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News for Saturday, 19 Mar 2011

The unattended patient

LAHORE - 52-year-old Irshad Bibi is diabetic and had her right foot amputated two months ago at Mayo Hospital. She has to visit the hospital regularly after every 15 days...

Commando-style raid on PU female professor’s home

LAHORE - Panic gripped through the female population of University of the Punjab hostels when a number of varsity guards led by Chief Security Officer (CSO) Major (r) Arif raided...

Magistrate grants bail to PMS officers

LAHORE - Judicial Magistrate Rizwan Shah granted bail to 73 Provincial Management Services (PMS) officers, who had been arrested for protesting in Punjab Civil Secretariat, against personal surety bonds of...

FTO provides Rs 7b in tax relief

LAHORE - Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr Shoaib Suddle has said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) provided relief of Rs 7.0 billion to 196,000 taxpayers after he took a...

Tax imposition imperative to reduce budget deficit

KARACHI - The time has come for the government to display resolve rather than mumble on new taxation measures in order to reduce the probability of a greater budget deficit,...

Wall St rises but investors see more volatility

NEW YORK - US stocks gained after a week of heightened volatility on Friday, but investors were reluctant to make big bets due to turmoil in the Middle East and...

‘GST to hurt business community’

LAHORE - The government should look to provide an atmosphere conducive to the promotion of business, rather than just focusing at levying new taxes. Promulgation of presidential ordinance for levy...

EPZA registers 69 percent growth

ISLAMABAD - The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) has done tremendous job as the Authority has shown a record growth of 69 percent between July 2010 and February 2011 as...

Of rocketing stationery prices

LAHORE - Increasing stationery prices have baffled the students from low-income families. A continuous rise in the prices of school stationery over the past few years has risen questions over...

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