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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Saturday said that the major incentives had been introduced...

NAB gave 79% success performance in Q1

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecution division had an overall success ratio of 79 per cent in the first...

Govt proposes new schemes for small scale growers in Budget 2017-18

ISLAMABAD: In order to give further boost to agriculture sector, the government in Federal Budget 2017-18 has proposed a number...

PFA seals factory, recovers substandard soft drinks bottles

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has raided a factory making substandard soft drinks here and recovered huge quantity of...

FIA arrests human trafficker

GUJRANWALA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested a suspect, Attaullah, allegedly involved in human trafficking during a raid at his...

Rs5.1 trillion growth-oriented budget for FY 2017-18 unveiled

ISLAMABAD: With new initiatives along with relief measures for salaried, low and middle income groups, the PML-N government presented its...

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Govt increases 50% PBM budget

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance, Muhammad Ishaq Dar Friday announced that the budget of Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) has been increased...

Budget 2017-18: Smartphones prices to go down after cut in customs duty

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has slashed rate of customs duty on the import of smartphones from Rs1000 to Rs650 in...

Banks to remain closed for three days

ISLAMABAD: The banks in across the country will be closed for three consecutive days from tomorrow (Saturday). Banks will be...

PR set Rs 53b target of income for year 2107-18

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) has set Rs 53 billion as a target of income for the financial year of 2017-18...

Reversal in global oil prices, falling exports widen trade deficit

KARACHI: A reversal in global oil prices accompanied by falling exports the trade deficit widened by 33.1 percent to US$...

War on terror incurs $123bn losses to Pak economy

KARACHI: The direct and indirect cost incurred by Pakistan economy due to war in Afghanistan and terrorism amounted to $123.13...

Govt utilizing all resources for infrastructure development: Zubair

KARACHI: Every possible resources are being utilized for the development of the infrastructure and the federal government is also extending...

IT sector showing accelerated progress with turnover of $3.1b

ISLAMABAD: The information technology sector is exhibiting accelerated progress with total turnover of $3.1 billion, including both exports and domestic...

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Poverty reduced, per capita income increased due to govt policies: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday said poverty level had been reduced while per capita income increased...

PTA, FIA carrying out raids to unearth illegal telecom activities