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Senate body directs AGPR to conduct special audit of PBM

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Sub-Committee of the Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety has directed the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) to conduct a special audit of the Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) over multiple alleged irregulari…

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Wide scope in medical devices manufacturing seen

KARACHI: Atif Farooqi, Advisor and Chief Operating Officer of the Pakistan Romania Business Council (PRBC), and Sohail Shamim Firpo, Chairman of the Pakistan Romania Business Council, led a PRBC delegation at the Vision 2030 Pakistan Medical Devic…

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Establishment of Punjab law commission under study: PA Speaker

LAHORE: Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has said that the primary responsibility of the legislature is to enact laws and formulate budgets that benefit all segments of society equally. Addressing a special session titled “…

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LCCI hosts second session of ‘One Day One University’ programme

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) organized the second session of its “One Day One University” programme, featuring an exhibition of products, projects, and prototypes developed by the students of Lahore Garrison University …

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Higher Education dept: PAC uncovers over Rs1bn irregularities

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee-I (PAC-I) has uncovered financial irregularities worth more than Rs 1.1 billion in the Higher Education department and decided to refer the matter to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) …

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APTMA urges sweeping ST reforms in FY27 budget

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has submitted 20 detailed budget proposals to the federal government, calling for fundamental changes to the country’s sales tax structure as the textile sector battles severe liquidity pr…

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Punjab enters era of agricultural mechanisation

LAHORE: Punjab has entered an era of agricultural mechanisation owing to the initiatives undertaken by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, with modern farm machinery now reaching farmers across the province. Under the Green Tractor Scheme, a subsi…

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Italian consulate in Karachi celebrates 80th Republic Day

KARACHI: The Consul of Italy in Karachi, Fabrizio Bielli, hosted a grand reception at a local hotel to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Republic of Italy (La Festa della Repubblica Italiana). The event commemorated the birth of the Italian Re…

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Govt urged to boost SME sector

KARACHI: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has urged the federal government to introduce reforms in the upcoming budget to strengthen Pakistan’s SME sector. Mashood Khan, Director of SMEDA, presented nine key proposals…

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Hotter, drier summer in store as El Niño strengthens

KARACHI: The country is set to experience a hotter and largely drier summer this year, with the Pakistan Meteorological Department warning that above-normal temperatures and below-normal rainfall are expected across most of the country during the …