Devastating Monsoon rains kill over 430 people, 24,000 livestock across country: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: The sporadic prolonged spell of heavy monsoon rains have killed 434 people and 24,420 livestock while 605 individuals got injured and 36,469 houses damaged so far in various parts of the country. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a daily 24-hour situation report that detailed various damages and losses reported across the country […]

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District admin continues monitoring of price lists of food items

PESHAWAR: The district administration on Monday continued its strict monitoring of food prices at fix rates and its teams visited various markets to check price list. The administration on Monday issued price list of daily use commodities and fixed the per kilogram rate for chicken broilers at Rs 260. The rates of vegetables per kilogram […]

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Absence of credible payment mechanism major irritant in Pakistan-Iran trade: PBF

PESHAWAR:Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Senior Vice President, Muhammad Riaz Khattak on Monday said that Pakistan has a narrow export basket to Iran, as 63 percent of the exports comprised rice alone. A preferential trade agreement (PTA) was signed with Iran in 2006. Tariff concessions were granted to Iran on 309 tariff lines whereas Pakistan was […]

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