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LAHORE: The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) has arrested two passengers and recovered one kg heroin from them at Allama Iqbal...

Traders flay proposed increased in WHT

MULTAN: Traders, industrialists and exporters have sharply reacted to the government’s proposal to increase withholding tax rates for non-filers of...

NAB submits flowchart of Sharifs’ assets to court

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad resumed its hearing in corruption references related to Sharif family on Thursday. During the...

GB NAB files reference against 8 health department officials

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has accelerated its activities in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and has filed a reference against senior...

IRSA releases 72,900 cusecs water

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Thursday released 72,900 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 84,700...

Pakistan Export increases by $24b during this year

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total exports are on the upward trajectory and set to reach $24 billion mark this year, predicted a...

Computer Association seeks GST exemption

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) on Tuesday demanded of the government to abolish General Sales Tax (GST) on computer assemblers...

FIA arrests man for harassing girl

LAHORE: The FIA Cyber Crimes Wing has arrested three accused persons, one for blackmailing a young girl and two for...

Punjab govt to give people-friendly budget 2018-19: Rana Arshad

LAHORE: Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Culture, Rana Muhammad Arshad on Wednesday said the provincial government would give a people-friendly...

Chairman NAB orders to investigate illegal commercial plaza in G-6

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has thrown another salvo at the Capital Development Authority (CDA) as NAB Chairman Javed...

Railways demands Rs73b for ongoing, new projects in next fiscal year

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Railways has demanded Rs 73 billion for ongoing and new projects in the next Public Sector...

Raw cotton worth $55.551m exported during last eight months

ISLAMABAD: Raw cotton exports from the country during eight months of current financial year grew by 38.0 percent as compared...

Bid to smuggle heroin foiled by ASF

RAWALPINDI: The Airport Security Force (ASF) foiled a bid to smuggle heroin to Dubai and arrested one smuggler from Benazir...

NAB identifies irregularities in PMLS

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has identified major irregularities in the Prime Minister Laptop Scheme (PMLS) run under the...

Nawaz, Maryam appear before court as Avenfield case hearing resumes