Pakistan, Tajikistan call for expanding economic cooperation
Pakistan and Tajikistan have underscored the need to further expand trade and economic cooperation, enhance regional connectivity, and strengthen cooperation in energy, security, and people-to-people exchanges. The emphasis was laid during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, on the sidelines of the Shanghai…
DPM stresses targeted investments in core sectors
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has stressed the need for targeted investments in core sectors, especially energy and transport to achieve seamless economic integration for the region. He was addressing the narrow-format session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe today. Ishaq Dar said…
President Zardari vows to strengthen revenue mobilization
President Asif Ali Zardari has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening revenue mobilization, improving tax administration and reforming public sector institutions as part of its broader economic reform agenda. He was talking to the Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Middle East and Central Asia Department Jihad Azour, who called on him…
Govt taking effective steps to attract investment: Tanveer
Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, says the government is taking effective steps to attract investment. Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad today, he said the government aims to have thirty percent electric vehicles on the road by the year 2030. He stressed that charging stations for…
PM directs to restructure Livestock & Dairy Development Board
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the restructuring of the Livestock and Dairy Development Board (LDDB). He issued these directives while presiding over a high-level meeting regarding the livestock sector in Islamabad today. The Livestock and Dairy Development Board was established in 2007 to promote livestock breeding, increase milk and meat…
PM Shehbaz directs to accelerate pace of reforms in FBR
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to accelerate the pace of reforms in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). He was chairing a meeting regarding the Federal Board of Revenue in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister highlighted that the initial results of the ongoing reforms in the FBR are encouraging. He…
