Pakistan to send 1m chloroquine tablets to US, Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said that the federal cabinet has...
Govt enforces fixed taxes for land developers, builders in 14 cities
ISLAMABAD: A presidential ordinance released on Tuesday has fixed tax rates for developers and builders in 14 cities of Pakistan.
Builders will now pay...
NAB to probe ‘billions looted’ in sugar, wheat crises
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday announced to begin a “comprehensive” investigation on all aspects of the recent wheat and sugar...
Rupee jumps Rs2.37 against dollar, closes at Rs161.12
Pakistani Rupee continued with the bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining Rs2.37 against US dollar in the interbank market to close at Rs161.12,...
FBR disbursed Rs175bn tax refunds among exporters
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has disbursed Rs175 billion (with an additional amount of Rs50 billion) tax refunds among exporters...
PM launches Ehsaas Ration Portal to support the vulnerable
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday formally launched Ehsaas Ration Portal, which is a donor-beneficiary linking system for ration distribution and set...
Saudi Arabia bars companies from laying off Pakistani workers
ISLAMABAD: The Saudi government has barred companies from laying off Pakistani workers during the next three months.
The decision to the effect was taken...
Power scam report to be made public, cabinet decides
–Govt forms commission of inquiry to conduct forensic audits of IPPs, other investigations within 90 days
–Cabinet divided over defending members, including Razak...
How can Pakistan gain from the oil price crash?
Following black gold's black Monday, a number of Pakistanis have been wondering how the country can cash in on the situation.
As per...
ECC likely to approve Rs200bn relief package for daily wagers
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is likely to approve a Rs200 billion relief package for daily wagers whose livelihoods have been...
Covid-19 relief package: NA body briefed over utilisation of Rs1,200bn
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance and Revenue Secretary Naveed Kamran Baloch on Tuesday briefed the National Assembly’s Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs...
FBR loses Rs45bn revenue as fuel consumption drops
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said on Tuesday that any further drop in the price of fuel, consumption of which...
Jazz awarded contract for provision of broadband services in ex-FATA
ISLAMABAD: To provide high-speed internet services in erstwhile FATA, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded Jazz with a Rs92 million contract...
Expo body proposes to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai for year, but keeps name
DUBAI: The awarding body for World Expos has proposed to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai for a year because of the new coronavirus,...
Coke volume plunges 25pc in April; hope for a 2nd half bounce
Coca-Cola’s global volume tumbled 25 per cent in April as the coronavirus pandemic gripped large swaths of the world population.
Those volumes made...