Police conducted flag march to maintain peace during Muharram

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police on Sunday conducted a flag march to maintain peace in the city during Muharram-ul-Harram. SSP operations, SP Headquarters Divisional SPs, SDPOs, SHOs along with District Police, Elite Force, Traffic Police and Dolphin Squad participated in the flag march. The purpose of the flag march was to exhibit law and order and to […]

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President directs UBL to reimburse Rs 5. 49 mln to defrauded customer

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi while upholding a decision of the Banking Mohtasib, has directed the United Bank Ltd (UBL) to refund the swindled amount of Rs 5. 49 million to a complainant and declared that maladministration on part of the bank had been established. The president rejected UBL’s representation against Mohtasib’s decision and held […]

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Govt. efforts to reduce imports finally borne fruit: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail on Sunday said that the government efforts to reduce imports have finally borne fruit. Imports in July 2022, as per Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) data, were only $5 billion compared to $7. 7billion in June of last Fiscal Year, the Minister said this on his […]

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Traders demand to withdraw fixed sales tax on electricity bills

RAWALPINDI: Trade bodies of the city have demanded the government to withdraw the fixed sales tax proposed in the federal budget 2022-23 on electricity bills. President Traders Welfare Association, Punjab, Sharjil Mir, said that the fixed tax measures in the commercial power bills would badly affect the small traders as there was no differentiation between […]

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Miftah for reducing trade deficit to maintain exchange rate

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Sunday said the government is currently trying to reduce the trade deficit to stabilize the rupee against the dollar. He said that for the last three months, efforts have been made to reduce imports and the results are now coming out. Imports in this month […]

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Process of repatriation of IDPs from tribal districts continue

PESHAWAR: The process of repatriation of IDPs from tribal districts is going on, an official of the Afghan Commissionerate said here Sunday. Ration allowance of Rs. 8000 per family was being given to returning families, the official confirmed. He disclosed that 12000 food allowance per family was being given to returnees and 15229 families were […]

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