FBR reluctant to remove duty on timber imports: APTTA
ISLAMABAD: While an illegal cutting of timber has been causing more deforestation in the country, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seems...
Railways all set to launch Lahore-Gujranwala shuttle train
LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, while addressing a press conference on Saturday, announced that the shuttle train between Lahore and Gujranwala...
Customs officials reluctant to cooperate in containers scam probe
ISLAMABAD: Senior Customs officials seem reluctant to appear before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to record their statements against a former Customs...
PM inaugurates Muzaffargarh-DG Khan highway
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday inaugurated the newly-built Muzaffargarh-Dera Ghazi Khan Highway and a new 250-bed block of Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Govt calls stakeholder meeting to formulate ‘national standard’ for auto sector
ISLAMABAD: Amid severe criticism of not playing its due role in ensuring 'auto standards' in the country, the Ministry of Science and...
PM constitutes 3-member committee to probe sugar crisis
A three-member committee has been constituted to probe the recent countrywide hike in sugar prices.
According to a document issued by the Prime...
SBP promotes credit schemes for differently-abled people
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir on Friday met President Dr Arif Alvi to present two initiatives for differently-abled...
FATF gives Pakistan June deadline to avoid blacklist
FATF says it will take action if Islamabad fails to make 'significant, sustainable progress' in penalising terror financing
PCMA deplores unavailability of imported raw material
LAHORE: Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) has called for a permanent solution to the problems faced by the local industry due to unavailability...
Pakistan gears up to capture markets ceded by virus-hit China
Exporters demand clarity on long-term textile policy, energy tariff
FATF likely to give Pakistan four more months for compliance
ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force is likely to give Pakistan four more months for full compliance on 27-point action plan to...
University at PM House likely to cost over Rs35bn
Rs200m sought for carrying out feasibility study
‘Financial inclusion of women imperative for economic growth’
SBP governor says only 15pc of Pakistan’s adult female population possess active bank accounts
No hike in power and gas tariffs, decides cabinet
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has decided in principle for not hiking prices of electricity and gas besides deliberating further steps for reducing inflation.
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Choose either PAF or PIA, SC tells Arshad Malik
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday declared Air Marshal Arshad Mehmood Malik’s appointment as head of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) “illegal”,...