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Pakistan

Sheheryar Sultan appointed NHA chairman

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has replaced the National Highways Authority (NHA) chairman and appointed a...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 06:46am

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As per IMF dictation but in violation of Nepra’s law: 6- to 12-hour load-shedding under the garb of ‘big losses’

ISLAMABAD: The government is continuously unleashing power load-shedding of 6-12 hours in the scorching heat across...

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:31am

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PL’s max limit raised as part of contingency plan: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased the maximum limit of petroleum levy (PL) on petroleum products,...

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:07am

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‘Foreign gifts not for sale’: Govt directs ministries to submit undertaking

ISLAMABAD: The government has directed all ministries to submit undertaking that duties and taxes free goods...

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:07am

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Illegal energization of feeders: FIRs not being registered, Pesco tells federal govt

ISLAMABAD: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has informed the federal government that FIRs are not being...

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 09:21am

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Petrol, HSD and HOBC: Govt amends raise in PL to Rs70 against Rs60 limit

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has amended the increase in petroleum levy to Rs70 per litre on petrol and...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:00pm

Editorials

A very welcome initiative

EDITORIAL: Education, the building block of socio-economic progress, primarily is a government responsibility. But ...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:23am

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Retired govt employees’ pensions: Notification likely to be issued very soon

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to issue a new notification of pensions of retired government employees to be...

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 11:33am

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SC says reserved seats cannot be allocated in deviance from principle of proportional representation

The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of the case of the reserved seats until Thursday, stating that reserved...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 07:35pm

Editorials

KP’s power woes

EDITORIAL: There appears to be little evidence, so far, of a sensible solution to the dispute that has erupted...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:31am

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Parties stand divided over anti-terrorism operation

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s budget session began on a stormy note on Sunday with Pakistan...

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 09:00am

Pakistan

Reshuffle in federal bureaucracy

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday transferred and posted several high-level officers in the federal...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Pakistan

Imran says wants to negotiate ‘for Pakistan’

RAWALPINDI: During an informal chat with media amidst his £190 million reference hearing in Adiala Jail, Pakistan...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

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Power loadshedding in KP: Federal govt facing a catch-22 situation

ISLAMABAD: Federal government is facing a catch 22 situation with respect to power loadshedding in Khyber...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:07am

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Royalty arrangement: 25pc of sales promotion, ad expenses disallowed

ISLAMABAD: The government has disallowed 25 percent of sales promotion and advertising expenses under the royalty...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:18am

Opinion

There’s nothing for EOBI pensioners in budget

Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the Federal Government through your reputed newspaper to an important...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Editorials

Signs of political ice melting

EDITORIAL: It came as a very welcome surprise. PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan told journalists last week that the...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:10am

Pakistan

Charitable hospitals: PIMA urges govt to retain sales tax exemption

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) has expressed serious concern over the federal government’s...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

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Gandapur threatens to move IMF over dues ‘owed’ by federal govt

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur severely criticised the federal government for...

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:42am

Editorials

Reinventing the wheel

EDITORIAL: If only the government did half as much work on tax reforms as private institutions do, we would not have...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

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Digitization: Centre asks provinces to provide tax data to Nadra

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly asked all provinces to provide complete tax data to NADRA (National...

Updated 15 Jun, 2024 04:22pm

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Petrol price slashed by Rs10.20 per litre

KARACHI: The government announced on Friday a significant reduction in petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices for...

Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:25pm

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Engine capacity to invoice base value: Punjab govt shifts token tax regime

LAHORE: In line with the federal government, the Punjab government has also shifted token tax regime from engine...

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:21am

Pakistan

APNS rejects 10pc GST on newsprint

KARACHI: The APNS strongly rejects imposition of 10pc GST on import of newsprint and urges upon the Federal...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

Business & Finance

Rs539bn financing to be provided to export sector thru SBP

KARACHI: The federal government has announced to provide a financing of Rs 539 billion to the exporters through ...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

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Ministry of Law & Justice: Rs1368.874m earmarked for development schemes in PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The federal government earmarked Rs1368.874 million for 10 ongoing and seven new schemes of the Ministry...

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:37am

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Rs30bn sell-off income target set

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set a budgeted target of collecting Rs30 billion through privatisation...

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

Rs75bn allocated for AJK, GB, Rs64bn for tribal districts

Finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says fifty billion rupees are set aside for the production sector including agriculture

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 10:30pm

Pakistan

Eid-ul-Azha holidays

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division has sent a summary on Tuesday to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat proposing the...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Markets

Rs719.59bn PL collected in Jul-Mar

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has collected Rs719.592 billion petroleum levy (PL) on petroleum products in the...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am