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‘Govt committed to enhancing cotton industry’ | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries, Production, and National Food Security, Rana Tanveer Hussain, on Thursday reiterated the government’s commitment to promoting the cotton industry. He made this statement while addressing the meeting of the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC)’s…
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Govt okays first phase of ML-I project | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Just hours before dispatching special envoys to Beijing with the energy debt restructuring proposal, Pakistan on Tuesday approved the $3.3 billion worth of first phase of the Mainline-I (ML-I) project. With the green light to the first phase…
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Petroleum dealers end strike as govt ‘accepts’ demands
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[ad_1] Motorcyclists waiting for their turn to fill fuel in their bikes at a petrol pump on May 16, 2024. —APP In a major development, Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) late Friday night called off their strike after successful negotiation…
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Govt debt soars to Rs67.8tr in May | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Despite a stable rupee, the federal government’s debt rose sharply to Rs67.8 trillion in May, marking one of the most rapid increases in any month, with an average of Rs56 billion per day added to the debt pile….
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Govt holds telecom projects’ funds | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: As the federal government holds back around Rs60 billion collected from telecom operators for the Universal Service Fund (USF), the delay in release of funds has put at stake telecom development projects in unserved, underserved, rural and remote…
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CPI inflation picks up in June in line with govt, market consensus
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[ad_1] Women buy groceries at a wholesale market in Lahore’s Akbari Market. — Online/File In line with market and government expectations, the country’s headline inflation edged higher to 12.6% year-on-year (YoY) in June, compared to 11.8% in May, according to…
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Govt hikes petrol price by Rs7.45 per litre
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[ad_1] Employees at a fuel station wait for customers in Islamabad on February 16, 2022. — AFP The petrol price in Pakistan has been hiked by Rs7.45 per litre from Rs258.16 to Rs265.61 for the next fortnight in line with…
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Govt asked to swiftly develop digital infrastructure | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] LAHORE: Pakistan should take solid steps to bolster reforms related to the market-oriented allocation of data elements and speed up the construction of digital infrastructure, including industrial internet and computing power networks, stated Moazzam Ghurki, President of the Pakistan-China…
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Shehzad Roy expresses gratitude to govt for removal of taxes on books
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[ad_1] Pakistani singer, guitarist and social activist gestures for a photograph. — Facebook/Shehzad Roy/File Pakistani singer and social activist Shehzad Roy has expressed gratitude to the Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb for removing sales taxes from books in the federal Budget 2024-25, Geo…
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Govt cuts proposed PSDP down to size | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Hours before its approval by the National Assembly, the government has decided to cut the proposed Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of Rs1.4 trillion by Rs250 billion in a bid to create fiscal space for withdrawing some taxes…
