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Education for all: Govt to set up school for street children
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has planned to set up a school for street children in the city. During a meeting held at the Assembly Secretariat with private school owners on Saturday, K-P...
View ArticleWeather woes: Families displaced, houses damaged in hill torrent
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Nearly 2,000 families were displaced and 150 houses of Qasba Wadore were damaged due to the flood in hill torrents, said DCO Dera Ghazi Khan Nadeemur Rehman said on Sunday. Talking to...
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South Asia: Financial development – comparing nations
KARACHI: The imposition of 0.6% withholding tax on banking transactions, as part of the Finance Bill, sparked country-wide protests by the business community and forced the government to halve it till...
View ArticleFor the future: Energy experts group envisions plan for sustainable future
KARACHI: Meeting the energy challenge is of paramount importance for Pakistan’s economic growth and its efforts to raise human development levels. To achieve high growth over the next decade to 2025...
View ArticleLacking transparency: Fraudulent taxpayers, collectors and auditors
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is the only country where you are allowed to get away with tax money; you do not pay a penny in tax and claim tax credit on General Sales Tax (GST). An example of this can be found...
View ArticleDeath anniversary: Tribute paid to slain Shia cleric
PARACHINAR: An event was organised in Parachinar, Kurram Agency on Tuesday to commemorate the 27th death anniversary of slain Shia cleric and founder of Jamia Al Hussain Peshawar Allama Syed Arif...
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Low-income: Housing scheme remains a political statement
LAHORE: The Ministry of Housing and Works has been unable to initiate a single housing project in compliance with the prime minister’s low income housing scheme, announced back in 2013. The ministry...
View ArticleWorth the effort: Local group remains positive sporting the local industry
FAISALABAD: When the going gets tough, the tough stay invested. That could be said for one such conglomerate – the Tausif Group of Industries. Despite the grappling power crisis that the country is...
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Youm-e-Shuhada: K-P police remembers the fallen
PESHAWAR / UPPER DIR / SWAT / HANGU: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police remembered officials who laid their lives in the line of duty over a week-long series of events. The programmes, arranged by the...
View ArticleClogged streets: Protest against WASA for not draining rainwater
FAISALABAD: Scores of residents of Waheed Park on Monday protested against the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), saying it had failed to drain rainwater from their neighbourhood. The protesters...
View ArticleSovereignty: ‘Altaf should be tried for treason’
BAHAWALPUR: Jamaat-i-Islami Punjab leader Syed Wasim Akhtar said on Monday Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s recent comments amounted to treason. He said Hussain’s comments should...
View ArticleShafqat Hussain hanged in Karachi
KARACHI: Murder convict Shafqat Hussain was hanged on early Tuesday Morning in Karachi Central Jail, Express News reported. Before being hanged, the authorities allowed Shafqat to meet his family for...
View ArticlePoverty: 60.3% Pakistanis living on $2 a day
KARACHI: There are 1.5 billion poor people in Asia of which 660 million are below the poverty line and majority of them live in the Saarc region, said FPCCI former vice president and senior businessman...
View ArticleCurrency: Rupee stable against dollar
KARACHI: The rupee remained stable at 101.6/101.8 against the dollar in the inter-bank market on Monday compared to Friday’s close of 101.6/101.8. The currency market has remained stable for the past...
View ArticleAuto Parts: Potential to earn $5b annually
LAHORE: Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufactures (Paapam) has urged the government to extend due incentives to the automotive industry which could earn about $5 billion...
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Price index: Inflation dips to 12-year low at 1.8% in July
ISLAMABAD: The pace of increase in prices slowed down to a historic low as inflation inched up only 1.8% in July on a year-on-year basis – the lowest level in 12 years, indicating that the...
View ArticleDon’t misread market momentum, says LSE MD
LAHORE: At a time when the Pakistan stock market is outperforming many peers, Lahore Stock Exchange Managing Director Aftab Ahmad Chaudhry has, in a note of caution, suggested that investors should not...
View ArticleTricky business: Manipulators spread rumours to raise stock prices
KARACHI: Rumours may not drive the Karachi stock market, but they certainly help some people make a quick buck. Speculators usually pick a third-tier stock that sells cheap. Then they buy and sell it...
View ArticleIndian envoy meets Geeta in Karachi
KARACHI: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr TCA Raghavan met the hearing- and speech-impaired Indian girl, Geeta, on Tuesday, saying he would do whatever he could to find her family back home....
View ArticleGovt weighs options against Altaf
ISLAMABAD: The government is cautiously weighing its options and proactively pursuing Altaf Hussian’s case on the diplomatic front before initiating a legal battle against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement...
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