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Exports key to revival of economy: Mian Zahid

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President of the All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan (NBG) and Chairman of the FPCCI Policy Adv…

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FPCCI calls for women’s economic inclusion in decisions

LAHORE: President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Atif Ikram Sheikh, and Vice President Qurrat-ul-Ain, have said that Pakistan’s nearly 130 million women constituting 52 percent of the country’s population …

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Governor, UK HC discuss cooperation, regional stability

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi visited the British Deputy High Commission here on Thursday, where he discussed with British High Commissioner Jane Marriott and Deputy High Commissioner Tom Burge the matters of mutual interest, …

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GST: gradual transition to single-digit taxation envisaged

KARACHI: In its pre-budget proposals, the Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Association (PCDMA)has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to ease the compliance burden on businesses, cut the General Sales Tax (GST) rate, and restore protection for impor…

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Apna Ghar Programme: Meezan Bank surpasses Rs1bn disbursements

KARACHI: Meezan Bank’s easy home finance has achieved a significant milestone under the Prime Minister’s Apna Ghar Housing Finance Programme “Ghar Ho Tu Apna,” surpassing PKR 1 billion in housing finance disbursements since the launch of the initi…

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Naval chief for collective action against climate change

KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf has called for urgent, coordinated and sustained action at national, regional and international levels to address the growing challenges posed by climate change, warning that rising temperatu…

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NDMA issues weather alert for Punjab, KPK, AJK, G-B

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday issued a weather alert for parts of Punjab, tourist hubs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), advising the authorities and t…

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PTI accuses govt of manipulating GB polls

ISLAMABAD: The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday accused the federal government of politically interfering in the forthcoming Gilgit-Baltistan elections, alleging that central party leaders are being subjected to profiling, move…

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Reduction in govt sector expenditure sought

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the government to reduce government sector expenditure by up to Rs3 trillion in the upcoming federal budget and present a clear economic roadmap focused on sustainable growth, investment, and bu…

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Rs7.1bn Agri Storage Programme Financing Facility launched

KARACHI: A landmark PKR 7.1 billion social impact financing facility aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s critical agricultural storage infrastructure was launched Thursday by InfraZamin Pakistan (IZP) in partnership with The Bank of Punjab (BoP), Fa…

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