Tag: Sector
Lack of R&D inhibits development of agri sector
Agricultural sector is continuously witnessing a downward trend as it has registered an overall decline of over 10 per cent in several major and...
With one blood bank to serve 10m people, private sector steps...
“Including a huge city like Karachi, there are only 37 government blood banks in 23 districts of Sindh. However, to cope with the demands...
-to bolster power sector
The World Bank (WB) has assured that it will consider financial assistance for large scale hydroelectric and wind power projects as well as continuing...
Uniform policy being evolved to tax agriculture sector: PM
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said a uniform tax policy on agriculture was being evolved to bring the sector under the tax...
Radical plans to alter face of power sector
The government plans to privatise all public sector power generation companies (GENCOs) and distribution companies (DISCOs) within next five years. Minister for Privatisation...
Islamic trade finance seen lifting growth of sector
Islamic trade finance has benefited from shifting preferences towards Sharia-compliant banking and could serve as one of the key growth drivers to help the...
UK to help Pakistan develop oil and gas sector
Experts of UK will help Pakistan in developing the oil and gas sector, with special focus on the extraction of natural gas from shales.
Minister...
Budget woes: the impact on the auto sector
Zero rated exemption on commercial vehicles (trucks, buses and CNG buses) will have a strong inflationary impact for consumers while commuters will also suffer...
CIOs demand aid for IT sector
The Information Technology ministry needs to drive the IT sector forward and must frame a roadmap to bolster the competitiveness of the sector. This...
Agri sector registers dismal performance
Despite a sharp rise in commodity prices which attracted an additional Rs342 in rural economy, the sector could not achieve desired growth targets. Economic...
Energy sector forges ahead
The deregulation of fuel prices was taken as a positive sign by investors thus allowing the entire energy sector to display strength, duly backed...
Salahi promises co-op with Punjab in energy sector
Dr Mahmoud Salahi, the governor of the largest province of Iran, Khorasan Razvi, Sunday said they would extend full cooperation to the Punjab government...
President urges private sector to benefit from level-playing field
President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday has called upon the private sector to take full advantage of the level-playing field provided by the PPP-led...
E&P sector wary of corporate tax
A 500bp increase in the corporate tax for Exploration & Production sector in the upcoming budget is likely to hurt Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL),...
Credit contraction crowding out private sector
With mounting inflation pressures likely to remain a persistent threat in the foreseeable future, the government’s continued dependence on commercial banks for budgetary support...
Firdous for Pak-KSA co-op in education sector
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia can benefit from each other in the field of education,...
‘Livestock in need of a comprehensive strategy’
The government should evolve a comprehensive strategy to improve livestock sector on modern scientific lines in addition to introducing and implementing micro finance schemes...
