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Sugar, cooking oil prices witness sharp increase
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Sugar, cooking oil prices witness sharp increase

Sugar and cooking oil prices have witnessed a sudden jump from Rs 3,800 per 50-kg bag to Rs 4,025 per 50-kg bag and from Rs 225 per kg to Rs 254 per kg, respectively, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.
Published 02 Feb, 2020 12:00am
PAC decides to digitise record
Pakistan

PAC decides to digitise record

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament has decided to digitalize entire record of the committee since adoption of the 1973 Constitution. A special subcommittee of the PAC met here on Friday under the chairmanship of Member of National Assem
Published 01 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Four Pakistani students diagnosed with coronavirus: Zafar
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Four Pakistani students diagnosed with coronavirus: Zafar

The government of Pakistan Wednesday confirmed that four Pakistani students in China have been positively diagnosed with coronavirus. Addressing a press conference here, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza stated that so fa
Published 30 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Combined income groups: SPI-based weekly inflation dips
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Combined income groups: SPI-based weekly inflation dips

Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the combined income groups during the week ended on January 23 has dipped by 0.40 percent against week ended on January 16, 2020; however, SPI on annual basis climbed up by 19.69 percent, said SPI
Published 26 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Flour, sugar prices witness upward trend
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Flour, sugar prices witness upward trend

Prices of milk, chicken, wheat flour and sugar witnessed an increasing trend during this week past against the preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.
Published 26 Jan, 2020 12:00am
PAC seeks briefing from NAB chairman
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PAC seeks briefing from NAB chairman

Following the release of Transparency International (TI) report on corruption index which depicted that corruption level in Pakistan has jumped up over the past year, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to summon chairman National Accountabili
Published 24 Jan, 2020 12:00am
UN Under-SG to be invited to visit AJK: Masood
Pakistan

UN Under-SG to be invited to visit AJK: Masood

President Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Masood Khan has proposed to invite the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs to visit the AJK and also to organise an international conference to review the adverse effects of clim
Published 24 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Malaysian leadership's firm stance on Kashmir issue lauded
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Malaysian leadership's firm stance on Kashmir issue lauded

President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) Sardar Masood Khan while lauding the role of Malaysian people and the government led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for all-out support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of August 5, 2019 ha
Published 22 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Fazl criticises PML-N, PPP
Pakistan

Fazl criticises PML-N, PPP

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Monday announced to start next anti-government drive soon across the country, saying that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has ruined every segment of the economy and masses can no
Published 21 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Combined income group: SPI inflation down 0.18 percent WoW
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Combined income group: SPI inflation down 0.18 percent WoW

Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the combined income group during the week ended January 16 witnessed a reduction of 0.18 percent against the week ended January 9, 2020 while on an annual basis it witnessed an increase of 20.02 p
Published 19 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Prices of essential kitchen items on the rise
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Prices of essential kitchen items on the rise

Prices of essential kitchen items, excluding some vegetables, have witnessed yet another increasing trend during this week past against the preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.
Published 19 Jan, 2020 12:00am
LSM witnesses 5.93 percent decline in 5 months
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LSM witnesses 5.93 percent decline in 5 months

The country's Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) during the first five months of the current financial year (July-November 2019) witnessed a decline of 5.93 percent from 136.17 points in July-November 2018-19 to 128.10 points in 2019-20, said Pakistan Bureau
Published 18 Jan, 2020 12:00am
AGP to introduce internal audit system: Parliament's PAC informed
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AGP to introduce internal audit system: Parliament's PAC informed

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament that his office in collaboration with other stakeholders is introducing internal audit system in a bid to make audit system more transparent and avoid
Published 18 Jan, 2020 12:00am