ISLAMABAD:On Wednesday, Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani said Pakistan wanted to nurture its ties with the African countries under the “Engage Africa” policy. In a meeting with a Parliamentary delegation of Ivory Coast, headed by the President of the National Assembly of Cote D’Ivoire, Adama Bictogo, Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has emphasized that parliamentary […]
Read MoreQUETTA:China Overseas Ports Holding Company (COPHC) and Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) took part in the first edition of the Pakistan International Maritime Expo (PIME). The Conference was held at the Karachi Expo Center in which China Overseas Ports Holding Company signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoU). It was reported at the expo that seven MoUs […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said here on Wednesday that the finalization and implementation of deals under the Pakistan-Russia Inter-Government Commission (IGC) would result in a significant reduction in the prices of oil and gas in the country. The minister was talking to Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan, Danila Ganich who called […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: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 […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: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 […]
Read MoreMIRPUR [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 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: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 […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Excise, Taxation and Narcotics department raided against unregistered vehicles and impounded 105 vehicles in a day during general hold up. According to Excise sources, the excise teams under the supervision of Motor registration authority officer Khalid Hussain Qasoori conducted a general hold up at Sher Shah toll plaza, Makhdoom Rasheed, Qadir Pur Raan and entrance […]
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