SFD signs agreements for funding two Hydro Power Projects
Muzaffarabad: A delegation of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) visited Azad Jammu and Kashmir under the Green Energy Drive and signed agreements for funding two...
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All ministries given targets with long and short-term goals: Attaullah Tarar
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says all ministries have been given targets with long and short-term goals. Talking to newsmen in Lahore...
President, PM felicitate Christian Community on Easter
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have felicitated Christian community on the occasion of Easter which is being celebrated on...
Christian community celebrating Easter
Islamabad: The Christian community is celebrating the Easter on Sunday. Special prayer ceremonies are being arranged in different Churches of the country. The day started...
Week long Mehfil-e-Shabeena to start at Faisal Mosque Islamabad tonight
Islamabad: Annual Mehfil-e-Shabeena, under the auspices of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, will start at Faisal Mosque Islamabad tonight. During the seven-day Mehfil,...
FBR issues notification of Special Procedure 2024 for taking monthly tax from businessmen
Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a notification of businessmen friendly special procedure 2024. Under the scheme the registration of businessmen and...
Uniform Cigarette Taxation: solution to Economic Losses and Health Concerns
Islamabad – Pakistan has suffered significant economic losses due to the dominance of the cigarette industry, high consumption rates and subsequent health cost over the...
Remains dropped from team for 6 years, come back to team after performance in domestic cricket: Shan Masood
Lahore: Pakistan Test skipper Shan Masood said that he always disturbed by the taunts of selected on undue favor in his career. Shan Masood said...
Palestine ambassador to Pakistan calls on President Zardari,
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the international community to make efforts for free flow of humanitarian assistance to Gaza and ensure protection of...
Babar Azam Likely to be made captain of country’s T-20 team
Lahore: It is likely that Baber Azam will be given charge of T-20 captaincy once again. The suggestion has put forward by the selection Committee....
President Biden writes letter to PM Shehbaz after assuming office
Washington: US President Joe Biden has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and expressed his best wishes for the newly elected government of...
Death anniversary of famous actor Latif Kapadia observed
Web Desk: The nation remembers the legend Latif Kapadia on his 22nd death anniversary on Friday to pay tributes for his unforgettable contribution to this...
We will talk to extremists in Baluchistan but security of people’s mandatory: Sarfaraz Bugti
Quetta: Chief Minister Balochistan Sarfaraz Bugti has said that we will hold negotiations with extremists in the province but security of the people is mandatory....
For first time in history of country Finance Minister separated from CCI
Islamabad: For the first time in the history of the country Federal Minister for finance has been separated from the Council of Common Interests (CCI)....
PM calls for joint efforts to check smuggling, power theft, revenue evasion for country’s economic stability
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for joint efforts to check smuggling, power theft, revenue evasion and other leakages to put the country on...
Shangla attack: Naqvi meets Chinese Probe Team, ensures it culprits to be brought to justice
Islamabad: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that the real culprits of Shangla attack will be brought to justice. He gave the assurance to the...
Finance Minister stresses reforming tax system to improve country’s economy
Islamabad: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stressed for reforming tax system to improve country’s economy. Addressing Gong ceremony at Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi this...
Govt reconstitutes Exit Control List (ECL) committee
Islamabad: The federal government has reconstituted Exit Control List (ECL) committee. It has been decided that the charge of the ECL committee will not be...
NEPRA upticks electricity rates by Rs 2.75 per unit for quarterly adjustment across country
Islamabad: The National Electric Price Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has increased prices of electricity by Rs 2. 75 per unit for the months of April, May...
Expert says 26.6% uptick in FED on cigarettes can recover 19.8% healthcare cost of diseases caused by smoking
ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has urged the government to reduce the health cost burden by increasing...