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Pakistan anti-graft body introduces new legal amendments to access tax rec
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday asked the Pakistani government to allow the anti-graft body to access local and offshore tax records of all politicians, bureaucrats and their families by introducing new legal amendments before approval of t
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Quitting IMF programme not possible now: Pakistan Finance Minister
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that it is not possible for Pakistan to come out of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, as he agreed to review the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) powers of arresting taxpayers in consultation
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Pakistan hikes petrol prices by Rs 2.13 per litre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): In yet another shock when the people are suffering from inflationary pressure, Imran Khan's government on Tuesday raised petrol prices in Pakistan by Rs 2.13 per litre.
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Pandemonium breaks out over budget proposals in Pakistan National Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): The sitting of the Pakistan National Assembly was adjourned till Wednesday after the Opposition parties attacked the Imran Khan government's budget proposals saying that it had failed to provide relief to the masses from unemployment and inflation.
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Former Pak PM Abbasi says new budget is 'fake', warns people of new taxes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday said that the national budget for FY 2021-22 is 'fake' and warned Pakistani people about provisions of new taxes worth Rs 343 billion.
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PM Imran Khan 'deaf, dumb, blind' to plight of citizens says Bilawal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday lashed out at the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for the proposed budget for FY 2021-22 calling PM Imran Khan "deaf, dumb, and blind" to the plight of the
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Pak opposition vows to not let budget pass through National Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): Pakistan opposition parties including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday decided to give Imran Khan's government a 'tough time' and vowed to not let the national budget for FY 2021-22 pass through the National
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Pakistan: Imran Khan govt unveils Rs 8.5 trillion FY budget, defence gets
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): Pakistan government on Friday proposed Pakistani rupees 8,487 billion budget for the next financial year with a fiscal deficit target at 6.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).
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Job creation biggest challenge for Pakistan after health crisis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Pakistan is struggling to create job opportunities for 2.5 million people who are looking for re-employment following job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan govt for shifting inflation blame on IMF
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday slammed Imran Khan's government for shifting inflation blame on International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Pakistan to import 4 million metric tonnes of wheat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan government on Monday decided to import four million metric tons of wheat this year to meet the domestic consumption requirements.
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Only three weeks of wheat stocks left in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): As the total public sector stocks depleted to less than three weeks of consumption level, Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Monday underscored the need to build six million metric tons of strategic wheat reserves.
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