ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has initiated the process to hand over the Peshawar Mor metro bus project to Islamabad International Airport (IIA) to the Capital Development Authority (CDA). https://twitter.com/PunjabUpdates/status/1369318081978327055 The NHA has carried out the construction work and, after taking over, the CDA will run the bus service. Sources said five...
FBR recently changed the rule that allows tourists to temporarily import vehicles without paying duties and taxes for a limited period of six months. The FBR proposed amendments to the 2001 customs rules via a notice published here on Friday March 7, 2021 According to SRO.201 (I) / 2021, "tourist" means a person who does not normally reside in Pakistan, who enters Pakistan for a stay of no more than...
Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Development Planning and Special Initiatives, chaired a meeting to review the work being done on the Rawalpindi Ring Road, the proposed eastern bypass, and the Rawalpindi Islamabad waste management site here in Islamabad on Thursday, March 4, 2021. The meeting was attended by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of the CDA, Ali Nawaz Awan, MNA, Raja Khuram Nawaz,...
FBR, AJCL Sign Track and Trace Contract Islamabad: Contract Signed Between FBR and AJCL Consortium for Track and Trace System A contract has been signed between the Federal Revenue Board (FBR) and AJCL together with its main partner Authentix Inc. USA and Mitas Corporation of South Africa to implement the Track & Trace solution on tobacco, cement, sugar and fertilizers sectors here at the...
The government of Pakistan has increased the profit rates on the National Savings https://twitter.com/savingsgovpk/status/1367032095470727169 Karachi: On Wednesday March 3, 2021, the government issued revised profit rates for national savings system certificates, according to which profit rates were raised in various savings programs. According to the details revealed by the sources, the rate...
Rawalpindi: The City Traffic Police (CTP) Rawalpindi launched the e-Challan payment system to facilitate citizens. After the successful launch in Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and Multan, Online Traffic Challan Payments are now operational in Rawalpindi, this development announced by the Punjab Information Technology Board...
LAHORE: The Islamic banking arm of HBL and Akhuwat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a program that will provide Shariah-compliant home financing services to applicants identified by Akhuwat. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Lahore by the founder of Akhuwat, Dr. Amjad Saqib, and the head of HBL's Islamic banks, Muhammad Afaq Khan. Through this memorandum of...
Islamabad, March 2, 2021 - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced the Balochi language into its customer support services via automated helpline 1218. The implementation of the Balochi language is a testament to PTCL's commitment to serve their customers in their local dialects throughout Pakistan. Recently, PTCL had also introduced Sindhi language customer support into its...
The first model house on the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan was built in Faisalabad, which has the ability to withstand an earthquake. Also read:Pakistan-Iran-Turkey Freight Train To Start From March 4 The cost of a 5 Marla model house to be built in Faisalabad is Rs.35 laces. This house can withstand earthquakes of magnitude 8.2 and is fire resistant and waterproof. The special thing about the house...
Information technology center worth Rs 35 million has been completed and its rental auction will take place on 10 March. Rawalpindi City Commissioner, Captain (retired) Muhammad Mehmood announced the establishment of an independent Information Technology center in a four-channel area on Murree Road to promote IT-related job opportunities for young people. Companies and individuals will have access to...
Islamabad: After a gap of about nine years, the Istanbul-Islamabad freight train is likely to resume operations on March 4, connecting the freight train business of three countries: Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey. “The affected neighborhoods have informed us that the container train will start its journey from Istanbul (Turkey) to Islamabad (Pakistan) via Zahidan on March 4 (Thursday). Although the...
Three new airlines have applied for Civil Aviation Authority (CAA's) regular public transport permit (RPT) to begin flight operations in Pakistan Q-Airlines, Fly Jinnah and Jet Green are the three airlines that will begin domestic operations in the coming months. Also Read HEC Signs Digital Transformation Agreement with Microsoft According to details, CAA has completed control of Q-Airlines...
ISLAMABAD: Microsoft Pakistan and the Commission for Higher Education (HEC) signed an Agreement for Transformation of Education (ETA) through a virtual meeting held between the President of the HEC, Dr. Tariq Banuri, and Microsoft's vice president of education - Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mark East. Other key executives from both sides also attended the virtual event to help academic institutions take...
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Railways Safari Tourist Train, which was launched to promote the culture, beauty and tourism of the Potohar region, inaugurated on Sunday February, 21,2021 from Golra Station to Attock Khurd. Tourist trains will take tourists every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Golra Station to Hassan Abdal, Attock Khurd and Attock City and surroundings. The journey ends at the historic...