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RAWALPINDI: An accountability court acquitted Pakistan People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday in a reference filed against him...

NAB investigators to submit report against Sharifs before Eid

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed its Rawalpindi and Lahore investigators to submit the report of their probe...

SSGCL to provide gas to over 137 villages this year

ISLAMABAD: Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) will provide natural gas to over 137 villages of Sindh and Balochistan provinces...

Petroleum Division to execute Rs190m new projects in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Energy’s Petroleum Division would execute two new projects worth Rs 190 million for coal exploration and evaluation...

IRSA releases 289,900 cusecs water

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Saturday released 289,900 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 295,500...

Economy moving in the right direction: experts

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N leaders and experts on Saturday said the incumbent government was working round-the-clock to put the country...

SBP launches refinance & credit scheme for women in Balochistan

QUETTA: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Tariq Bajwa on Friday launched ‘Refinance and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs...

UBG leaders fail to resolve businessmen’s issues: Businessmen Panel

ISLAMABAD: The Businessmen Panel (BMP) of the FPCC) has termed the performance of United Business Group (UBG) highly disappointing and...

Federal body of NAB will soon begin its investigation against 21 Sindh MPAs

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau s (NAB) federal body is all-set to take action against 21 Sindh MPAs over corruption related...

China-Pak Economic Corridor will boost friendly ties to new height: Pak envoy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid, Friday said the friendship between Pakistan and China will gain greater heights during...

Mauritius keen to promote bilateral trade with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Mauritius was keen to promote bilateral trade with Pakistan as both countries have good potential to do business in...

A worker carries a sack of rice at the National Food Authority warehouse in Quezon City, suburban Manila on July 27, 2010. The Philippines, once the world's largest rice importer, is now overstocked with the grain and will sharply cut its importation, a senior government rice official said. Lito Banayo, recently-appointed head of the government's National Food Authority (NFA), said there had been excess importation of the grain and hinted that corruption may be involved. AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS

Rice worth $107.896 million exported in July

ISLAMABAD: Rice worth US$ 107.896 million has been exported during the first month of current financial year. Rice exports from...

Dar felicitates National Saving on winning international award

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has felicitated National Savings on being honoured with award for "Outstanding Contribution to...

Separate tariff for export sectors urged

KARACHI: Pakistan Hoesiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has reiterated its demand for a separate and the lowest possible tariff...

NAB gets 13-day physical remand of three land grabbers

MULTAN: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday secured 13 days physical remand of three land grabbers for keeping state land...

Weekly inflation witnesses nominal increase

ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation for the week ended on August 24 for the combined income groups witnessed nominal increase of...

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