Day: March 2, 2022

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Tuesday said the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had collected taxes amounting to Rs3799 billion during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (July-February), posting a 30 per cent increase in tax collection as compared to the same period of the last year. In […]

ISLAMABAD:Spokesperson to the Finance Minister, Muzzammil Aslam on Tuesday said that Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation lowered by 12.2 percent in February as compared to 13 percent in January. In a Tweet, he said that “Despite the lower inflation in February, the inflation surprise on upside due to unusual high movement in tomatoes prices and […]

ISLAMABAD:The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based on monthly inflation increased by 12.24% on year-on-year (YoY) basis during the month of February 2022 against the corresponding month of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Saturday. According to PBS data, the average inflation rate during the period from July to February (2021-22) increased up […]

ISLAMABAD:Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) will hold a public hearing on the regulatory matters pertaining to the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) in Faisalabad on March 2 (Wednesday). All the interested persons and parties have been requested to attend the hearing and present their complaints/grievances, preferably in writing, OGRA spokesman Imran Ghaznavi said […]

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Police Tuesday arrested an accused of killing security guard of a private bank within hours of the crime. Adil Qureshi, security guard of a private bank located in F-10 Markaz, Shalimar police station jurisdiction was shot dead inside bank by unidentified culprit. The Inspector General Police (IGP) Islamabad, Muhammad Ahsan Younas taking notice […]

ISLAMABAD:President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Iftikhar Ali Malik on Tuesday hailed reduction in petroleum prices and electricity tariff and terming it a positive step not only to strengthen national economy but also to facilitate masses. Lowering prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre and Rs 5 per unit in […]

ISLAMABAD:Naseem Shah, who was originally a travelling reserve, has been included in the Pakistan squad for the first Test against Australia, after Haris Rauf was ruled out when testing positive for COVID-19. Haris would remain in isolation for five days and will reintegrate with the squad after a negative test at the end of his […]

ISLAMABAD:A book titled “Shavkat Mirziyoyev: New Uzbekistan Strategy” unveiled here at a ceremony jointly organized by Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Embassy of Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan in collaboration with Center for Global and Strategic Studies (CGSS). The launching ceremony was attended by participants from both the countries and was moderated by […]