Fehmida seeks reduction on tariffs on sports equipment

ISLAMABAD, Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC), who is also President of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), Dr Fehmida Mirza Thursday held a meeting with Minister for Finance Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmad Tareen through the video link. The agenda of the meeting was relief in import duty […]

PCB invites 26 women cricketers for training camp in Multan

LAHORE, Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday invited 26 cricketers for a Women High Performance Camp commencing from 29 May in Multan. During the 25-day camp players will undergo skills and fitness training at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre and will play as many as seven […]

Subsidies to export-oriented industry linked with performance

ISLAMABAD, The government on Thursday decided that subsidies to the export oriented sector in the upcoming budget for the next fiscal year (2021-22), would be given on the basis of actual consumption/accrual, while more targeted approach for disbursement would be adopted. The decision was made […]

PBM MD, UAE envoy discuss poverty eradication

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) Managing Director Malik Zaheer Abbas and United Arab Emirates (UAE) envoy in Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi on Thursday discussed ways and means for more collective efforts to eradicate poverty and tackling its causes. During the meeting, the PBM managing director […]

Shibli directs PCRET to ensure quality of renewable energy products

ISLAMABAD, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz Thursday directed Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) to develop a mechanism for ensuring the quality of renewable energy products being imported in the country, especially PV panels. He added that import of sub standard […]

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