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ISLAMABAD: Exports of Basmati Rice has registered 24.32 percent growth during first five months (July – November) of current fiscal year due to lower commodity price in international market, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday. Pakistan exported basmati rice worth $207.64 million during first five months…

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Monday served notices to about 521 government officials seeking the details of their assets. The officials have been given 15…

Our Special Correspondent LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Corporate Regional Tax Office Monday recovered Rs 1.6 million attaching the Bank account of…

LAHORE: Agha Khan, Khara Dar won the Girls and Lyari Kakri won theU-14 Boys Standard Chartered Karachi United Youth League Final which was recently held in Karachi. Earlier, Baldia Centre and KU Academy had won the U-10 and U-12 boys editions respectively. This league was sponsored by StandardChartered, as part of its community service mandate to…

It was a back-to-back series of announcements that shocked Corporate Pakistan: Engro Corporation, one of the largest private sector conglomerates in Pakistan,…

A major chunk of Pakistan’s population is well aware of the online ride-hailing apps like Uber and Careem. However, a similar mobile app has quietly emerged in…

“I’ve been out here all morning. Do you know how much I’ve earned so far? One hundred rupees.” These are the words of a grizzled 50-year-old man, gruffly spoken through a mouth of missing teeth. His beard is white, his face is sunburnt and wrinkled, and his name is Sikander. Sikander will work up to twelve hours a day – his route will take him…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Monday it has filed criminal charges at home against Goldman Sachs and two of the U.S. bank’s former employees in connection with…

LAHORE: The details for Chinese package has officially been submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Finance Minister Asad Umar on Monday.Mr…

LAHORE: The number of taxpayers in Pakistan have risen by 30% in last one year, said Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar on Monday. While addressing a press conference in Lahore, Mr Azhar stated the government was committed to bringing tax reforms and widening the tax net for putting Pakistan on the path of progress and prosperity. He…