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Three-day Mango Festival begins in Karachi

A three-day ‘Family Mango Festival and Exhibition’ began at the Pakistan Maritime Museum in Karachi today.

The event is being organized by Sindh Agriculture University TandoJam in collaboration with the Pakistan Maritime Museum, TCN Executive Forum…

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Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet in Quetta on Saturday

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Quetta tomorrow for sighting the Crescent of Muharram-ul-Haram 1446 Hijri.

Chairman of the Committee Moulana Abdul Khabir Azad will preside over the meeting.

The meetings of Zonal and District Ruet-e-…

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Federal govt to start School Meal Programme for Balochistan

Federal Government is working on a plan to provide nutritious meals in 500 public sector schools in Balochistan’s lagging districts.

The programme has been conceived in line with the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to provide nutritious …

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Digitization of tax system Govt’s top priority: PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the immediate inclusion of those non-filers, who have the ability to pay taxes but do not submit returns, to the tax net.

Chairing a review meeting on Digitization and Reforms of FBR in Islamabad today, he …

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Cabinet committee approves DISCOs Support Unit

The Cabinet Committee on Energy has approved the establishment of DISCOs support unit to increase the efficiency of electricity distribution companies, prevent electricity theft and ensure timely collection of bills.

The approval was granted during …

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Romina briefs Deputy PM about efforts against climate change

Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad today.

She briefed him about the efforts made to mitigate the threat of climate change in Pakistan and so…

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Aurangzeb urges PTBA to aid FBR in improving tax system

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has encouraged the Pakistan Tax Bar Association to provide essential data to FBR to refine and strengthen the country’s tax system.

He was talking to a delegation of Pakistan Tax Bar Association led by its Preside…

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SIFC playing vital role for improvement in energy sector

The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has been playing an important role in bringing improvement in the energy sector.

Anti-Theft Task Force has been established by SIFC to crack down on electricity theft. Ninety-five billion rupees hav…