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LAHORE: Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan Erik Beishembiev said on Saturday that both countries should identify new sectors of economy...

Meezan Bank, 1LINK to launch Pakistan’s DPS PayPak Debit Card

KARACHI: Meezan Bank has joined hands with 1LINK (Guarantee) Limited, the interbank payment network service provider in the country, to...

CDNS achieves Rs162B upto March 16

ISLAMABAD: Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has achieved Rs 162 billion savings till last week of third quarter of...

Qamar says NAB recruits 104 officers on merit

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau has recruited 104 officers from BS-16 to BS-18 on merit through National Testing Services (NTS)...

CPI based inflation rises 4.94 pc in March

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation witnessed an increase of 4.94 per cent during March 2017 as compared...

JPCL, SECM ink MoU to procure lignite

ISLAMABAD: Jamshoro Power Company Limited (JPCL) Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company...

Ban lifted on cotton cultivation before April 15

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Agriculture Department has lifted ban on cultivation of cotton before April 15 in Punjab province. A spokesman of...

NA body to be briefed on Pakistan-Iran relations on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday will be briefed by the Advisor to Prime Minister on...

Pakistani officials complete six-year USDA agricultural export training program

ISLAMABAD: Nearly thirty Pakistani government officials and agricultural industry representatives completed a six-year US Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored training...

Four new NBP branches to collect taxes for Excise Dept

KARACHI: Four new branches of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) will now collect taxes for the Sindh Excise and...

Deputy Collector tightens nose on import of goods prone to mis-declaration

KARACHI: On the directives of Collector Port Qasim Saeed Akram, Deputy Collector Amjad Hussain Rajpar has formed a list of...

Business people asked to invest in dairy, livestock sectors

SIALKOT: Experts Saturday urged the business people, industrialists and exporters to divert their business activities towards dairy and livestock development...

American entrepreneur advises Pakistanis on business techniques

ISLAMABAD: Renowned American entrepreneur and speaker Rhett Power shared his advises and experiences with Pakistani audiences during his series of...

Govt eying to further reduce fiscal deficit to 3.5 % of GDP by 2018-19

ISLAMABAD: The government’s concerted efforts have helped in bringing down fiscal deficit which would be further reduced to 3.5 percent...

PM issues guidelines to facilitate domestic, foreign investment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Saturday issued guidelines to the administrative heads of all relevant divisions, attached departments and...

February witnesses 14.6pc decline in mobile phone imports

ISLAMABAD: The mobile phones import in the country has reached US $ 60.02 million during February this year, showing 14.6...

FIA to investigate medical colleges over illegal trade of human organs