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Shehbaz invites US-based Pakistani investors
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday invited Pakistani business personalities and professionals based in the United States to invest in Pakistan, assuring them that the government was providing a conducive environmen...
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PIA aircraft, refinery upgrades, Reko Diq: US financing opportunities being explored
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday explored US financing opportunities for PIA aircraft, refinery upgrades and the Reko Diq mining project during his engagements in New York. According to a press release issu...
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PM reaffirms commitment to GSP+ framework
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with discussions focusing on Pakistan-EU relations, ...
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Law & order situation: Malik directs uninterrupted fuel supply
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik on Thursday chaired a meeting to review payments under the Prime Minister’s Fuel Relief Scheme, as well as supply chain, transportation and logistics arrangements to ensure uninter...
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IMF team visits OICCI: Foreign investors call for protection, tax broadening
KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), representing foreign investors operating in Pakistan, has called for broadening taxation into under-taxed segments, lower regulatory and compliance burdens, stronger ...
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Deemed property income: FBR to refund tax collected under Sec 7E
ISLAMABAD: Following serious efforts by the LTBA Public Interest Litigation Committee (LTBA-PILC), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to refund the tax paid/collected on account of deemed income on immovable properties under Sec...
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Oil prices settle up about 3pc
NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed about 3 percent on Thursday to a one-week high after a Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia revived fears of supply disruptions, but trade was volatile and prices came off session highs after reports the US and...
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Iran threatens to expand war to Indian Ocean
TEHRAN: An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Thursday that Tehran may expand the Middle East war to the Indian Ocean if the US attacks again. “Since the conflict has spread from the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormu...
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Integration failure: FBR starts suspending sales tax registrations
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started suspending the sales tax registrations of corporate and non-corporate taxpayers that have failed to integrate their businesses with the board’s electronic invoicing system, as the ta...
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Petrol price cut by 84 paise, HSD’s by Rs2.63
ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced ex-depot price of petrol by 84 paise per litre from Rs390.12 to Rs389.28 per litre. Similarly the price of High Speed Diesel (HSD) reduced by Rs2.63 per litre to Rs412.12 per. The revised prices are app...
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Shehbaz, Pezeshkian pledge to promote peace, diplomacy
UNTED NATIONS: Amid ongoing Iran-US tensions, Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday, during which they exchanged views on the evolving regional situation and agre...
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E-filing of cases: NJAC considers implementation strategy
ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Automation Committee (NJAC) considered the implementation strategy for e-filing of cases and reviewed proposed standard templates to support a uniform digital filing process across the judicial system. A mee...
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Roads blocked around capital ahead of planned PTI protest
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in capital blocked main access routes to the city with double-stacked shipping containers Thursday ahead of a weekend demonstration by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Police deployed 22,000 secu...
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CCP clears transaction: UAE firm to acquire stakes in MTML from Chinese investors
ISLAMABAD: UAE-based Velora Global Ventures-F.Z.C. is set to acquire shareholding in Pakistan’s listed textile manufacturer Masood Textile Mills Limited (MTML) from two Chinese investors after the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) cl...
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‘Cockroach’ movement threatens to launch protests
MUMBAI: The leaders of India’s “cockroach” youth movement said on Thursday that they would launch nationwide protests if India’s chief election officer does not resign within 48 hours, after a newspaper report said he had been questioned by...
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Values increased on import of empty glass bottles
ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi has increased Customs values on the import of empty glass bottles (for Perfumes and Cosmetics) and other categories of such bottles from all origins. However, the empty glass bott...
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Pakistan airstrikes destroy 10 drone bases in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has destroyed terrorist hideouts and support infrastructure, including drone launching and storage facilities, at 10 locations in Afghanistan following an attempted drone attack launched from Afghan territory on Septembe...
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Maryam felicitates Najeeb on becoming AJK President
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has congratulated Dr Najeeb Naqi on his election as the 25th President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The Chief Minister also felicitated the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on the occasi...
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President, PM, CMs laud role of newspapers in creating an informed society
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Chief Ministers of Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have felicitated newspaper readers, publishers, editors and journalists on the National Newspaper Read...
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Educational institutions to accommodate police, security personnel
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad District Administration has taken control of several educational institutions under the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) to accommodate police and security personnel requisitioned from Punjab and other provinc...
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