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ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has ordered an inquiry in the Clean Drinking Water for All in order to...

NEPRA increases power tariff by 52 paisa, notification issued

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday notified 52-paisa increase in power tariff. Surprisingly, the latest increase...

Traders demand early completion of Metro Bus Project

RAWALPINDI: Traders have demanded speedy work at 6th road Metro Bus Project. According to details, trader unions of 6th road...

Zong, Mobilink celebrate one million 3G, 4G users

ISLAMABAD: The number of Third Generation (3G) and Fourth Generation (4G) users has crossed one million as a subsidiary of...

Pakistan to grab $2b Russian market for fruit, vegetable export

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Fruits and Vegetables Exporters, Importers, and Merchants Association (PFVA), is trying to grab $2 billion Russian market...

Govt starts selling 10pc OGDCL shares today

ISLAMABAD: The federal government will start selling 10 per cent shares of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) worth...

Public wants benefits of oil price cut at grassroots level

LAHORE: The public at large has demanded the government to pass on benefit of reduction in fuel prices to them...

Increasing yarn import from India perturbs local spinners

KARACHI: Increasing yarn import from India has perturbed spinners, it has been learnt. The rising import of finer counts yarn...

Govt tactfully cuts Rs1.50 per unit subsidy on electricity to appease IMF

ISLAMABAD: The government in a bid to meet IMF demands has tactfully cut Rs1.50 per unit subsidy on electricity, it...

Rs 36 billion collected from electricity consumers as Neelum-Jhelum surcharge

ISLAMABAD: A report the Ministry of Water and Power Tuesday showed that Rs 35,252.616 million had been collected from electricity...

Rs10.54 billion earned from Saindak Project: Petroleum Ministry

ISLAMABAD: A report of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources revealed Tuesday that the government earned Rs 10,012.54 million from...

Inauguration of Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital in December: Dar

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Senator Ishaq Dar has said that Nawaz Sharif Kidney Hospital would...

Vegetables, fruit sellers fleece consumers in Sunday Bazaar

LAHORE: Vegetable and fruit seller are fleecing the consumers in Sunday Bazaars owing to absence of district authorities. The district...

Strong rupee increased net collection of customs duty by 1 % : FBR Year Book 2013-14

ISLAMABAD: Increase in value of rupee versus dollar pushed net collection of customs duty up by around one percent in...

Increase in wheat support to Rs 1300 per 40 kg to benefit farming: PM Nawaz

ISLAMABAD : The decision to increase in the support price of wheat to Rs 1300 per 40 kg and cut...

Power ministry increases electricity tariff by Rs1.5 per unit in garb of equalisation surcharge

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to befool the poor masses, the government threw another electricity bomb on power consumers by imposing...

Deadline for PIA privatization postponed till October 2015

LAHORE: The deadline for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been postponed till October 2015 due to political unrest in the...

Sindh Food Dept seizes 265,400 low quality wheat bags; 12 flour mills issued notices

KARACHI: Following the directives of Provincial Minister for Food and Health Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar, the Sindh Food Department the...

Exports of halal meat increases 9 percent ; touches $230.2 million mark