Naveed, Bilawal meet Speaker of lvory Coast

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Ivory Coast, Adama Bictogo. During the meeting cooperation in multiple fields based on mutual interest was discussed, said a press release issued here on Wednesday. Parliamentary relations, OIC, African Union and […]

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RDA demolishes 3 shops, seals 3 plazas

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), on the directives of Director General, Muhammad Saif Anwar Jappa on Wednesday carried out an operation against illegal commercial buildings and demolished three shops, sealed three plazas and six shops in different areas. According to RDA spokesman, the Enforcement Squad of RDA carrying out an operation against unauthorized and illegal commercial […]

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Students fall ill after consuming deworming tablets

MIRPUR [AJK]: Dozens of students in various educational institutions in Mirpur and Kotli districts on Wednesday fell ill after consuming deworming tablets given under a two-day drive. The drive was launched exclusively to give deworming tablets to students of the private and public sector schools in the district, said an official spokesman of the AJK […]

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Dar tables Finance (Supplementary) Bill with Rs 170 bln additional taxes on luxury items, cigarettes, air tickets

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Wednesday presented the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023 in the National Assembly proposing to impose new taxes of Rs 170 billion to minimize the fiscal deficit. Tabling the supplementary bill in the House, the minister said the government had proposed to increase the General Sales Tax rate […]

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President urges banks to make efforts for DAP’s employability, facilitation

KARACHI:President Dr. Arif Alvi on Wednesday urged the banking sector and state institutions to make collective efforts for the employability, facilitation and acceptability of differently-abled people (DAPs) to make the society more inclusive, besides making them active and productive citizens. He gave these remarks during a follow-up meeting on women empowerment and inclusion of persons […]

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NIRC organizes seminar for employers awareness to minimize labour litigation

KARACHI:The National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) organized a seminar on the topic to reduce the unnecessary litigation between employees and employers in order to form peaceful relations between Workers and Employers of Industrial and Commercial Establishments. The seminar was conducted at the K-Electric office, said a news release on Wednesday. Deputy Registrar NIRC Naseed Anwar […]

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