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APTMA opposes import of Indian cotton
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has strongly rejected the government’s plan, if any, to import cotton yarn...
MCB Bank pays penalties amounting Rs191.76m till December 31, 2020
KARACHI: MCB Bank has paid an amount of Rs191.76 million as penalties for various regulatory violations during the year ended...
Weekly inflation goes up 0.61pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on March 4, for the combined consumption...
PIA begins distributing cheques to VSS beneficiaries with Rs9.8b govt aid
KARACHI: In its Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) announced sometime last year, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has begun releasing cheques...
MoF announces 25pc grant of disparity reduction for government employees
ISLAMABAD: The finance division has notified grant of disparity reduction allowance at 25 percent of the basic pay to the...
KP govt begins construction of Balakot hydropower project
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is all set to start construction work on the Balakot Hydropower Project, the largest...
MoIP proposes record Rs6.37b Ramzan relief package
ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government is going to introduce a mega relief package for the holy month of Ramzan this year....
Flaws in tax system to be removed through reforms: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that flaws in tax system will be removed through reforms. He was chairing...
US dollar sold at Rs157.9 on March 5
KARACHI: The buying rate of the US dollar was Rs157.1, while its selling rate was Rs157.9 on Friday, March 5...
Customs DGTT, FC, terminal operators directed to monitor cross-border movement of vehicles
LAHORE: Pakistan Customs Directorate-General of Transit Trade, Frontier Constabulary (FC), and the terminal operators have been directed to monitor cross-border...
PM Imran Khan okays cross-border yarn import
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the cross-border import of cotton yarn. Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood wrote on Twitter...
Asad Umar reviews work on Rawalpindi Ring Road
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar chaired a meeting to review the work being done...
ECC likely to approve Rs114b subsidy for Power Division
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is likely to approve the allocation of Rs114.5 billion as technical supplementary...
M/s Myco Corporation moves SHC for refund of regulatory duty paid under SRO 1035/2017
KARACHI: A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) directed customs officials to filed their respective para wise comments...
Customs court grants bail to suspects in goods smuggling case
KARACHI: The Customs Court granted after arrest bail to suspects namely Asif Rasheed Siddiqui and Syed Waseem Ahmed and directed...
Foreign exchange reserves increase to $20.133b
KARACHI: The liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country increased by $91 million to $20.133 billion by week ended February...
Customs I&I recovers smuggled goods worth Rs80.11m from Bolton Market
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has seized huge quantity of smuggled goods worth Rs80.11 million from Bolton market....
Trade deficit widens to $17.3b in July – February
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 9 percent or $17.3 billion during first eight months (July – February) 2020/2021 of...
Customs I&I impounds container loaded with smuggled goods Rs45.6m
LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Investigation and Intelligence (i&i) seized a container loaded with smuggled goods worth millions 45.6 million. Sources...
CDNS receives Rs29b new investments
ISLAMABAD: Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has received Rs29 billion new investments by February 28, through registered Premium Prize...
