Islamabad now has an impressive array of four bus lines, connecting all corners of the city to central sectors. By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Thursday
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Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Mr. Miftah Ismail presided over meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet at Finance Division- 28-05-2022.
Subsidy on 5 essential commodities to continue
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ISLAMABAD: A powerful cabinet committee Wednesday decided to continue a federal subsidy program on five essential commodities, announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the final weeks of the last fiscal and commonly known as the prime minister’s relief package.
Animal disease emergency ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
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ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to declare a national disease emergency on account of an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
POWER WOES: Residents of Quetta’s Spinny Road are seeing protesting against load shedding in their area in this photo dated June 18, 2022, ONLINE PHOTO by Samiullah.
Monsoons, KANUPP-2 bring welcome respite in load shedding
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ISLAMABAD: As the Indus starts to swell with the onset of Monsoon rains, power generation capacity of the Tarbela hydroelectric plant is set to improve by 2,500 MW and 3,500 MW, allowing the authorities to cut back load shedding, Independent Pakistan can report.
Power disco faces hefty penalties over electrocution deaths
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ISLAMABAD: The authorities have imposed a PKR 10 million fine on a Balochistan power distribution company over 15 electrocution fatalities.
Floor crossing major issue, says CJP
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan continued to break fresh ground in the interpretation of Article 63A of the Constitution Tuesday when it said deviation from party policy is not a petty issue but a matter of morality.
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) logo. Image courtesy APTMA Facebook page.
Textile industry in urgent appeal to lift gas supply suspension
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ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Saturday aired an urgent appeal for the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to lift a suspension of LNG for export oriented industries including the textile sector.
Hamza Shahbaz, the PDM's man to head the government in the Punjab province. Photo courtesy APP
Hamza Shehbaz to continue as CM, for now
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled the election for the post of Chief Minister Punjab would take place on July 22 to allow all parties due time to prepare for the exercise, but ordered Hamza Shahbaz to continue in office until that time.
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail and Chairman FBR Asim Ahmad addressing news conference in Islamabad Friday, July 1, 2022. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Finance.
FBR gearing to sniff out tax non-filers
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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Asim Ahmad told journalists Friday in the presence of Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail that the authorities had started collecting data from National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to help broaden of tax base.
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June saw history’s worst inflation
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ISLAMABAD: Official data published Friday put the crucial Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of June 2022 at 21.32 percent, up 6.34 percent month-on-month from the level reported for May, a reflection of how the purchasing power of the common Pakistani is evaporating in thin air.