Search results

APTMA lauds govt for approval of five-year textile policy The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Tuesday thanked the federal government for approving a progressive and innovative five year textile policy that will last unitl 2025. Taking to its Twitter handle, APTMA acknowledged...

FBR to Add SMS Service in Channels of Communication With Citizens Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is planning to serve notices to the filers or non-filers for seeking requisite documents for compliance, through the SMS service of the cell phones registered in the name of that person. In this...

Tractor Makers Can Now Claim Subsidy Adjustment on Sales Tax r The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed manufacturers of tractors to claim adjustment of subsidy against sales tax on locally manufactured tractors from September 28, 2020, to June 30, 2021. In this connection, the FBR has...

Agha Steel Gets Enlisted in Military Engineering Services The Military Engineering Services (MES) of the Pakistan Army has enlisted Agha Steel Industries Ltd. as the manufacturer-cum-supplier of deformed steel bars for its projects. The Engineer-in-Chief’s branch has already issued the...

Balochistan to Get an Agro-Processing Facility to Boost Fruit Exports Posted 41 mins ago by Ahsan Gardezi SMEDA has revised its action plan to establish an agro-food processing facility in Balochistan. The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) intends to minimize...

CM orders extension of rescue services to tehsil level PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the relief and rehabilitation department to take necessary measures to extend Rescue-1122 service to tehsil level to minimise losses of life and property in case of disasters and...

CM orders extension of rescue services to tehsil level PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the relief and rehabilitation department to take necessary measures to extend Rescue-1122 service to tehsil level to minimise losses of life and property in case of disasters and...

KP to start free healthcare by Jan 31 Arshad Aziz Malik PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will become the first province by January, 31, 2021, to have free healthcare facilities for all its citizens as the entire population will be able to get free treatment in 500 public and private hospitals...

Biden to name ex-secretary of state Kerry as US climate czar John Kerry will have a seat on the National Security Council in the White House, says transition team WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said on Monday former Secretary of State John Kerry will be named...

Lawyers not getting 50% marks can’t vote: SC Top court says it wants to improve quality of the bar The apex court has barred the lawyers who get less than 50% marks in Law Graduate Assessment Test (Law-GAT) from voting at bar councils’ elections. A three-judge bench, presided over by Justice...

CPEC new ray of hope for irrigation project Experts believe project can lift people out of extreme poverty ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has intensified efforts for the inclusion of a key irrigation project in the second phase of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which experts...

Trump administration gives green light to proceed with Biden transition The Trump campaign’s legal efforts to overturn the election have almost entirely failed WASHINGTON: After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden...

5G rollout may take 5-7 years in Pakistan Experts are of unanimous view new technology will offer immense benefits Usman Hanif Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Aminul Haq has said that the government has planned to launch 5G technology by December 2022 but experts in different...

Govt wants transparent hiring process Ministers divided over appointments through ads or headhunting firms Zafar Bhutta ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hire chief executive officers (CEOs) in key public sector enterprises (PSEs) by ensuring transparency in the appointment process...

CDA approves PC-Is of five development projects Kashif Abbasi ISLAMABAD: The city managers on Monday approved PC-Is of five development projects worth billions of rupees. The Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) Development Working Party (DWP) that met here at CDA headquarters with Chairman...

Govt to save Rs300bn in electricity costs in three years: minister Khaleeq Kiani Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar on Monday claimed that the decisions taken by the PTI government would have a cumulative impact of more than Rs300 billion on electricity costs over the next three...

I understand your point. But RDA is a different product from micro payment gateway. Micro payment gateway is not just for remittances. E-commerce is another part of economy that micro payment gateway serves. And there is alot that needs to be done for e-commerce as a whole.

US exits ‘Open Skies’ defence treaty WASHINGTON: The US said it formally left the Open Skies defence treaty on Sunday, one of several international agreements Washington has exited under President Donald Trump. Open Skies was agreed just after the Cold War to allow signatories to avoid...

Pakistan’s First Ever Motorsports Arena to be Build in KPK The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to build the Pakistan's first-ever motorsports arena in Kheshgi, Nowshera. Source: Reuters The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to build the Pakistan's first-ever...

I donot think this is begging. Its a win-win situation for all. An overseas pakistani can open account digitally in pakistan. And through this account invest in PSX and Naya pakistan cert (its like National Saving Scheme aka Qoomi bachat). With this account, the individual can use his/her funds...