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Riyadh: PM to seek investment from Saudi businessmen, expat Pakistanis
Riyadh ( Saudi Arabia):At the invitation of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Prime Minister Imran Khan is visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Octiber 23-25, 2021 to attend the launch ceremony of the…
PSMA KPk demands end to punitive action against sugar industry
ISLAMABAD: While deploring arrests of the mill owners in Punjab, Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Khyber Pukhtunkhaw (KPK) chairman, Iskander M Khan, has demanded of the government to put an immediate end to punitive action launched…
Inflation jumps up to 14.48 %: brings crushing price-hike
ISLAMABAD: As opposition continues protest against unprecedented price-hike in the country, the Statistic Division's weekly data, released here on Friday, noted that inflation went -up by 1.38 % in the last one week to take it to 14.48%..…
Pakistan introduces incentives to facilitate import from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD. On returning from a day- long visit to Kabul along with a high level delegation, foreign minister , Shah Mahmood Qureshi, urged upon the international community to extend diplomatic and financial support to new Afghan government…
IHC sacks ‘Deadman’ as DRAP CEO
ISLAMABAD: A division bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) terminated a 'Deadman' Akhtar Hussain Shaikh, as chief executive officer (CEO) Drug Regulatory Authority (DRAP) on Thursday.
The bench comprising IHC chief justice Athar Minallah…
FPCCI demands zero tax on food items for relief
KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggon, president Pakistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed his profound concern over surging and unbearable food inflation in the country; and, the resultant unrest among the…
Accountability court grants physical remand of NBP nabbed officials
KARACHI: An accountability court of Karachi has granted a 6- day physical remand of both top arrested officials of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in a ghost pension graft scam.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) karachi office had…
FBR receives record high number of returns
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has received the highest number of returns ever in its history on 15th October, 2021. As the fifteen days extended deadline ended at midnight on Friday, FBR received a staggering number of 2.6…
Punjab launches crackdown against defaulter sugar mills
LAHORE. The Punjab government has launched a province-wide crackdown against defaulter sugar mills.
In the first phase, the authorites raided at Pasrur Sugar Mills, Chinar Sugar Mills, Shakir Gung Sugar Mills and arrested their member of…
Jehlum needs promotion of business, industry: Bukhtawari
JEHLUM: Zafar Bakhtawari, secretary general, United Business Group Pakistan, on Thursday said Jhelum is a land of martyrs and veterans there is a needs to promote trade and industries in Jhelum on urgent basis and The new leadership of…