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FAISALABAD: The federal government has released Rs 3 billion for immediate payment of refund claims to textile exporters whereas more...

Record tampering: FIA files criminal case against SECP chief

ISLAMABAD: On the directives of Supreme Court, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has lodged an FIR against the Securities and...

MCI UC chairmen stopped from collecting illegal taxes

ISLAMABAD: Municipal Corporation of Islamabad while issuing a warning letter to various union councils (UCs) has asked the UC chairmen...

Agri minister sees bright chances of good cotton price

MULTAN: Punjab Minister for Agriculture Naeem Akhtar Khan Bhabha has said there were bright chances of fixation of good price...

NIB Bank announces merger with MCB

LAHORE: The NIB Bank Ltd (NIB)’s merger with and into MCB Bank Ltd (MCB) has come into effect from close...

Uncertainty inflicts loss of billions to economy

ISLAMABAD: The country’s economy had to bear loss of billions of rupees during the past four years owing to occasional...

Pakistan agrees to provide 25,000 MT to Sri lanka

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has agreed to initially providing 25,000 matric ton non basmati rice to Sri Lanka on urgent basis, that...

Chinese-built hydropower plant delivers genuine benefits to Cote d’Ivoire locals

ABIDJANL: A magnificent building has emerged at the Sassandra River of western Cote d'Ivoire in Africa, about 400 km from...

Traders’ delegation calls on DC

KHAIRPUR: A delegation of traders of Khairpur led by Abdul Ghaffar Shaikh called on Deputy Commissioner Khairpur Muhammad Nawaz Sohu...

JIT recommends NAB reference against Sharif family

ISLAMABAD: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), in its Panamagate investigation, has recommended that the National Accountability Bureau should open a...

SBP sets rules for banks wanting to be fully Shariah compliant

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued guidelines covering how banks that want to be fully-fledged shariah compliant...

Ecnec approves various development projects in different sectors

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) Monday, under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, gave...

Overseas Pakistani workers remit $19.3b in FY17

KARACHI: The Overseas Pakistani workers remitted $19,303.58 million in the fiscal year 2017 (July to June), compared with $19,916.76 million...

FIA asks interior ministry to put SECP chief’s name on ECL

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has written to the Interior Ministry to include of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan...

JIT submits Panama investigation report to SC

ISLAMABAD: The joint investigation team (JIT) probing allegations of money laundering against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family submitted...

NAB chief says honesty, transparency, integrity vital to eradicating corruption

ISLAMABAD: Honesty, transparency and integrity are key to eradicating corruption anywhere and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is committed to...

Govt reduces prices of agri-inputs to offer relief to farmers: Bosan