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FBR urged to extend income tax return filing deadline
KARACHI: The Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns for the tax period ending September 30, 2026, by one month, citing pe...
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Customs integrates with HK Customs’ ValidAP platform
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has achieved a significant milestone in cross-border digital trade, becoming the first Customs administration to successfully integrate with ValidAP, the blockchain-based cross-validation platform developed and h...
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International markets: Pakistani rice must command premium value: Gilani
KARACHI: Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has called for a strategic transformation of Pakistan’s agriculture sector, shifting the focus from expanding production volumes to quality-driven, high-value and export-oriented production. ...
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Punjab mulling participation in 400MW wheeling auction
LAHORE: The Punjab government is considering participation in Pakistan’s first 400-MegaWatt (MW) electricity wheeling auction as part of a broader strategy to introduce open access and promote a more competitive electricity market in the pr...
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‘Healthy heart, healthy Punjab is our resolve’: CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that “Healthy Heart, Healthy Punjab” is our resolve. On World Heart Day, the chief minister paid tribute to the services of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff. In her special mes...
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PINSTECH, OGDCL sign contract
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Tuesday signed a contract at OGDCL Headquarters on Tuesday to strengthen institutional cooperation, includ...
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PSBA elects new board
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Brokers Association (PSBA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday and elected a new Board/Executive Committee, with members also approving the association’s audited financial statements for 2025-26 and ...
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Afghanistan issue: Tarar advocates peaceful resolution through dialogue
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday said Pakistan remained committed to dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the Afghanistan issue, but warned that Islamabad’s desire for peace should not...
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Syed Zia Alamdar elected PHMA Chairman
KARACHI: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) on Tuesday elected Syed Zia Alamdar Hussain as Chairman for the 2026-28 term, along with other office-bearers and members of its Executive Committee. The electio...
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SMAP elects Suttar as chairman
KARACHI: Ismail Suttar, Qasim Yaqoob Paracha and Shah Shamas-ul-Arifeen has been elected unopposed as chairman, senior vice chairman and vice chairman respectively of the Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP) for the year 2026-2...
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Yousafzai urges PTI leadership to postpone Oct 4 march
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Secretary Shaukat Yousafzai on Tuesday urged the party leadership to further postpone the part’s planned October 4 march, citing security concerns and the risk of emer...
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Arbitrary interprovincial travel checks: Top police officials grilled by Senate body
ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel on Tuesday took police to task over complaints of harassment and arbitrary checks of interprovincial travellers, questioning whether security protocols at checkpoints were being enforced as a safeguard or turning i...
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Bilwani hopes Pakistan, Afghanistan will resolve outstanding issues
KARACHI: Newly elected President of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PAJCCI) Muhammad Jawaid Bilwani has expressed the hope that Pakistan and Afghanistan would overcome all differences and resolve outstanding i...
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SU ASRB approves degrees for PhD, MPhil scholars
HYDERABAD: The 162nd meeting of the Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, was held with Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Mari in the chair. The meeting approved the award of degrees to more than 40 ...
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Urgent relief to cotton ginners, textile industry urged
KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) Mian Zahid Hussain has said that if the government departments failed to provide relief to the cotton ginners and the textile industry and failed to ensure farmer...
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Nasir lays foundation stone of DHA water supply project
KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab and Mirza Ikhtiar Baig MNA laid the foundation stone of a project to supply 10 million gallons of water per day to the Defence Housing Authority (...
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Standard Chartered launches new global brand campaign, ‘Move Ahead’
KARACHI: Standard Chartered has announced the launch of ‘Move Ahead’, a new global brand campaign inspired by its Formula 1® partnership and the shared belief that success is built long before the defining moment arrives. Building on the Ba...
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Fake bank accounts case: IHC issues notices on NAB’s plea challenging AC’s order
ISLAMABAD: In a major development in the fake bank accounts case, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices in a petition filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) challenging the Islamabad Accountability Court’s order dated...
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Water shortage
EDITORIAL: Reports suggest that Pakistan is bracing for 25 percent water shortage during rabi season that has raised concerns over food security. There are both internal and external impediments to farm output in Pakistan. The internal impe...
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Terrorism, with plausible deniability
EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s accusation at the UN General Assembly that India has turned terrorism into an instrument of policy would once have been comfortably dismissed in New Delhi as another instalment in the familiar hostility between two old...
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