Punjab to get safe drinking water: 1,538 Aab-e-Pak projects announced
Addressing a reception held in honor of the provincial ministers and members of the assembly, Punjab governor announced 1,538 water projects of Punjab Aab-e-Pak...
Nestle launches TREK communication campaign: Responsible Tourism for a Waste-Free Future
Nestlé in collaboration with KP Tourism Dept, World Bank, and GDA launched the TREK communication campaign in Nathiagali to promote responsible tourism. It includes...
WB grants $440m for water, sanitation services in Punjab
The ‘Punjab Rural Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Project’ will help upgrade water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services that ensure equitable and sustainable...
Children ignored in 2021-22 budget as dairy products taxed heavily!!
Despite assurances to improve the dairy sector and continuous requests by the dairy industry to make the dairy industry a zero-rating sector of the economy, the incumbent government has taken a 180 degree turn and the taxes increased from 10 percent to 17 percent for the upcoming fiscal year 2021-22.
Standing committee rejects many proposals in the new finance bill 2021-22
As a measure to broaden the tax base, there was agreement on exemption of import duty on card reader machines, while the government has also announced the abolishment of tax on import of point-of-sale machines and these accessible to retailers for duty-free import.
PIA first in the world to fly with complete vaccinated crew
“Pakistan International Airlines has become the first Pakistani airline to have a completely safe crew,” Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Air Marshal Arshad Malik announced...
Sialkot is the export capital of Pakistan, Netherland’s ambassador
While addressing the local industrialists and exporters at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here, Mr. Wouter Plomp said that Pakistan had...
Govt increases rate of return on these national saving schemes!
It must be mentioned, interest rates will be maintained on Special Savings Certificates, Special Savings Account, Bahbood Savings Certificates, Pensioners Benefit Account, Shuhada Family Welfare Account, Savings Account, Short Term Savings Certificates (three months), and Short-Term Savings Certificates (12 months duration).
SBP allows banks to charge fee on interbank fund transfers
The central bank has allowed banks to provide free-of-cost digital fund transfer services to individual customers up to a minimum aggregate sending limit of...
‘Smart Village Project’ launched in all provinces
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOIT&T), through Universal Service Fund (USF), have initiated “Smart Village” project in four provinces, Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan....
Engro Corporation and DuPont Sustainable Solutions join hands to manage risk across group companies
DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) and Engro Corporation Limited have finalized a partnership agreement to introduce a risk-based framework, programme that will allow for consistent, sustained management of risk exposure across all group companies.
You can now book your Honda with HBL
Pakistan's largest commercial bank HBL has now enabled its customers to pay for their Honda cars directly using HBL Mobile! Being the first commercial...