The illusion of popular support for the idea is being generated to enlist the government’s help in cracking down on the industry’s informal sector competition, to preserve the duopoly
NATIONALLAHORE: Despite the Ministry of National Health Services’ (NHS) announcement regarding the ambitious tobacco taxation reforms proposal for consideration in the upcoming budget, it has not taken any
NATIONALTobacco farmers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have said that in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government must intervene and fix advanced tax on tobacco products instead of imposing levies on farmers.
NATIONAL--Banks will have to bear the burden of more non-performing loans, deferred mark-up payments, lower capital gains LAHORE: The outbreak of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has so far inflicted a
--Journalist says the decision should have been taken weeks ago, urges complete lockdown LAHORE: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Saturday advised all media houses t
--PML-N's Zubair says SBP rate cut of 75bps won't help economy, calls for drastic measures LAHORE: Former Sindh governor and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Muhammad Zubair
NATIONAL--Govt agrees to provide electricity to textile sector at 7.5cents/kWh, withdraw all additional surcharges till June 2020 LAHORE: The federal government has agreed to provide electricity
NATIONAL-More than 100 stalls of seasonal vegetables and fruits will be part of the expo LAHORE: Pakistan Horti Expo 2020 will commence from January 22 in Lahore and will conclude on January 23 at the E
And PML-N’s targets Captain (r) Safdar’s desperate outburst is being taken as part of the Sharif family’s grand strategy to fight back since they are hopelessly entrapped
Sticking to his guns Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has again called for dialogue among Afghan stakeholders to install peace in the war torn country, without explicitly critici
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Senate Committee on States and Frontier Regions took a strong exception to directions recently given to political agents guiding them to decline contracts to civilian contractors, in the na
