BeNewz Report Islamabad: The Ministry of Housing and Works (Technical Wing) has written a formal letter to the Administrator of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Rawalpindi/Islamabad, requesting that DHA join the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) as a joint venture partner in the ongoing Commoners Sky Gardens project. According …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet met on Monday at the Finance Division under the chairmanship of Finance and Revenue Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, taking up nine agenda items spanning food security, energy, defence and water resources. Wheat Stock Distribution The committee approved a summary …
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BeNewz Report LAHORE: A bill that would formally strip Beaconhouse National University (BNU) of its for-profit tag and reshape how the private university is run has plunged a Punjab Assembly standing committee into open disagreement, with members unable to agree even after hours of debate. What the Bill Actually Says …
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Telecom operators pour $178 million Into 5G rollout Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s three major cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have collectively invested roughly $178.6 million to upgrade over 1,100 sites for 5G service since the government’s landmark spectrum auction earlier this year, according to figures shared by the Ministry of Information Technology …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: Customers of MCB Bank, one of Pakistan’s largest commercial banks, have been left frustrated after widespread disruptions hit the bank’s digital banking platform, MCB Live, along with related online and mobile banking services. Account holders across the country have reported being unable to log in, transfer funds, pay …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Thursday that the Petroleum Division is in the final stages of finalising agreements with local refineries, aimed at resolving long-standing structural weaknesses in Pakistan’s refining sector and unlocking investment in deep-conversion facilities. Speaking at the …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, held at the Finance Division. The ECC considered a summary submitted by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research seeking permission to call …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday formally launched a special Fixed Tax Scheme for small shopkeepers, assuring the trading community that they would not be harassed under the new mechanism. Addressing a joint press conference along with Minister of State for Finance Bilal …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s tug-of-war over its new auto policy drags on, the real question isn’t how much more protection assemblers should get — it’s how much longer an industry that has lived on subsidies for decades can keep asking consumers and the national exchequer to foot the bill. …
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–Pakistan’s Cabinet Committee on Energy has approved the high-level design of the National Integrated Energy Plan 2027–2060. —The framework aims to coordinate energy planning, investment and resources across sectors while improving affordability, reliability, energy security and environmental sustainability. Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has approved the high-level design of its National …
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