Karachi, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): PSO, in its quest for excellence and market leadership, continues to rejuvenate the outlook and style of “Shop Stop”. The convenience stores provide ‘all in one’ retail services and aim to cater the needs of PSO customers by offering a wide range of products such…
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SECP notifies Draft Shariah Governance Regulations
Islamabad, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): The SECP has notified Draft Shariah Governance Regulations, 2018, which is a comprehensive set of regulations for governance of Shariah-compliant companies and entities, Shariah-compliant securities and Islamic financial institutions under its jurisdiction. For the first time ever, a holistic Shariah governance framework has been introduced…
FBR fetes Member Taxpayers Audit on retirement
Islamabad, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): The 7th meeting of the Board-in-Council of FBR was held here with Chairman FBR Mr. Tariq Mahmood Pasha in the chair to bid farewell to Mr. Rahmatullah Khan Wazir, Member Taxpayers Audit FBR, on his retirement from service. In line with the tradition in FBR,…
1,260,181 returns, 246,945 more than last year, received by FBR by 28th February
Islamabad, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): Federal Board of Revenue has rejected claims of reduction in the number of Income Tax returns filed for the current year as compared with last year. Certain news reports and opinions appearing in the print and electronic media on the subject have pointed out that…
Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa inaugurates 3-day Makran Festival 2018
Rawalpindi, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): Opening ceremony of 3 days Makran Festival 2018 was held at Kech Stadium, Turbat today. Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa was the chief guest. The event was organised in connection with Baloch Cultural Day in order to promote rich Baloch heritage. While…
President stresses for enabling environment for women at workplace
Islamabad, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): President Mamnoon Hussain has stressed the need for an enabling environment for women at workplace for catalysing their active role in different fields. He was talking to former Woman Ombudsperson for protection of woman against workplace harassment Justice retired Yasmeen Abbasi in Islamabad today (Friday)….
Election on 52 vacant seats of Senate to be held today
Islamabad, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): Election on fifty-two vacant seats of Senate will be held today. Polling will begin at nine in the morning and will continue till four in the afternoon without any interval. There are five candidates for two Senate seats from Islamabad. Twenty candidates are in the…
Ahsan directs to introduce electronic visa system
Islamabad, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has directed that electronic visa and computerized tracking system should be introduced to facilitate people in acquiring a visa. Chairing a meeting of tour operators, businessmen and educationists in Islamabad, he said economic progress of a country depends on trade, tourism…
Pakistan, Russia agree for further strengthening bilateral cooperation
Islamabad, March 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): Pakistan and Russia have agreed to further the positive trajectory of overall bilateral relations by exploring avenues for mutually beneficial cooperation. The agreement was reached at the 12th Meeting of Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability in Islamabad today. According to Foreign Office, the Pakistani…