ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of ongoing development projects in Balochistan, ARY News reported. The advancement of the nation as a whole depends on the federation’s subdivisions developing uniformly. During his first-ever visit to Turbat University’s south Balochistani campus on Friday, the premier informed students […]
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KARACHI: The United States (US) dollar has surged to a historic high in Pakistan’s open market as it trades above the Rs180 mark on Monday, ARY News reported.The greenback is being traded at Rs180.50 in the open market, while it has depreciated a little in the interbank market and is being traded at Rs178.5. The […]
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State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves decreased by 2.23% on a weekly basis, data released by the central bank showed Thursday.On December 17, the foreign currency reserves held by the central bank were recorded at $18,153.7 million, down by $415 million compared with $18,568.3 million on December 10. The central bank cited external […]
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KARACHI: Federal Minister for Communication and Postal Services Murad Saeed said bids for Hyderabad-Sukkur motorway section have been received and soon Prime Minister Imran Khan would perform groundbreaking of the project, ARY News reported. Addressing a press conference here in Karachi along with other PTI leader, Murad Saeed said that Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway would be the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has increased the valuation of property in Karachi by upto 25 percent while maintaining 11 categories of the properties in the metropolitan, ARY NEWS reported.For commercial in A-one category, the rate of open plot has been raised by Rs30,000 along with Rs11,250 per square yard increase for a build-up […]
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KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks plunged 1,922 points, or 4.24 per cent, at midday, as the investors were concerned over the rising import bill of the country, which will widen the current account deficit, dealers said.The KSE-100 Index shed 1,922 points, at around 12:40pm as a surge in yields of treasury bills on Wednesday’s auction signaled […]
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US President Joe Biden on Thursday proposed tougher rules for arriving travelers amid growing concerns over the Omicron coronavirus. One of the new travel regulations required of passengers entering the United States would be to present a negative coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test result within one day of their trip. “This additional testing plan offers a […]
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ISLAMABAD: A progress was made on the stream gas pipeline project between Pakistan and Russia as the dates for the signing of relevant agreements and documents have been finalised, citing sources, ARY News reported on Sunday. Diplomatic sources told ARY News that Russia greenlighted important matters related to the construction of a stream gas pipeline […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) called off their nationwide strike on Thursday after successful negotiations with the federal government over an increase in their profit margin, ARY News reported. According to sources, talks between petroleum division and petrol dealers’ remained successful after the federal government agreed over increasing their profit margin by Rs0.99 per […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved the New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) 2nd revised project worth Rs 51,298.175 million. On Monday, the government approved the New Gwadar International Airport project in principle, costing Rs55.4 billion, or nearly 147% more than the initial revision, and permitted a reduction in […]
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