PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the employees of the International Monetary Fund have prepared the budget and handed it to Prime Minister Imran Khan lamenting that the budget would unleash a new tsunami of inflation. In a statement on Monday, the PPP chairman said the IMF personnel had drafted the budget and […]
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LAHORE – The Punjab budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 having volume of over Rs 2,600 billion will be presented in the Provincial Assembly today. Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht will present the budgeted in the house tomorrow. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar has summoned a special session of his cabinet tomorrow […]
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At least 18 persons were killed and 30 were injured as a passenger bus overturned in Khuzdar, reported on Friday. According to Balochistan Levies, the ill-fated bus was on its way to Khuzdar from Larkana, where it was overturned at Bhalonk area of Khuzdar.Getting the information, the rescue teams reached the spot and moved the […]
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1. Azad Jammu and Kashmir General elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are scheduled for July 25. This day is significant because it gives people the power to choose their leaders. The relevance of these elections, as well as their impact on the lives of AJK citizens, will be covered in this article. 2. […]
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KARACHI: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that 9 per cent growth in the large scale manufacturing (LSM) along with robust services sector performance enabled the country post 3.94 per cent GDP growth in the first nine months of the current fiscal year. Unveiling the Pakistan Economic Survey 2020/21 on Thursday, Tarin said that the […]
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LAHORE: At least nine high-ranking officers of the Pakistan Railways were suspended from their service for showing negligence that resulted in collision between two passenger trains on 7th of June in Ghotki. Taking strict departmental action in the wake of Ghotki train accident that left 63 passengers dead, Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati […]
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The Federal government has on Wednesday (today) announced to lower sales tax on petroleum products.According to a notification issued today, the sales tax on Kerosene oil was lowered to 10.07 against the previously charged tax of 15.44%. The sales tax on light diesel was lowered to 3.67% from 7.56%.However, the notification mentioned that the sales […]
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The country is facing eight-hour-long power outages amid the merciless ongoing heatwave as the electricity shortfall has reached 5,000 megawatt.According to power division sources on Wednesday, the electricity shortfall was touching 5,000MW following an ongoing heatwave in the country as the mercury level is touching 44 Celsius in Lahore. The sources said that 4,000MW was […]
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The death toll in Monday’s fatal trains collision incident rose to 63 as eight more bodies were retrieved from the wreckage during the rescue operation. According to Dr Zahid, chief medical officer Railways, 58 bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families after their identification. He said the identification of only five bodies […]
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Federal education minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, adding that he was experiencing “mild symptoms”.In a tweet, the minister said: “I have tested positive for coronavirus. I feel fine with mild symptoms. InshAllah will get well soon.” A day earlier, Mahmood had chaired an online meeting of […]
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