The top 25 textile companies have contributed over $5.361 billion, or 21 per cent, to Pakistan’s overall exports of $25bn in 2020-21. APTMA (North Zone) Chairman Abdul Rahim Nasir said, “It is a matter of…
Consumers are to get up to Rs224,000 as the government has slashed federal excise duty and general sales tax on some vehicles with effect from Thursday. The Federal Excise Duty (FED) is slashed on cars…
Pakistan’s imports have surged past $50 billion in the initial 11 months of the outgoing fiscal year. This has happened the second time in three years and has posed a new challenge for the incumbent…
LAHORE: The Punjab government has initiated a crackdown against sugar hoarders in a bid to end its shortage in and around Lahore. The government fixed its sale at Rs85 kg but since the beginning of…
Pakistani currency rupee has become the world’s top-performing currency in this year’s first quarter however currency analysts still remain cautious against sharp currency movements which keep the market on its toes. Experts say that the…
A convention for the rights of women cotton pickers discussed their deteriorating socio-economic conditions. Held in the Hala town of Matiari, Sidh Pakistan, the convention was attended by over 300 women. Almost all of them…
Inflation for the month of October eased to 8.9 percent compared to 9pc in September mainly on the back of a gradual decline in food prices, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed.…
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday released the revenue collection information of the first two months of the current financial year i.e July & August-2020. According to the released information, against the assigned…
Spanner in the works: In the absence of a social security network, PAKISTANIS distributes Zakat to support the weaker. Their religiosity, however, does not prohibit them from benefiting from Ramazan. There is a firm prohibition on…
