FPCCI concerns over delay in import payments by banks

LAHORE:Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Chairman Muhammad Nadeem Qureshi has said that importers are facing demurrage and detention charges and businesses are being badly affected due to delay in import payments by commercial banks. Talking to media here, he also urged the government to take comprehensive measures to control dollar […]

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Wasa find foul play in repeated crown failures

MULTAN:The officials of Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), Multan suspected foul play by citizens for monetary gains behind repeated crown failure incidents and choked sewerage lines after they recovered sand bags from a choked sewerage line in Sameejabad on Wednesday. Managing Director Wasa Qaisar Raza was inspecting repair work following a crown failure when he […]

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Sindh govt working to bring reforms in police department: CM

SANGHAR:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said that the Sindh government was working to bring more reforms in the provincial police department. He was special guest at the 172nd passing out parade of Shahdadpur Police Training College in which 561 youth including 27 women received Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) training. The chief minister […]

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Mian Nauman meets federal secretary Industries, FBR chairman

LAHORE:Federal Secretary Industries Imdadullah Bosal has said that all the concerns of importers regarding SRO 598 will be taken up with the concerned ministries for their immediate redressal. He made this assurance to Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) President Mian Nauman Kabir during a recent meeting, according to LCCI spokesman here Wednesday. Mian […]

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12 more tested positive for corona in Balochistan

QUETTA: Twelve new coronavirus patient were tested positive while number of total confirmed patients surged to 35,690 in Balochistan on Wednesday. According to media coordinator provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan Dr Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 1,562,052 people were screened for the virus, out of which 12 more was reported positive. As many as 35,240 […]

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Seven bids to smuggle wheat foiled; over 5,000 bags confiscated

RAWALPINDI:The Food Department and District Police Rawalpindi on Wednesday foiled seven bids to smuggle wheat and flour, and seized over their 5,000 bags, besides 22 tons of fine flour. According to a district administration spokesman, the food department officials with the help of police confiscated seven trucks loaded with 1,700 bags of wheat, 3,330 of […]

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Saad announces up to 15% reduction in PIA fares on int’l routes

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Wednesday announced up to 15 per cent reduction in the PIA’s fares on international routes aimed at passing on the benefit of decreased jet fuel prices to air travelers. “The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had decreased the ticket rates of all flights operating within the country a few […]

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SC seeks transcript of Rana Sanaullah’s July 8 press conference

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the transcript of the July 18 press conference where it was allegedly warned that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Punjab assembly members could “disappear” before the upcoming chief minister’s election. A two-member SC bench comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan heard the petition filed by Pakistan Muslim […]

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