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SBP’s forex reserves fall to $9.8 billion
SBP’s reserves have declined by $7.5 billion during the fiscal year 2021/22 KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves again fell below $10 billion...
- Date: July 12, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
CDA Establishes Helpline To Resolve Sanitation Iss...
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has shared the helpline and Whatsapp number to lodge complaints about cleanliness problems in the Federal capital. The resi...
- Date: July 12, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
More Cameras To Be Installed In Islamabad Under Sa...
A total of 400 cameras would be installed in Islamabad during the next month to expand the coverage of the Safe City Project and ensure assistance to the police in tracking and ident...
- Date: July 8, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Rebuilding CPEC’s progress
Zafaruddin Mahmood, SAPM on CPECIn the last four years, the progress on the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative has mostly remained tentative ...
- Date: July 8, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Govt mulling policy to reduce palm oil imports
ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a policy that will not only reduce dependence on imported palm oil but also facilitate and support farmers to grow oilseed crops, Minister for...
- Date: July 7, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Govt's Islamabad-Rawalpindi bus service offers fre...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Green Line and Blue Line metro bus services, Geo News reported. At the opening ceremony, the prime mini...
- Date: July 7, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Trade bodies demand affordable power in Karachi
KARACHI: The representatives of eight trade and industrialist associations held a joint press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Sunday, urging the government for its immediate ...
- Date: July 6, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Pakistan turns net importer of Afghan goods
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan saw a deeper drop since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, the government on Tuesday took a major decision to allow tra...
- Date: July 6, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Renovation of Liaquat Bagh ordered
Rawalpindi:Commissioner (Rawalpindi Division) Noor ul Amin Mengal has directed the authorities concerned to renovate the historic Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi. According to a d...
- Date: July 5, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
SBP announces Eid holidays
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed from July 8 to July 12, 2022 (Friday to Tuesday) on account of Eid-ul-Adha holidays, the SBP announced on Monday. ...
- Date: July 5, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Ahead of Eid ul Adha, Sindh govt lifts restriction...
KARACHI: The Government of Sindh Sunday decided to revert the notification issued regarding time limitations for businesses as Eid ul Adha is around the corner. According to ...
- Date: July 4, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Residents face water shortage in sectors G-13 & 14
Islamabad : The residents of residential sectors G-13 and G-14 are paying up to Rs5,000 to get water from private tankers to meet their requirements in the ongoing summer season....
- Date: July 4, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Murad approves plan for Greater Karachi Bulk Water...
KARACHI:Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday approved the plan for Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme K-IV augmentation works Phase-I. The CM reviewed the prog...
- Date: July 2, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Islamabad airport’s Bay 21 becomes no-go area for ...
RAWALPINDI: A rut, a longitudinal depression caused by excessive load, has appeared at the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) due to “high temperature”, forcing the airport author...
- Date: July 2, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
SBP puts fresh disbursements on hold for housing, ...
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has put on hold fresh disbursements under the government markup subsidy scheme for housing finance and Prime Minister's Kamyab Jawan Youth E...
- Date: July 1, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan