Objections raised on amendment in Petroleum Act 1934 : FPCCI
Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of FPCCI, has apprised that Mr. Abdul Ali Khan, Director General of Explosives, has visited FPCCI Head Office and met with the representatives of chemical…
British Council’s Scott McDonald, concludes hisvisit to Pakistan
Scott McDonald, Chief Executive of the British Council, has wrapped up his visit to Pakistan, which took place from 11 to 15 November. This visit marks a significant occasion as…
Govt urged to formulate immediate edible oil policy: PVMA Chairman
Sheikh Umer Rehan, Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), has urgently called on the government to establish a comprehensive edible oil policy. Highlighting the country’s heavy reliance on…
Call for urgent tax reforms to address economic challenges – Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir
Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, Former Senior Vice President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Vice chairman of UBG Sindh Region has stressed the need for…
Spotify continues user and Premium subscriber growth in Q3
Last night, Spotify released its Q3 2024 earnings, showcasing its strong performance as the most popular audio streaming subscription service. For the quarter ended September 2024, Spotify’s monthly active users grew…
Meta supports Pakistani creators to inspire a new wave of content
Meta connected with content creators in Karachi through various engagements starting with an event that brought together around 40 creators from across Pakistan. Throughout the week, Meta worked with popular…
Annual tripartite labor conference demanded
Majyd Aziz, Former President Employers Federation of Pakistan, while addressing the National Tripartite Labor Conference as keynote speaker on Pakistani Employers' behalf, stated, “It is a sad story that the…
A mini-budget must remain in the IMF program
Dr. Shahid Rasheed Butt, a business leader and past president of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), on Monday expressed his concern over the falling tax-to-GDP ratio, saying…
InfraZamin Pakistan hosts a seminar on Green Financing and Green Bonds
InfraZamin Pakistan, Pakistan’s premier credit enhancement guarantor, in collaboration with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA), and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) hosted a seminar…
Aman Pracha, emphasized the need to restore the confidence of both local and foreign investors and industrialists
The Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Muhammad Aman Pracha, has emphasized the need to restore the confidence of both local and foreign…
TCL unveils the biggest sale of the year on Daraz 11.11
TCL, Pakistan’s No. 1 LED TV brand, is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated Daraz 11.11 Sale, offering Pakistan’s biggest discounts of the year. From November 11 to 21, customers…
JazzCash holds session on fostering cashless Universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
A delegation from JazzCash, Pakistan’s largest fintech platform, facilitated a consultative session chaired by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, with public sector universities on the digitalization and transition to…
Unilever Pakistan is taking to reduce its carbon footprint and transition to more sustainable business practices.
Unilever Pakistan launched its ambitious and refocused strategy, ‘Sustainability Accelerated,’ which aims to accelerate action on sustainability, with a focus on climate action, plastics circularity, nature regeneration, and better livelihoods.…
Pearson Edexcel and British Council host an empowering ‘School Leaders Conference’
Pearson Edexcel collaborated with the British Council to organize an enlightening Pearson Schools Leaders Conference. The event aimed to empower Pearson's partner schools and their learners by showcasing inspirational experiences,…
MF won’t accept the Rs190 billion revenue gap.
The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, the President of All Karachi Industrial Alliance, the Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board,…
World Food Day 2024 event held in Islamabad
The stakeholders from government, academia, industry, UN agencies and civil society gathered in Islamabad for a National Policy Dialogue in observance of World Food Day, centred around the theme “Advancing…
Wafi Energy becomes the majority shareholder of Shell Pakistan
Wafi Energy Holding Limited (Wafi Energy) becomes the majority shareholder of Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) after The Shell Petroleum Company Limited, a subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell), completes the sale…
Pakistan can enhance manpower exports to the hospitality sector worldwide
Pakistan's government, in collaboration with the private sector, could provide training in various skills to thousands of youngsters and enhance manpower export to the hospitality industry of different countries for…
In four years, a $100 billion debt must be paid: Mian Zahid Hussain
Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, President of All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and President and former provincial…
TCL extends partnership with activision to launch call of duty: Black Ops 6
TCL, Pakistan’s No. 1 LED TV brand and the world’s top two TV brand is proud to announce its extended partnership with Activision as the Official TV Partner for the…
Constitutional amendment to improve the justice system.
Former President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Dr Shahid Rasheed Butt, said on Thursday that the twenty-sixth constitutional amendment would make the judicial system more active,…
Enhanced GST on tractors to ease refund issue
Through an SRO issued yesterday, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) has increased the sales tax (GST) rate on tractors to 14% from 10% earlier. This increase applies to local and…
TRANSFORM Pakistan urges Govt to take immediate action to limit industrially produced trans fats
On World Food Day, the TRANSFORM Pakistan campaign partners, including Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA), the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI),…
PVMA urges government to abolish edible oils import duty amid price surge
Sheikh Umer Rehan, Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), has called on the government to temporarily abolish the import duty on palm oil to relieve consumers. He warned…
Pakistan – Malaysia economic ties get boost UBG welcomes agreements
United Business Group (UBG) leaders President Zubair Tufail, Khalid Tawab, Hanif Gohar, Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, Malik Khuda Bakhsh, Momin Ali Malik and Eng. Daroo Khan Achakzai has welcomed signing…