IMF Proposes Increase in Electricity and Gas Tariffs, 18% GST on Petroleum
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed that the Pakistan government increase electricity and gas tariffs and impose an 18% General Sales Tax (GST)...
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Eid ul-Fitr 2024: Pakistan Railways Reduces Train Fares
by TNT Desk
Islamabad: Pakistan Railways has announced a 25% reduction in train fares for Eid ul-Fitr 2024 to facilitate workers and travelers to return home. According to...
SPARC Urges Government to Raise Cigarette Prices to Deter Youth from Tobacco Use
by TNT Desk
Islamabad: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has called upon the government to take decisive action to reduce the...
Jamaat-e-Islami Announces “Gaza Million March” on Shahrah-e-Faisal on Sunday
by TNT Desk
Karachi: Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, the Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi, announced that they would continue their struggle for the rights of the people and the...
Pakistan Gov’t Makes Efforts to Increase Revenue, Revive Economy
by TNT Desk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Finance Asad Umar said on late Monday that the government will focus on six sectors to increase revenue and cut...
US Govt. minting money from Americans tossing their passports
by TNT Desk
WASHINGTON- Â The American government is making millions of dollars as it has collected in fees around $12.6 million since fall 2014, by quintupling the amount...
Pakistan State Oil announces financial results for 3QFY14
by Faheem Patel
Karachi: The Board of Management (BoM) of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSOCL) convened on Tuesday at the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) headquarters, to review...
Ruins simple life: Developer removes famous game Flappy Bird from app stores
by AFP
Hanoi: The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had...
Foreign exchange reserves stand at $3.4 billion: Finance Minister
Islamabad: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said foreign reserves have increased by 500 million dollars this week and current reserves are over 3.4 billion dollars....
Macau gambling revenue hits record $38 bn in 2012
by AFP
Hong Kong: Macau’s gambling revenue jumped 13.5 percent to a record $38 billion in 2012, official figures showed Wednesday, despite the pace of growth in...