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Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), under its National Poverty Graduation Programme (NPGP), held a research launch and learning event to assess the impacts of recent economic shifts on the poor.This study measures the economic consequences of the…

The sales of petroleum products soared by 17.6 percent from July 2021 to November 2021, during the first five months of the current fiscal year.During the period the total sale of petroleum products stood at 9.60 million tons compared to 8.16 million t…

The government expects the pressure on trade bill to ease up in the second half of the current fiscal year, owing to reduced import of food items, furnace oil, and coronavirus vaccine.This was revealed during a meeting chaired by the Advisor to the Pri…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, despite curtailed working hours and employees of Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USC) being vulnerable to the pandemic, USC ensured uninterrupted supplies of essential commodities via its widespread network of reta…

The Minister of State and Chairman Board of Investment (BOI), Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, along with Secretary BOI, Fareena Mazhar, visited Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Headquarters in Islamabad today.They met with Chairman PTA, Maj General Ami…

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) was informed on Thursday about the efforts to enhance the natural gas supply during the winter season.The meeting held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special …

The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has expressed grave concerns over the stock market crash, urging the government to take urgent steps to restore the confidence of the investors.In a statement on Thursday, President RCCI Nadeem Rau…

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has succeeded in winning the first-ever case of conviction for the offence of money laundering based on massive tax evasion.According to details, the Directorate General I & I-IR had re…