Poultry industry calls for early reopening of marriage halls
LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) on Friday urged the government to reopen marriage halls from August 10.
The government had earlier announced...
Worldcall reannounces takeover by ARY Digital Network
Share price of WTL increases 41pc within 24 hours after the announcement
Software installed to keep Punjab Police’s Rs119b annual budget under check
LAHORE: The finance wing of the Punjab Police presented comprehensive financial management software to stop corruption and embezzlement in the police accounts,...
We want Sialkot to be given similar status to Gwadar: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) will launch two programs this month, subject to the approval of the PM Imran...
‘Govt plans to phase out custom taxes, regulatory duty on selected imported raw materials’
KARACHI: Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said that the government is aiming to reduce Additional Customs Duty (ACD)...
90pc workforce for ML-I project to be locally hired, creating employment for 150,000 people
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed said that 90 percent labour and technical staff for Main Line-I (ML-I) project would hired...
Uber rides take COVID-19 hit, but Asia leads recovery
NEW YORK: Homebound customers of Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) more than doubled their orders from the company’s food-delivery service in the second...
US sends first shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in over a decade
NEW YORK: The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June, data from the US Census Bureau showed...
MOIT&T minister assures maximum support to NIC as it reopens after 4 months
ISLAMABAD: As the National Incubation Center (NIC) re-opens its doors after a 4-month lockdown, it welcomes its first set of visitors on...
Microsoft aiming to buy TikTok’s entire global business: report
TikTok is currently facing a Sept 15 deadline to either complete a sale of its US operations to Microsoft or face a ban in the United States
FBR asks banks to compile five-year record of account holders
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday according to the proposed amendments to the Banking Companies Reporting Rules 2010, asked...
Finance Division suspicious over ‘exorbitant rise’ in ex-FATA expenditures
After hardly spending Rs18bn in the first 11 months of FY20, KP finance dept claims it had spent around Rs17bn in erstwhile FATA during June
TPB to rationalise textile sector tariffs
ISLAMABAD: The Tariff Policy Board (TPB) on Thursday decided to rationalise tariff structure for the textile sector.
According to reports the rationalisation of...
FY2019-20: Pakistan’s fiscal deficit narrows to 8.1pc of GDP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's fiscal deficit shrunk to 8.1pc of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the fiscal year 2019-20.
According to sources, the fiscal deficit...
SBP introduces Non-Resident Pakistani Rupee Value Accounts
KARACHI: In order to facilitate Non-Resident Pakistanis (NRPs) with opening and operating of non-resident Pakistani rupee accounts, the State Bank of Pakistan...