Senate Committee asks FBR to complete inquiries against corrupt officials within a year

ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary panel on Friday directed the high ups of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to complete inquiries against corrupt officials...

Omni Group claims it is being politically victimised

ISLAMABAD: Omni group, an industrial, agricultural and service oriented group in Pakistan established in 1999, has claimed that it is being politically...

PM inaugurates Digi Skills programme to train one million youth through online modules

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbassi inaugurated Digi Skills programme aimed at training one million youth through online modules in Islamabad on Thursday. Addressing...

Bahria Town ‘Clean Karachi’ campaign advances into third week

KARACHI: Bahria Town ‘Clean Karachi’ campaign successfully advanced into the third week of its second phase of cleaning the Korangi district. Bahria Town team...

Government to privatise SME Bank, Mari Petroleum, PSM and PIA

ISLAMABAD: While the opposition parties like Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and others are concerned about government’s move of privatising Pakistan...

FBR constitute fifteen committees to solve alternative dispute resolution cases

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted fifteen committees across the country for alternative dispute resolution cases. FBR constituted a two-member committee in...

Government committed to protecting, promoting local industry: Haroon

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Federal Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan has said that the government is committed to protecting and...

Rs 6 billion 3rd quarter installment released for AJK PSDP

MUZAFFARABAD: Federal government has released an amount of Rs 6 billion as the third-quarter instalment for Azad Jummu and Kashmir government for its...

Government releases Rs 357.507 billion under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The federal government which announced over a trillion rupees worth development budget last year, has only released Rs 357.507 billion under its...

NAB sends notices to defaulting buyers in privatisation of 14 companies

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission (PC) has informed that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has issued final notices to defaulting buyers of various organisations under...

WB meets BoI, reforms under discussion

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the World Bank (WB) met with Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Naeem Zamindar here on January 25, 2018,...

7th NFC Award fails to give any policy in devolution of fiscal resources: IMF report

ISLAMABAD: The 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award has become redundant as it has failed to give any policy in terms of devolution...

Trade bodies meet Federal Minister Haroon Akhtar to mull budget proposals

ISLAMABAD: Office-bearers and representatives of various trade associations met Special Assistant to Prime Minister (PM) on Revenue and Federal Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan,...

Provinces working as a team for CPEC: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior and Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal has said that the broad consensus amongst the provinces has provided an...

WAPDA chairman discusses financing for WAPDA projects with French ambassador

LAHORE: The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lieutenant General (retd) Muzammil Hussain today called on the French Ambassador to Pakistan...