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Foreign reserves surge to $21.415b
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $21,415.1 million on June 10, 2016, a weekly...
Senate adopts 139 recommendations for budget 2016-17
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday adopted 139 recommendations regarding the Finance Bill 2016-17 for its incorporation in the budget for...
RTA collects Rs15.7m revenue in five months
FAISALABAD: Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has issued 8,210 route permits and collected revenue of Rs 15.7 million during the last...
Number of mobile users reaches 133.02m till May
ISLAMABAD: The number of mobile phone-users in the country has reached 133.02 million till May this year as five mobile...
84% cotton sowing target completed
MULTAN: Punjab Agriculture Additional Secretary Hussain Sardar Wednesday said that cotton sowing on 84 percent land of total taget had...
Dastgir says Pakistan wants to set up port infrastructure on Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that Pakistan desired to set up port infrastructure along Pak-Afghan border...
Ahsan lauds Italy’s 20m euro assistance for olive plantation project
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that Italy’s assistance of 20 million euro is...
NAB recovers record Rs 385.11m thru plea bargain
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has made highest-ever recovery of Rs385.1 million from a pharmaceutical company accused of overpricing...
Roadmap prepared to achieve 7% GDP growth in three years: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the government has prepared a future roadmap for next three years...
Joint efforts needed to realise agenda of ‘Digital Pakistan’: Anusha
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rehman has said that joint efforts of the government and...
PBIF lauds Shahbaz for focusing on agriculture in budget
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) President Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday lauded Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif for...
0.5m jobs to be generated thru Punjab’s growth strategy
LAHORE: National Vocational Training Commission Executive Director Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema Wednesday said that the Punjab Growth Strategy-2018 would provide employment...
Dar congratulated on Pakistan’s status of emerging markets
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif congratulated Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and his team on reports of Pakistan attaining the...
Five ships take berth at Port Qasim
KARACHI: Brisk shipping was recorded at the Port where five ships CV Lioyd Don Carlos, CV CMA CGM Tosca, CV...
RCB seals 60 properties for not paying tax
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board’s (RCB) tax recovery teams Wednesday sealed 60 buildings as their owners were property tax defaulters....
56,000 new broadband subscribers to be facilitated in unserved areas
ISLAMABAD: Ongoing broadband projects in the Southern Telecom Region will provide coverage to over 56,000 new subscribers in the unserved...
Commerce Ministry reviews all trade pacts
ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has started a thorough review of all the trade pacts through which Pakistan conducts bilateral trade...
NA body for withdrawal of GST on tractors
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance has asked the government to withdraw general sales tax (GST) on tractors...
ECC allows Gwadar Port Authority to hire services Chinese firm after bidding
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet, met under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, has allowed...
KP presents Rs 505 billion budget for FY 2016-17
PESHAWAR: Provincial Finance Minister Muzafar Said has presented the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s budget of Rs 505 billion for Fiscal Year 2016-17....
