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Missing cigarette cartons worth Rs250m: FIA registers case against five FBR officials
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a case against two inspectors and three low-grade employees of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as well as three office-bearers of a private company in connection with the a...
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Sindh Governor, Commander Karachi discuss security, blue economy
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi met Commander Karachi, Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi, at the Governor House on Tuesday to discuss maritime security, the blue economy, and the sustainable use of marine resources. The...
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PM’s fuel subsidy scheme reaches 2.2m beneficiaries in Punjab
LAHORE: The Prime Minister’s Special Fuel Scheme is progressing successfully across Punjab, with 2.4 million people having registered for the programme so far, Additional Chief Secretary Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo said on Tuesday. He said mo...
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Pashtuns respect women: Azma
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari, reacting to the KP government spokesperson’s inappropriate remarks about the Chief Minister Punjab, said that such language and conduct could only come from savages. Azma Bok...
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TY2020 to 2025: PAFO for publishing IT, wealth directories of parliamentarians
ISLAMABAD: The Professional Accountants Forum, Pakistan (PAFO) has urged the Finance Ministry and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately publish income tax and wealth directories of parliamentarians for tax years 2020 to 2025 to help...
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Maldivian parliamentary team meets NA Speaker
ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the People’s Majlis of the Maldives, HE Abdul Raheem Abdulla, led a parliamentary delegation to the Parliament House on Tuesday on an official visit to Pakistan. Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq warml...
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JazzCash named finalist at ‘The Money Awards’
ISLAMABAD: JazzCash, a subsidiary of VEON Ltd, has been named a finalist at The Money Awards 2026 in two categories: Strategic Alliance & Partnership, for its work digitising government welfare disbursement, and Banking (InsurTech), for...
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HCSTSI, SBP officials discuss SMEs financing issues
HYDERABAD: Vice President, Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Shan Sehgal, met with Chief Manager State Bank of Pakistan, Hyderabad Office, Muhammad Ismail, Deputy Chief Manager Khadim Hussain Khokhar and Depu...
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Federal govt should use contingency funds for fuel relief: Hemnani
KARACHI: Sindh government spokesperson Sukhdev Hemnani has suggested that the federal government utilise the budgeted Rs430 billion contingency allocation to substantially expand fuel relief measures while also reducing the burden of the Pe...
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Experts call for regulated tobacco harm reduction framework
KARACHI: With tobacco use continuing to claim an estimated 164,000 lives annually in Pakistan, health and policy experts have called for urgent action to strengthen the country’s tobacco control strategy by introducing a regulated, evidence...
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Macron denounces Trump’s Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame
UNITED NATIONS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor had been reopened in the enclave despite the proclaimed pe...
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Panther Tyres Limited
Panther Tyres Limited (PSX: PTL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1983 and was converted into public limited company in 2003. The principal activity of the company is the manufacturing and sale of tyres and tubes...
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Rice exports: insure the trade, not the freight
Pakistan exported 4.29 million metric tons of rice worth USD2.29 billion in FY2026. Applying last financial year’s destination mix to the export base suggests that around 36.5 percent, or USD836 million, remains exposed to the ongoing disru...
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No ticket to Europe
EDITORIAL: A 64 percent decline in illegal immigration from Pakistan to Europe is an achievement worth acknowledging, particularly given the scale of the problem and the limited resources available to the authorities. Interior Minister Mohs...
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No questions asked
EDITORIAL: Federal finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb called a press briefing—during which he entertained no questions from reporters—and maintained that the country suffers a daily loss of 120 billion rupees due to strikes, sit-ins, long ...
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SIUT to host global workshop on paeds surgery from today
KARACHI: Internationally renowned paediatric urologists are meeting in the city on September 23, to discuss congenital urinary disorders, which are commonly found among male infants of developing countries. A three-day workshop and interact...
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Obesity is linked to 229 diseases and may cut life expectancy by up to 11 years, say experts
KARACHI: Obesity is linked to as many as 229 diseases and may shorten life by five to 11 years, senior endocrinologists and medical specialists warned on Sunday, calling for early lifestyle changes and medically supervised treatment of the ...
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Karachi trade, industry: KATI president suggests a ‘charter of demands’
KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Muhammad Ikram Rajput has proposed that Karachi’s entire business community, trade bodies and industrial associations jointly prepare a ‘Charter of Demands’ and esta...
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Verified POS invoices: SRB holds fourth computerised ‘prize ballot draw’
KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) on Tuesday held its fourth computerised prize ballot draw for verified Point of Sale (POS) invoices. According to the details, a total of 95 prizes were announced for customers who had verified their P...
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Sindh taking revolutionary steps towards education: Sharjeel
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that the Sindh Government is taking revolutionary measures for the education, rehabilitation and empowerment of ...
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