LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Tuesday launched a massive crackdown on energy drinks across the province as the deadline given to manufacturers and food business operators (FBOs) expired on December…
Fertiliser manufacturing companies getting payments in drafts to be cut after July 1 when subsidised rates are in place The budget 2016-17 has brought huge subsidies and tax cuts for the agricultural…
Duty-free import of new plants and reduction in duty on parts provisioned for new entrants for five years The government announced on Monday that foreign carmakers seeking to enter the market could…
Cement manufacturers are maintaining cement prices although the taxation measures announced by the government in the federal budget have dampened their spirits as expected cost escalations are quite high, reliable resourced confided…
The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) is holding Pakistan Auto Show 2013 at the Expo Centre, Karachi, from Friday (today), which will showcase the achievements of Pakistan’s automotive…
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association of Pakistan (PPMA) expressed grave concern over the government’s seeming insistence on granting MFN status to India without taking into account the valid concerns of the domestic pharmaceutical industry.…
Export orders to the tune of billions of rupees are in jeopardy due to the massive load shedding and suspension of gas supply to the export-oriented industries, particularly in Punjab. Pakistan Readymade…
The domestic urea manufacturing plants have provided a benefit of Rs 365 billion to the farmers over the last five years, said the Fertilizer Manufacturers Pakistan Advisory Council (FMPAC) Wednesday. The benefit,…
Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) Saturday urged the government to extend the reduced levy of 5 percent on tractors sale for another year with a view to sustain…
Cement despatches for the month of October decreased by 5.87 percent primarily because of a drastic decline of 20.59 percent in cement export, said the manufacturers on Monday. They said local despatches,…
The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has welcomed the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) decision to gradually bring down tariff regime for the motorcycle industry in such a way…
Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) urged Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to take industry’s point of view into consideration before taking any decision with regards to proposed changes in CBU import rates or…
The local production of cars has registered a massive reduction by 22,000-25,000 units owing to import of 50,000 used cars in a year, besides hurting the domestic auto parts vending industry to…
The current rupee depreciation against the dollar is expected to bode well for the margins for local textile manufacturers during the outgoing FY12, observed the analysts at InvestCap Research. However, they said,…
The government would support the manufacturers through prudent policies and encourage them to enhance the capacity and transfers of technology which will not only benefit local consumers but also increase exports of…
Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers Chairman Syed Nabeel Hashmi has termed the Budget 2012-13 normal, as under the circumstances its not very bad. Whilst commenting on the Budget, he…
Local steel manufacturers showed concern over giving status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) to India, saying it would pose threats to the steel industry of the country. Our country has weak infrastructure…
