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Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb has emphasized the significant potential of e-governance in Pakistan. Talking to Deputy Director, Focus Country Implementation of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Jason Lamb in Islamabad, he said the digitiza...

Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed government's commitment to improve tax collection through Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) ongoing efforts in digitization. He was talking to Regional Head of Technology and Tax Mc Kinsey and Co...

Punjab Government has approved Himat Card project for special persons. Approval was accorded at a meeting with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in the chair in Lahore today. Under the program the provincial government will provide monthly stipends of 7,...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says a delegation of over one hundred top business people from Pakistan will also accompany the Prime Minister to finalize business to business agreements with Chinese companies. Addressing a...

Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has emphasized the urgent need for fostering dialogue across various societal factions. Speaking at a national seminar on 'Countering Violent Extremism' in Islamabad, he highlighte...

Excise department has recovered large number of drugs in Korangi area of Karachi. Four hundred thirty gram of ice, over one hundred sleeping pills and other drugs were recovered during action. Narcotics control wing has also arrested the accused. ...

The fifth and last special flight of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government carrying stranded Pakistanis from Bishkek has reached Peshawar. A total of two-hundred and eighty-seven Pakistanis including students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh and Aza...