Court reserves verdict on bail pleas of PM Shehbaz Sharif, CM Hamza Shehbaz

LAHORE:A special court on Saturday reserved its verdict on pre-arrest bail pleas of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,   Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz and others in a case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against them.   Special Judge Central Ijaz Hassan Awan conducted the case proceedings, wherein Prime Minister   Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab […]

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ICCI terms Federal Budget 2022-23 as balanced one

ISLAMABAD:Business community of the federal Capital  on Saturday termed Federal  Budget for fiscal year 2022-23 as a balance budget and commended the government for introducing relief measures introduced for the uplift of agriculture sector in the country.   Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the Federal Budget 2022-23 apparently […]

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PIA flight operations to, from Damascus halted after Israel’s attack: Spokesman

ISLAMABAD:A spokesman for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday said the flight operations of the national flag carrier to and from Damascus had been suspended after the Israeli forces resorted to bombardment at the Syrian capital’s airport the other day.   “Both runways are inactive due to bombing at the Damascus airport that led […]

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Govt to bring 2.5 mln shopkeepers in tax net

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail on Saturday said that the government had set a target to bring 2.5 million shopkeepers in tax net.   While addressing a Post Budget Press conference along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb, he said that first time the government had fixed the sale and income […]

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Bids to smuggle wheat, flour foiled; 2423 flour & wheat bags confiscated

RAWALPINDI:The Food Department Rawalpindi and district police on Saturday foiled two bids to smuggle wheat and flour besides seizing 1343 flour bags,1080 wheat bags and 26 tons fine wheat flour (maida).   According to a district administration spokesman, the authorities of the food department along with Naseerabad and Wah Saddar police confiscated six truckloads of […]

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Federal budget 2022-23 hailed widely

SARGODHA: Local business community, industrial organizations and political parties have hailed  the Federal budget 2022-23 and termed it people friendly.  Taking to reporter on Saturday, President Anjuman Tajran Sargodha Nasir Sehgal, said  the government had given relief to the masses in the budget. He said the government  had allocated huge amount for public sector development […]

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World Day against Child Labor to be marked tomorrow

ISLAMABAD:World Day Against Child Labor will be marked tomorrow (Sunday) across the globe including Pakistan to raise awareness of the plight of child laborers world-wide which is effecting hundreds of millions of girls and boys around the world.   Child labor is a problem in both developing and industrialized countries.   The 2022 theme of […]

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