The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet is expected to approve the issuance of Eurobonds by the Water and… Read More
PIA Extends VSS Deadline Due to Poor Response
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) management has extended the due date for Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) applications by another week. PIA… Read More
UK Fines Indian TV Channel £20,000 for Hate Speech Against Pakistanis
The UK’s broadcasting regulatory authority, the Office of Communications (Ofcom), has imposed a £20,000 fine on the Indian TV channel… Read More
Govt to Increase EOBI Pensions in 2021
The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, has… Read More
Pakistan Ranks Among Top 10 Countries With Fastest Growth in Open Source Developers
According to GitHub’s Octoverse 2020 report, Pakistan has been ranked among the top 10 countries that showed the fastest growth… Read More
Amazon Subsidiary Zoox Unveils Fully Automated Robo-Taxi Cab
A San Francisco based tech-startup by the name of Zoox, which is now a subsidiary of Amazon, unveiled a self-driving… Read More
FBR to Introduce Reforms to End Political Interference in Transfers and Postings
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to implement key reforms in January 2021 by checking political interference in… Read More
Over 1300 PIA Employees Agree to Take Early Retirement Under VSS
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has received more than 1300 applications from its employees who are seeking early retirement under the… Read More
FBR Issues Further Draft Amendments in the Assets Declaration (Procedure and Conditions) Rules, 2019
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will not initiate proceedings against the legally valid declarations of amnesty scheme of 2019… Read More
World Bank Lauds Effective Operation of Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project
The World Bank lauded the successful implementation and effective operation of the 1410 MW Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project, completed… Read More
FBR Issues Clarification on Turnover from Disposal of Closing Stock under FTR
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a clarification regarding the treatment of closing stock at the time of… Read More
Pakistan’s IT Exports Increase by a Massive 39% in July-Nov
The Information Telecommunication (IT) and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer and call center services surged to $763 million… Read More
