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BEIJING: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Prof Ahsan Iqbal and Minister for Railways Kh Saad Rafique have discussed cooperation...

Pesco teams nab 162 illegal consumers

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) surveillance teams Tuesday arrested 162 illegal consumers of electricity from Peshawar, Khyber, Swat...

Smeda holds workshop on Supply Chain Management for SMEs

LAHORE: Recognizing requirement of fan industry, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) Tuesday organised a one-day training workshop on...

Over 50,000 unemployed youth to be trained this year

ISLAMABAD: National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) would train over 50,000 unemployed youth across the country in different technical...

Forex reserves, inflations, law and order satisfactory: PBIF

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) President Mian Zahid Hussain said economy is stable but some indicators are threatening...

Mamnoon urges SAARC countries to curb corruption through coordinated efforts

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Monday while calling upon SAARC member states to effectively curb corruption in their respective countries, urged...

PIA cancels Tuesday’s flights to Gilgit & Skardu

KARACHI: Due to northern areas air space restriction, PIA’s all flights to and from Gilgit and Skardu scheduled for tomorrow,...

Bank of Khyber assets reach Rs 175 billion

ISLAMABAD: The assets of the Bank of Khyber (BoK) have reached Rs 175 billion which shows the confidence of the...

TDAP hosts 29th Asian Trade Promotion Forum

LAHORE: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has hosted 29th Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) CEOs’ Conference on the theme...

3 development projects worth Rs 223.2m approved

SARGODHA: The Divisional Development Working Party approved three development schemes for Sargodha and Khushab districts which will be executed at...

Govt evolves programme to distribute interest-free loans to farmers: CM

LAHORE: Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said the Punjab government has evolved a programme under which interest-free loans of...

Punjab govt spending huge amount to alleviate poverty

LAHORE: The Punjab government is spending billions of rupees for poverty alleviation and improvement of social sectors. The provincial government...

Indus Highway being upgraded to Motorway

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Muzaffar Said Advocate has said development of southern districts was among most top priorities of...

Rs 912b collected last year: Govt urged to cut taxes on petroleum products

ISLAMABAD: An economic watchdog has urged the government to cut direct and indirect taxes on oil and gas and give...

Violation of amnesty scheme: Over 54,000 used cars imported in 2015-16

LAHORE: The automobiles assemblers have urged the government to probe the misuse of the amnesty schemes for the imports of...

Dar to lead Pak team to WB, IMF group meetings in US

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will lead the Pakistan delegation at the annual meetings of the World Bank Group...

Around Rs 82b being spent on development in ICT, FATA