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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

Chairman FBR Inaugurates New Regional Tax Office in Islamabad

Chairman FBR, Malik Amjed Zubair Tiwana inaugurated the new building of the Regional Tax Office, Islamabad on Thursday....

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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

Low Trade With Kuwait Unfortunate: Privatization Minister

Federal Minister of Investment Board, Privatization and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has said that the low volume of...

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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

Govt Starts Consultation on Price Decapping of Milk, Meat and Mutton

The federal government has started consultation on price decapping of milk, meat, and mutton to support the development...

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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

Weekly Inflation Down for Sixth Straight Week as Food Prices Drop

The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended May 23, 2024, decreased by 0.34 percent, says Pakistan Bure...

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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

IMF Mission Leaves Pakistan Without Staff-Level Agreement

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission returned to Washington without reaching a stall-level agreement on the new...

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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

Pakistan, South Korea Look to Enhance Bilateral Trade Volume

In a significant step towards enhancing economic relations, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to Pakistan Park Kijun ca...

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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

PSX Introduces Text-to-Speech Feature on its Website

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has announced the launch of its new Text-to-Speech feature on its website, specifically ta...

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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

Symmetry Group Enters Share Subscription Agreement with Finox

Symmetry Group is proud and thrilled to announce that it has entered into a share subscription agreement with Finox (Pri...

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24

May 2024

May 24, 2024 • 5 min read

Pakistan, UK Start Work On First Ever Employment Bond to Give Jobs to 40,000 Individuals

The British Asian Trust together with leading British Asian business leaders and the Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSD...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

PM Shehbaz Says in UAE to Seek Joint Investments, Not to Ask for Loans

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday said that he was in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not to seek loans but for join...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

Planning Ministry Seeks Rs. 1.14 Trillion Development Funds in Upcoming Budget

The Planning Ministry has requested Rs. 1.14 trillion in development funds for the upcoming fiscal year, at least Rs. 20...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

Gold Price in Pakistan Witnesses Massive Decline

The price of gold in Pakistan plummeted by over Rs. 6,000 per tola on Thursday. According to data issued by the Karachi...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

PM Shehbaz Goes to UAE For A Day Seeking Investment Updates

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached United Arab Emirates on Thursday for a day-long visit. This marks his first visit...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

3G/4G Users in Pakistan Soar to 132.73 Million by End of April

The number of cellular subscribers increased from 192.07 million by end March 2024 to 192.19 million by end April, the P...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

Huawei Offers Cooperation to Evolve Pakistan’s Digital Ecosystem

Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb was called on by Huawei Pakistan’s Chief Executive Officer Sun Xiaofei a...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

Lemon Prices Hit Record High Amid Severe Heatwave

The price of lemons has skyrocketed by over 150 percent in the past month, reaching Rs 1000-1100 per kilogram due to soa...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

Leading Experts Convene in Islamabad for OICCI and Shell Pakistan’s Energy Symposium

Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), and Shell Pakistan Limited jointly hosted the Pakistan Ener...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

ECC Approves Release of Rs. 2 Billion to Pay Gas Bills of Pakistan Steel Mills

Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb presided over a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

SBP Reserves up $22 Million to Stay Just Above $9 Billion

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $22 million on a weekly basis according t...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

Govt Aims to Increase Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure Financing

Following the directives issued by the prime minister, two committees comprising key stakeholders in public-private part...

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23

May 2024

May 23, 2024 • 5 min read

Suzuki Motor Corporation Wants to Build A Biogas Plant in Karachi

Global Vice President of Suzuki Motor Corporation Kenichi Ayukawa on Thursday said the company wants to build a biogas p...

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