Punjab IT Board, irrigation dept sign MoU to automate water tax collection system
LAHORE: The Punjab Irrigation Department has joined hands with Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) to introduce e-Abiana, a digital mechanism for the...
KP govt increases wheat quota for flour mills
PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Kamran Bangash said on Wednesday that the KP government has decided to ensure the...
NCOC warns of another lockdown as SOPs being violated
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center has asked all the provinces to ensure strict implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) against...
OGRA suspends Hascol’s licence for KP, imposes Rs10m fine
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has suspended the marketing licence of Hascol Petroleum Limited (HPL) for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with immediate...
CCoE may approve furnace oil import to meet energy needs this winter
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE), in its upcoming meeting, may approve the import of furnace oil to meet the country's...
Cabinet body seeks Law Division’s opinion on illegal hiring issue
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms has directed the Establishment Division to seek legal opinions from the Law and Justice Division...
Punjab govt decides to revise water, sanitation tariffs
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to revise water and sanitation tariffs for all WASAs so as to improve their efficiencies, besides...
PM tasks ‘tigers’ to start anti-hoarding drive from capital
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while chairing a high-level session regarding the ongoing efforts to control prices of essential commodities, has tasked...
Senate body seeks detailed briefing on ‘PIA’s sustainability plan’
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Aviation on Tuesday sought a detailed briefing from the Pakistan International Airlines Company Limited (PIACL) Board...
Swiss company Novartis acquires manufacturing facility to produce medicines in Pakistan
Novartis, a Swiss multinational company with a multi-decade presence in Pakistan, has acquired a manufacturing facility to produce medicines in the country,...
Govt set to introduce new law to fast-track CPEC projects
The draft law proposes abolishment of CEO position for CPEC Authority, reduction in the powers of CPEC Authority chairman in decision making, and an end to the authority’s powers to constitute a business council
World Bank assures Pakistan of continued assistance for reforms
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has agreed to enhance assistance for Pakistan to support the ongoing reforms, besides balancing a mix between...
Punjab PDWP approves Rs3.2bn infrastructure projects
LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP)-Punjab has approved five development schemes of various sectors at an estimated cost of Rs3,229.876 million.
These...
PTA lifts ban on TikTok, warns accounts posting obscene content will be blocked
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday lifted the ban on popular Chinese video-sharing service TikTok, with a caveat that accounts of...
KCCI contends number of taxpayers reduced to 2.4m due to coercion by authorities
KARACHI: Due to coercive nature of the regulatory regime, the number of taxpayers has shrunk from 2.8 million to 2.4 million in...