Later, Satti was put on ventilator after her condition worsened but could not survive and […]
Extension in construction amnesty plan to boost confidence of investors on January 4, 2021Business community Sunday hailing extension in construction sector amnesty plan said it will not only boost the confidence of investors but also further stimulate economic activities in the country. Founder Chairman Pak-US Business Council and Chairman United Business Group (UBG) veteran trade leader Iftikhar Ali Malik said its new year gift of Prime Minister Imran […]
Businessmen seeks major correction in exchange rate against dollar in 2021 on January 4, 2021The business community seeks major correction in exchange rate against dollar in the year of 2021. Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Vice President, Ahmad Jawad said country exports starts increasing including positive improvement in remittances as well as surplus in the current account structure; now free float concept may be stop and government must go for […]
Downtrend in kinnow export a matter of concern for Pakistan on January 2, 2021Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum and former chairman FPCCI Standing Committee on Agriculture, Ahmad Jawad has expressed concerns over downtrend in kinnow exports and said processing units are working at 50% output In a statement issued on Friday, he said that slowdown of kinnow exports was mainly due to lack of acceptance in Afghanistan […]
ICCI calls for withdrawal of professional tax notices to businesses on December 30, 2020Fatima Azim, Acting President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that Union Council Humak has issued professional tax notices of Rs 50,000 each to some industries in Kahuta Industrial Triangle, Islamabad which has created lot of concerns in the business community and called for their urgent withdrawal to save businesses from unnecessary tax […]
Buzdar pledges to allocate land for 11 chambers of commerce on December 27, 2020Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar Saturday assured the leadership of United Business Group for allocation of land to 11 Chambers of Commerce and Industry for the establishment of their offices on top priority in line with the vision of Prime Minister to stimulate industrialization in the country. It was disclosed on Saturday by Chaudhry […]
FPCCI urges govt to extend amnesty scheme for construction industry on December 27, 2020President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Mian Anjum Nisar while appreciating the Prime Minister Imran Khan for introducing Amnesty Scheme for Construction Industry has said that the scheme has boosted the socio-economic status of daily wagers and supported the construction and its allied sectors. He said, “It was a tremendous decision […]