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KARACHI: The government fetched Rs14.4 billion from the divestment 11.46 percent shares of sales of Allied Bank Limited (ABL). State...

Ministry tells Sindh, KPK govts to probe incidents of crude oil theft

ISLAMABAD: Following a number of complaints regarding theft of crude oil, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has written...

2.32/unit cut in power tariff: PM ‘pro-public’ decision lauded at large

KARACHI: The general public, especially the business community lauded the government decision to cut power tariff by Rs2.32 per unit....

Pakistani investors invited to tap investment potential of Namibia

ISLAMABAD: Namibia is the second top tourists’ attraction in the world after Singapore and Pakistan can get access to 14...

112 plots in Sector 1-12: CDA allots plots to affectees of sector I-14

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has carried out computerised balloting for allotment 112 alternate plots of different size in...

5 out of 14 units functional: AJK moves to curb revenue leakage from cigarette industry

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government will constituted a task force to be led by the Finance Secretary...

17 urban centres, 53 items: Weakly inflation dips 0.54% for lowest income group of Rs8000

KARACHI: Weekly inflation, measured through the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), for combined income group slightly down by 0.40 per cent...

Inflation up 8.6%, remittances 13.8%, fiscal deficit remains at 5.5pc in FY13-14: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in its annual report, has said that the fiscal year 2013-14 remained better...

Businessmen express concern over $10.45 billion trade deficit

ISLAMABAD: Businessmen have shown great concerns over the rising trade deficit in a meeting held at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce...

ADB to give $248m for improvement of power transmission in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The government has signed loan and project agreements worth $248 million with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for improving...

Police launch crackdown on transporters for not reducing fares

MANSEHRA: Deputy Commissioner Amir Khattak has ordered a police crackdown on transporters who are not reducing fares even after a...

CDA allots 112 alternative plots to affectees of sector I-14

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allotted 112 alternative plots to affectees of sector I-14 in sector I-12 through balloting...

Education Dept decides to regularize 600 contract employees of Rawalpindi division

RAWALPINDI: Education department has decided to regularize 600 contract employees of Rawalpindi division. Under the directives of chief minister Punjab...

NAB references of Ursus tractor, ARY Gold: Court acquits Zardari

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Friday acquitted the former President Asif Ali Zardari in two National Accountability Bureau...

K-Electric steals 130mmcfd gas from SSGC pipeline for its 1230mw power plant: NAB report

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has unearthed billions of rupees worth gas theft in the jurisdiction of Sui Southern Gas...

NAB chairman meets World Bank delegation