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Punjab Board of Revenue officials to acquire IT skills
LAHORE: Punjab Board of Revenue staff will get training in IT skills and modern technical expertise, after capacity building of...
FBR, customs to widen investigation into clearance of vehicles under amnesty scheme
KARACHI: The authorities concerned of Pakistan Customs FBR have decided to widen the investigation ambit into dubious clearance of vehicles...
Dar succeeds in getting $550m IMF tranche
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Finance Ministry and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission concluded a three-day round of talks for $550 million...
Russia gas exports to Europe, Turkey reach 11.1b cubic metres in Jan
MOSCOW: Russian gas exports to Europe and Turkey reached 11.1 billion cubic metres in January, an official at Russian gas...
Russia to construct $530m Severniy port in Far Eastern Primorye region
MOSCOW: Russia will start constructing $530 million Severniy port in the Far Eastern Primorye region. Local authorities say it will...
World Bank delegation appreciates Land Record Program of Punjab Revenue Board
LAHORE: A group of World Bank has visited Land Record Computerization Center in Lahore Cantt. World Bank gives financial support...
FBR issues SRO for MRP fixation
LAHORE: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Tariq Bajwa declared in a meeting with All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) that...
Sri Lankan authorities seize 60,000 illegal liquor bottles, nab eight culprits
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities seized nearly 60, 000 bottles of illegal liquor when the stock was being transported in four...
Taiwan BOI busts smuggling ring, seizes 118kg meth
TAIPEI: Taiwan Bureau of Investigation announced here the other day that it has busted a smuggling ring which has imported...
Economy of City of Joburg grows by 2.6%
JOHANNESBURG: The economy of the City of Joburg has grown by 2.6 percent, more than either the national or Gauteng...
LTU raises tax demand worth Rs3.4b with cigarette company
KARACHI: Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) Karachi has raised tax demand of Rs 3.4 billion from a cigarette manufacturing company as...
Singapore Air Customs seizes contraband 10 boxes of branded bags and shoes
SINGAPORE: Singapore Customs has seized more than 10 boxes of branded bags and shoes believed to be worth tens of...
Russia to lose $160b in 2015 if oil stays at $45/barrel: Elvira Nabiullina
MOSCOW: Russia would lose some $160 billion over a year if oil prices averaged $45 per barrel, Central Bank Governor...
Indonesia BNN seizes 840kg meth, clutches nine smugglers
JAKARTA: Indonesia National Narcotics Agency (BNN) seized and confiscated 840 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at Lotte Mart Taman Surya Park,...
Hong Kong Customs seizes illicit 357kg meth in 2014
HONG KONG: Hong Kong has become a transit hub for the smuggling of illegal drug methamphetamine, or "ice," with the...
Hong Kong’s polished diamonds imports hike 8.5% to $19.592 billion in 2014
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's polished diamond imports rose 8.5 percent year on year to $19.592 billion in 2014, according to the...
AZRB invests $7.4 million in Tok Bali Port to expand bunkering facilities
KUALA LUMPUR: Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB) is investing RM27 million ($7.4 million) into the expansion of its bunkering facilities...
HDFC Bank’s $1.6b share sale expected: Foreign ownership should not exceed 74pc
Mumbai: HDFC Bank Ltd is likely to sell shares worth up to Rs 100 billion this week, with an offering...
4.4b yrs old Meteorite, Black Beauty found in Moroccan desert
WASHINGTON: A few years ago a 4.4 billion-year-old meteorite, named as Black Beauty, was found in the Moroccan desert. Detailed...
Kuwait Customs chief stresses steps towards pan-Arab customs union
KUWAIT CITY: General Manager of Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) Khaled Al-Saif highlighted the importance of accelerating steps towards...
