Islamabad: Pakistan Railways achieved a historic milestone in 2024 with a 40% revenue increase to Rs 88 billion, adding 229 new wagons for a total of 13,530, introducing 10 new trains each carrying 2,400 tons, and enhancing passenger services with inc…
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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…
UN chief welcomes deals to halt energy attacks in Ukraine & Russia, with hope for peace
United nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday hailed positive announcements from Washington, Moscow and Kyiv aimed at stopping crippling attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia, linked to the 2022 Russian invasion o…
Japan awards MEXT Research Scholarships to 11 Pakistani students
Islamabad: The government of Japan has awarded eleven outstanding Pakistani students the esteemed MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) Research Scholarships for the 2025 academic year.
These scholarships wil…
CAT resumes hearings, dismisses appeal of dairy farmer association Karachi
Islamabad: The Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) has resumed hearings after an eight-month hiatus and, in its first session, dismissed the appeal filed by the Dairy Farmer Association Karachi (DFAK) as withdrawn.
During the proceedings, the Tribu…
SSP Operations chairs meeting on law and order
Islamabad: SSP Operations Islamabad Capital Police, Muhammad Shoaib Khan chaired a meeting in Swan Zone here Friday to review the law and order situation. An official told reporter that the meeting was attended by SP Swan Zone, SDPOs, and SHOs of the …