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.
Foreign Minister Qureshi highlighted the importance of liberalizing the visa regime for facilitating Pakistani Zaireen visiting the religious sites in Iraq.
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).
Around seven hours after lift-off, space officials confirmed that the craft had docked with Tianhe, the core module of the country's new space station.