Ground-breaking of Karachi’s Green Line BRT extension project performed

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar and Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Saturday performed the groundbreaking of the extension project of Karachi’s Green Line BRT. Taking to Twitter, the federal minister said that the Green Line extension project will start from Mazar-e- Quaid and will end at Tower, Karachi. “The BRT extension project مزید پڑھیں

Pakistan jumps rank on trading across border index

Pakistan’s rank on trading across border index jumped by 28 places in 2020 mainly due to considerably improved implementation of several measures under the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) contributing to Ease of Doing Business. The Geneva-based World Trade Organisation’s TFA implementation level reached to 79 per cent in November 2020 from 34pc in June, 2018, مزید پڑھیں

Pakistan saw negative economic growth in FY 20 for the first time after 1952: SBP

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) estimated that Pakistan’s real GDP has contracted by 0.4% in the fiscal year 2019-20, making it the first time since the fiscal year 1951-52 that the country recorded a negative economic growth. The central bank, in its annual report on the state of Pakistan’s economy fiscal year 2019-20, said مزید پڑھیں

NEPRA approves blueprint for introducing competition in electricity market

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has approved a blueprint to introduce competition in the power market which is likely to distribute energy on competitive price. NEPRA has given go-ahead to Competitive Trading Bilateral Contracts Market (CTBCM) which according to the regulatory body, is the development of the wholesale competitive electricity market. According to the details, مزید پڑھیں