ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister of Japan KISHIDA Fumio has congratulated the people of both Japan and Pakistan for successful completion of 70 years of their bilateral relations. In the message on the occasion of the anniversary of official establishment of Pak, Japan diplomatic relations on April 28, the Japanese Prime Minister conveyed his congratulatory remarks to celebrate […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Continuing its focus on driving digital inclusion, Jazz invested Rs 14.9 billion under its ‘4G for all’ ambition during the first quarter of 2022, taking its overall investment in Pakistan to US$10.2 billion. A majority of its capital expenditure during this quarter was on the addition of approximately 500 new 4G sites, reaching population coverage […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the summary to increase prices of petroleum products. In a statement, she quoted the Prime Minister as saying that the masses could not be punished for the incompetence, inefficiency and blunders of the previous government. The PM opined […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Power Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan and Minister of State Hashim Notezai had received a detailed briefing on power sector here at the Ministry. The Ministers were briefed by the Secretary Power Division and officials regarding Ministry’s wings, entities, ongoing projects and financial challenges, said a press release issued here Thursday. Khurram Dastgir […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday left here for Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Federal Ministers and parliamentarians including Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Muftah Ismail, Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Khawaja Asif, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, and Mohsin Dawar accompanied […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Muhammad Shakeel Munir Thursday urged the government to introduce a uniform sales tax rate on the services of Overseas Employment Promoters across the country in the upcoming budget. He said that the business community of this sector was paying the highest sales tax as compared to provinces, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Special Representative to the Prime Minister for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Thursday said Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Saudi Arabia would bring economic stability in the country. In an exclusive talk with reporter, he said there would be one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday concluded public hearing into Quarterly Adjustments of X-Wapda power distribution companies on account of capacity charges, transmission charges and MOF Variable Operation, Maintenance Charges Impact of Incremental Units and Impact of T&D Losses on FCA for the 2nd Quarter of FY 2021-22. The power distribution companies […]
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