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LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered Rs14.5 million and a vehicle owned by former director general of Lahore...

FBR asked to extend tax amnesty

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...

Fertiliser off-take increases 27% to 570,000 tons in April

KARACHI: Sales of fertilisers posted a strong growth of 27 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 570,000 tons in April as urea...

Textile sector demands zero-rated import of hydrogen peroxide

KARACHI: Textile processing sector has asked the government for permission as well as concessions for the import of hydrogen peroxide,...

LHC judge recuses himself from case against SECP chief

LAHORE: Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza has recused himself from hearing a petition challenging the appointment of Shaukat Hussain as chairman...

Rs 1.5 trillion corruption in PSO in four years

ISLAMABAD (Tehlka TV Report): Corruption, pilferages and embezzlement have crossed Rs1.5 trillion in the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) in last...

Inflation down from 7.75% in 2013 to 3.77% in 2018: PM Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said that inflation had come down from 7.75 percent in 2013 to...

Govt ‘cancelling’ order for issuance of three-month basic salary

ISLAMABAD: After the Finance Ministry’s refusal to allocate Rs100 billion for payment of honorarium equal to three-month basic salary to...

Govt urged to clear verified sales tax refunds of exporters

ISLAMABAD: The local business community has called upon the government to clear all verified sales tax refunds of exporters before...

NAB to hold open court on May 31 in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will hold an open court on Thursday (May 31) to listen and receive...

NAB considered a role model among SAARC countries

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top anti-corruption watchdog the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has won many laurels for the country and is considered...

FIA approves probes into bank frauds

26/05/2018

KARACHI: The Zonal Board meeting of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has decided to start inquiries related to unlawful appointments...

SECP chairman’s appointment challenged in LHC

26/05/2018

LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the appointment of Shaukat Hussain as chairman...

ANF seizes 3 tons narcotics worth Rs2.3b in 21 countrywide raids

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized three tons narcotics valuing Rs2.28 billion in the international market and arrested 22...

Monetary policy: SBP hikes key interest rate by 50 basis points to 6.5%

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased the key interest rate by 50 basis points, taking it to 6.50...

Pakistan, China extend currency swap agreement by another 3 years

KARACHI: Pakistan and China have agreed to extend the currency swap agreement and double its size as both countries look to...

20kg hashish seized

KARACHI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), in two separate actions near New Sabzi Mandi at Super Highway, seized 20 kilograms of...

Car assemblers to cancel advance booking of cars for non-filers