Islamabad: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) and the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) have urged the government to increase the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes by Rs. 39 per pack in the upcoming fisca…
Day: March 22, 2025
Rs. 39 hike in FED per cigarette pack may generate additional revenue of Rs. 67.4b
Islamabad: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) and the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) have urged the government to increase the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes by Rs. 39 per pack in the upcoming fisca…
Pakistan pushes for implementing Gaza ceasefire agreement, slams Israel for resuming attacks
United nations: Pakistan has condemned the resumption of Israel’s deadly bombardments on Gaza and the “indiscriminate” killing of Palestinians, saying this is not the way to secure the release of its hostages.
Speaking at the UN Security Council on …
PIDE, Tsinghua University explore bold economic fix for Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) held a meeting with Professor David Daokui Li, Mansfield Freeman Chair Professor at Tsinghua University of China, to deliberate on Pakistan’s economic challenges and explore areas for strat…
Abbasi directs to expand, modernize railway hospitals
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi on Friday directed authorities to enhance the capacity of railway hospitals, upgrade their infrastructure, and explore public-private partnerships to improve service quality and management.
Chair…
IRSA releases 51,300 cusecs water
Islamabad: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday released 51,300 cusecs of water from various rim stations with inflow of 54,600 cusecs.
According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1402.0 feet …