Withdrawal of income tax and General Sales Tax (GST) in Tribal Areas will help boost industrial activity. In an interview with BBC Radio, President of Tribal Areas Chamber and Industries (TACI) Haji Ghulam said the

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The government has allocated Rs 1 billion for the livestock sector to help develop it on modern lines, said Rana Ijaz Ahmed, Punjab CM's Advisor on law and human rights. Talking to a delegation of

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The on-going restructuring process in Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL has greatly helped the bank in bringing down the mark-up rate sharply from 14 to 8 percent, facilitating the farmers to put in more efforts

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Capital Development Authority (CDA) would undertake three projects worth Rs 65 million in Islamabad. According to an official source here on Monday, the projects included construction of restaurant at Pir Sohawa with a cost of

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A Kyrgyzstani mountaineer was presumed dead while ascending the world's second highest peak K-2, Adventure Tours said here on Monday. Alexander Gubaev has been reportedly died five days back but his body could not be

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The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has clarified that the hotels engaged in providing taxable services would be liable to pay 15 percent sales tax of the service charges and file sales tax return. The

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A meeting of Sindh Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2004, at 4:00 pm to discuss the situation created by the unilateral amendment proposed by the

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The Customs Collectorate (Export) is to announce a special procedure for scanning of the export containers destined for the United States, due to commence from January next year. This was stated by Export Collector Javed

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The experience of Asian countries in targeting poverty for nearly two decades has been disappointing. This was one of the important findings of a one-day seminar on 'Experiences with Poverty Targeting: Lessons for Pakistan', jointly

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The Qul of deceased Jamila Akhtar, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and wife of Aqeel Ahmad Raja, senior sub-editor, Business Recorder, will be held on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at House No. S/49-50,

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