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Custom officer shot dead by unknown assailants in Karachi
KARACHI: A shooting incident came to light from Karachi’s Liyari Rexer line area, in which a customs officer was reportedly...
Pakistan foreign exchange reserves drop to $13.03b
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan stood at US$ 13,030.1 million while the central bank held reserves of...
Pakistan ‘very comfortably’ placed to meet IMF targets: SBP chief
MARRAKECH: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad on Friday assured investors that the country is “very comfortably placed...
Karachi I&I seizes electronics items imported in the garb of diplomatic consignment
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has seized huge quantity of laptops and electronic goods which were being...
ANF seizes 88 kg drugs in five operations
RAWALPINDI: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) while conducting five operations across the country managed to recover 88 kg drugs and arrested nine...
Pakistan exports first regular batch of SUVs to African destinations
KARACHI: Pakistan has finally made formal entry into the exports of locally made Sport Utility Vehciles (SUVs) as a joint...
Dera police seize 5000 liters of Iranian diesel, NCP items
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Dera Police have conducted successful operations resulting in the seizure of 5000 liters of Iranian diesel and...
Car sales see 30pc decline YoY in Sept amid high prices, interest rates
KARACHI: Car sales saw a 30% decline year-on-year in September amid high prices and interest rates, according to media reports....
Planning minister, Chinese official discuss energy projects
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami on Wednesday met with the General Manager of China...
Caretaker govt decides against privatising two LNG-run power plants
ISLAMABAD: A plan shared with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows that Pakistan has decided not to privatise two power...
Karachi’s iconic Regent Plaza hotel gets Rs14.5b offer from SIUT
KARACHI: Hotel Regent Plaza — the city’s iconic building located at Shahrah-e-Faisal — has received an offer of Rs14.5 billion...
Collector Imran Bokhari recovers 10 tons of betel nuts worth Rs20m from Sakraan
KHUZDAR: Under the dynamic leadership of Collector Imran Bokhari, Collectorate of Customs Enforcement team recovered 10 tons of fine quality...
SBP suspends authorization of 5 exchange companies of ‘B’ category
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) suspended the authorization of five Exchange Companies of B-category with immediate effect until...
IMF projects Pakistan GDP to grow by 2.5pc in 2024
ISLAMABAD: In its latest report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the GDP growth rate for Pakistan at 2.5%...
Quetta Customs seizes smuggled goods worth Rs450m in first week of Oct
QUETTA: In line with the directives of Member Customs Zeba Hai Azhar and Chief Collector Baluchistan Abdul Qadir Memon, Collector...
FBR extends probe into money laundering in guise of solar panel imports
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday decided to expand the scope of its investigation in response to...
Govt to appoint adviser to draft plan for PIA privatisation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will appoint an adviser to draft a plan to privatise its money-losing national airline, said the caretaker government’s...
Pakistan’s remittances record $2.2b inflow in September: SBP
KARACHI: The overseas workers’ remittances recorded an inflow of US$2.2 billion during September 2023, according to State Bank of Pakistan....
Pakistan mulls plan to complete Iran gas project sans US sanctions
ISLAMABAD: The authorities have started formulating a plan to restructure the much-delayed Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project to avoid US...
FBR to expand tax net by 1 million people in the current fiscal year
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has planned to add 1 million new taxpayers in the tax net during the...
