Railway to restore travel facilities to journalists

SARGODHA: Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Railway Corporation Farrukh Taimoor Ghazali on Monday said that steps were under way to provide best travel facilities to journalist community.   Talking to journalist community here, he said the Pakistan Railway would restore all travel facilities for the journalists in private railway coaches likewise the government railway coaches, adding […]

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POL import bill surges 99% to $19.6 billion in 11 months

ISLAMABAD: The imports of overall petroleum group witnessed an increase of 99.14 percent during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of the last year.   During the period under review, the total imports of the petroleum group stood at $19.679 billion, as against the imports […]

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Six including four friends killed in Mir Ali firing incidents

PESHAWAR: The unidentified assailants shot dead six people including four close friends in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan during the night between Sunday and Monday.   The police said four friends identified as Asad Dawar, Waqar Ahmad, Hammad and Sunaid Ahmad had dinner with their friends and were on their way to homes when […]

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Pakistan, Iran discuss aspects of electricity supply from Iran to Gwadar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan on Monday held a meeting with Iran’s Minister for Energy Ali Akbari Mehraban in Tehran and discussed various aspects of electricity supply from Polan (Iran) to Gwadar.   The meeting was also aimed at increasing avenues of cooperation in the field of energy between both the […]

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CPEC to help address food security challenge of Pakistan

BEIJING: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will help address the looming food security challenge of Pakistan by introducing modern farming to enhance the country’s yield through agricultural cooperation, a government official has said.   Pakistan has realized that food security is an important component of national security, and agribusiness is being promoted through more investments […]

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Rs.314 million revenue collected after installation of RIMS

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority ( KPRA) has successfully installed Restaurant Invoice Monitoring System (RIMS) in 149 restaurants to avoid tax theft.   The revenue from these restaurants in Peshawar, Bannu, Abbottabad and Mardan have increased from RS.229 million during financial year 2020-21 to Rs. 314 million in 2021-22.   Out of these 145 restaurants, […]

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