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Unloading of soybean halted at Karachi port over fears of fatal dust
KARACHI: Following the deaths of more than a dozen Karachi residents and scores being hospitalised due to air toxicity, unloading...
SHC seeks comments on petition filed by M/s Popular Traders
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the customs department and deputy attorney general directing them to file...
IR officers to get information of WHT of importers through WeBOC
KARACHI: The officers of Inland Revenue to access online system of customs clearance for monitoring of withholding tax collected from...
Utility Stores Corp further slash rates of pulses, ghee
ISLAMABAD: The rates of dal chana and dal masoor, have been slashed from five rupees to thirty rupees, revealed the...
Factory sealed in Punjab for making cooking oil from animals’ fat, offal
SHEIKHUPURA: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) along with media team conducted a raid at a factory in Kot Abdul Malik...
Current account deficit shrinks by 72pc in seven months of FY2019-20
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit narrowed by 72 percent during first seven months (July – January) of 2019/2020 owing to...
PM Imran seeks details of court cases decided in favour of Pakistan Customs
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked all the chief collectors and director generals to inform his office about the...
China to assist Pakistan in combating locust
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China Yao Jing has assured to consider supply of pesticides and spraying equipment to Pakistan as an...
APM Hafeez Shaikh chairs meeting to evaluate prices of essential commodities
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired a high level meeting to...
FBR launches extensive probe into salaries, assets of doctors
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board Of Revenue (FBR) initiated a crackdown against doctors in Pakistan on Tuesday who have hidden or...
Gold price gains Rs350, traded at Rs91,150 per tola
ISLAMABAD: The per tola price of 24 karat gold appreciated by Rs350 on Tuesday and was traded at Rs91,150 as...
Shipping activity at Port Qasim on Feb 18
KARACHI: Eight ships, MSC Cardoba, MSC Mehdi, Maersk Jalan, Jin Hao, Han Xin, Tiger Winter, Navig-8 Steelar and Georgia-M, carrying...
PSX witnesses bearish trend as index loses 101 points
KARACHI: Pakistan Stocks Exchange (PSX) remained bearish on Tuesday as KSE-100 index lost 101 points at the end of the...
Govt committed to develop Gwadar as modern smart port city
GWADAR: Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Director General Shahzeb Khan Kakar said the government was committed to make Gwadar a Smart...
Pakistan textile exports up by 4pc
ISLAMABAD: Textile exports marginally increased around 4% year-on-year to eight billion dollars in the first seven months of the current...
Pak rupee rises two paisa against US dollar in interbank market
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee rose by two paisa against the US dollar in the interbank market on Tuesday. According to...
Positive FATF signs assist stock rally
KARACHI: Pushed by a few positive triggers and signs of positive outcome from FATF meetings in Paris, the stock market...
FATF observes Pakistan’s significant progress in 14 of 27 action points
ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has observed substantial progress made by Pakistan in the implementation of 14 of...
FBR amends Income Tax Rules 2002
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued draft rules for making recovery from persons holding money on behalf of taxpayers....
Mobile phone import jumps by 79.46pc
KARACHI: The import of mobile phones has surged by 79.46 percent during first seven months (July – January) of current...
