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Gold Prices Surge Again After Brief Decline
Gold Prices Register Sharp Rebound in Local and International Markets; Per Tola Rate Jumps to Rs441,636 KARACHI:The precious metal prices, after a small pullback on previous two days, picked up a sharp turnaround on both domestic and international trading platforms. The price of 24-karat gold has jumped Rs4,300 in the domestic market, to Rs441,636 per…
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Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar Terms Question of Governor’s Rule in KP Premature, Highlights Governance Failures
Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar Terms Question of Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Premature, Highlights Severe Governance Failures ISLAMABAD: While strongly condemning the provincial government for significant governance failures and security lapses, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has said that the prospect of Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is premature at this…
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Sales Tax on Electricity Further Tightened for Steel Industry
Sales Tax on Electricity Further Tightened for Steel Industry in Pakistan; Re-Rollers Mandated to Pay Rs30 Per Unit ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has now further tightened the rates of sales tax on usage of electricity in the country’s steel industry, imposing stringent conditions for the steel units operating under different regions. The…
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President Zardari and PM Shehbaz Sharif to Hold Crucial Meeting on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Security and Constitutional Options
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Expected to Meet Soon to Review Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Security and Constitutional Options ISLAMABAD: Sources say Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari will meet at a high level soon to discuss the precarious security scenario in KP and discuss constitutional remedies. The government has…
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IMF Expresses Concern Over Delays in State-Owned Enterprise Laws, Demands WAPDA Governance Reforms During Talks
IMF Expresses Concern Over Delays in State-Owned Enterprise Laws and Demands WAPDA Governance Reforms ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has voiced serious concerns over the failure to push forward vital legal changes in the clear demarcation of state-owned entities amid ongoing economic and structural discussions with the IMF for the next tranche review.The government…
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OGDCL Inks Historic Agreement with PINSTECH to Explore Lithium and Rare Earth Elements in Well Water
OGDCL Signs Landmark Agreement with PINSTECH to Explore Lithium and Critical Minerals from Oilfield Produced Water ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has signed a strategic contract with the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) for the provision of advanced Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Element Profiling and Radioactive Element Profiling…
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Visa Facilitation, Direct Air Links, and Efficient Logistics Crucial for Boosting Pakistan-Russia Trade, Says Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi
Visa Facilitation, Direct Air Links, and Efficient Logistics Are Vital for Expanding Pakistan-Russia Trade, Stresses Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi MOSCOW: The Pakistan Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmizi has stated that bilateral relations between Pakistan and Russia are on a positive track as the emerging centres of global power are fast changing the trend of…
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Schedule for Prime Minister’s Meeting with Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai to Be Finalized Upon Return to Pakistan
Schedule for Prime Minister’s Meeting with Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai to Be Finalized Upon Return, Government to Initiate Contact ISLAMABAD: Reliable political sources indicate that the federal government has agreed to immediately arrange a high-level meeting between PM Shehbaz Sharif and Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai after Sharif’s return to the country. A broad-based…
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Shaukat Yousafzai Urges PTI Leadership to Postpone Long March
Shaukat Yousafzai Demands Party Leadership Postpone Long March, Warns of Potential Emergency and Confrontation ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) presidential candidate, Shaukat Yousafzai, has officially requested the party leadership to suspend the next long march urging them to go with the flow of the current political crisis instead of head-on confrontation. Yousafzai in an official letter,…
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Proposals for Democracy Presented to PPP, Hopes for Positive Response: Barrister Gohar After Opposition Delegation Visit
Proposals for Democracy Presented to PPP, Hopes for Positive Response, Says Barrister Gohar After Opposition Delegation Visit ISLAMABAD: Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has claimed that detailed plans have been submitted to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for protecting democracy and he is hopeful they will accept the offer. Barrister…