ISLAMABAD: The government has asked parliament to approve supplementary budget to the tune of over Rs 3086 billion flouting its own tall claims of austerity. It has been said in the documents presented by …

ISLAMABAD: Chairman FBR (Federal Bureau of Revenue), Salman Siddiqui has announced to establish centralized audit system in FBR HQs. During a media briefing given at FBR HQs, he also said that FBR strived to perfect …

KARACHI: Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig accompanied CEO TDAP Tariq Puri, President FPCCI Senator Ghulam Ali, Ambassadors of both countries and media representatives with the largest 118 businessmen TDAP/FPCCI delegation to Tajikistan on an official visit …

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar Monday received Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Jawed Ludin, currently who is on a 2-day official visit to Pakistan. Talking to Hina Rabbana Khar, the …

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain has said that the circular debt of petroleum sector has touched the figures of Rs 421 billion and government is taking steps on war …

MARDAN:Twenty thousand employees would be sacked from jobs due to the non provision of funds to NCHD. Thousands of employees of five districts protested against this decision. According to 18th amendment transfer of departments to …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have launched a series of publications to help Pakistani banking sector expand access to finance …

ISLAMABAD: “China and South Asian countries can bring about visible change in the global economy through promotion of cross-border trade and mutual trust and seize enormous untapped opportunities”. This was stated by D.M. Jayarathne, Prime …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has decided not to levy any tax on agriculture sector in the upcoming provincial budget for the fiscal year 2011-2012. According to the sources, the federal government had issued …

PESHAWAR: In order to check rampant smuggling of eucalyptus timber, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a revised policy for exporting the timber to Afghanistan. The new policy which was dispatched by the provincial government …