ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to congratulate the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on achieving 35 per cent growth in revenue collection in November 2021. “Congratulations to the FBR team for achieving a 35% increase in revenues in November over last year and 37% increase in the five months […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan says his government wants to make Pakistan an Islamic Welfare State based on the principles of Riyasat-e-Medina and is working on fast track to achieve this objective. In an online interview with a US-based Islamic scholar Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, he said that we have given the biggest welfare programme […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that there is no shortage of essential commodities in the country, ARY News reported. Chairing a high-level meeting to review wheat and fertilizer stock in the country, the prime minister called for an immediate crackdown on fertilizer hoarders and punitive action against them under anti-profiteering and anti-hoarding […]
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KARACHI: Most of the petrol pumps across the country discontinued selling fuel on Thursday as petroleum dealers went on a nationwide strike for an indefinite period in protest against low profit margin, troubling commuters and motorists. Almost all petrol pumps were shut in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and other cities of the country. Panic gripped […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Senator Ayub Afridi has resigned as member of the upper house of Parliament to create a seat for Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin in the Senate. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has accepted his resignation. Informed sources told ARY News that Afridi would likely be appointed as the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday announced pakistan grant transit an Rs5 billion humanitarian aid for Afghanistan besides allowing transit of Indian wheat to the neighbouring country, ARY NEWS reported. The decisions were taken during the apex committee meeting on Afghanistan headed by the prime minister and attended by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General […]
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WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on revival of $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) that was suspended in April this year. “The Pakistani authorities and IMF staff have reached a staff-level agreement on policies and reforms needed to complete the sixth review under the EFF,” read a […]
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SLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday launched an initiative for automation of power of attorney for overseas Pakistanis, saying it would help the diaspora in acquiring legal documents, ARY NEWS reported. Speaking during the curtain-raising ceremony of the facility, the prime minister said that they decided to launch the initiative in 2019 after an overseas […]
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ISLAMABAD: The joint session of the Parliament on Wednesday passed three important bills including the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Second Election Amendment Bill 2021, and the Kulbhushan Jadhav bill allowing him the right to appeal amid the hues and cry of the opposition. The bills related to the use of EVMs and […]
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ISLAMABAD: The PTI government on Wednesday deferred voting on a bill related to the introduction of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the electoral process, noting that the Opposition wanted to discuss the matter before voting on the matter.The bill was part of the government’s heavy legislative agenda for today’s joint session.As soon as National Assembly […]
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