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Chinese companies have expressed their readiness to invest fifteen billion dollars in Pakistan’s petrochemicals sector.This was stated by Federal Secretary Board of Investment, Fareeha Mazhar while talking to APP in Islamabad today [Sunday].She said th…

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar says ten cement factories have been established and twenty two NOCs are being issued for establishment of new cement factories in Punjab.In a statement issued in Lahore on Saturday, Usman Buzdar said new cement…

The Pakistani rupee (PKR) depreciated by one paisa against the US dollar (USD) on Friday to close at 168.19.Yesterday, it recovered from the record low of September 15 and gained 94 paisas in the inter-bank market to close at Rs. 168.18.On September 15…

The taxation policies toward the tobacco industry in Pakistan need to be based on real evidence, covering facts and figures about the share of illicit and smuggled products in the Pakistani market.This was the crux of a discussion by trade experts duri…

President has promulgated Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance 2021 to legally bound the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to share Pakistani citizens’ data with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for broadening of the tax base.The g…

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has dispelled the impression that the pace of work on the CPEC [China-Pakistan Economic Corridor] projects has been slowed down, reaffirming that major work of the projects has been completed by t…

The President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi has urged businessmen and industrialists to work on the financial inclusion and empowerment of women and persons with disabilities by employing them in their organizations.He expressed his views on the matter wi…

A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives was held under the Chairmanship of Senator Saleem Mandviwallah at the Parliament House on Thursday.The Minister for Planning, Development & Special Ini…