Tag: Looking
PTA looking at 3G technology through rose-tinted glasses
LAHORE - The telecom watchdog, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), and federal government are perhaps overly optimistic about the launch of 3G (third generation) telecommunication services in Pakistan by the end of 2011. Telecom sector experts believe that 3G telecommunication services are not economically viable in a country like Pakistan where the majority of telecom revenues are derived from voice traffic.
Speaking to Pakistan Today, a senior official in a leading
Speaking to Pakistan Today, a senior official in a leading
‘FBR looking for taxpayers’
ISLAMABAD - Identifying potential taxpayers by obtaining data from NADRA, Federal Board of Revenue is in the process of broadening its tax base, the government informed the Tax Reform Coordination Group.
The Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the meeting of the TRCG on Tuesday. Three sub-groups of TRCG on customs, sales tax and federal excise and income tax presented their recommendations at the meeting. FBR officials briefed the meeting on the expeditious refund
The Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the meeting of the TRCG on Tuesday. Three sub-groups of TRCG on customs, sales tax and federal excise and income tax presented their recommendations at the meeting. FBR officials briefed the meeting on the expeditious refund
Suspicious looking man held near US consulate
LAHORE: US Consulate security guards on Friday captured a suspect and handed him over to Civil Lines Police. According to police sources, security guards saw a six-foot-tall man doing suspicious activities and nabbed him and also recovered few maps from his possession.
The suspect was in CIA Police custody and according to sources, he told CIA officials that his name was Safdar, son of Jaan Muhammad, and a resident of Waziristan. According to police sources, US Consulate
The suspect was in CIA Police custody and according to sources, he told CIA officials that his name was Safdar, son of Jaan Muhammad, and a resident of Waziristan. According to police sources, US Consulate
KESC looking for a further hike in electricity tariff
KARACHI: The KESC has demanded a further hike in electricity tariff as gas curtailment continue to cause problems. NEPRA had recently augmented the electricity tariff as the KESC incurred additional expenses due to greater utilisation of furnace oil.
Sources have said that the KESC was not given priority in gas supply throughout the current year as supply fell to one fourth of the approved quota. They maintained that the company's demand for a further hike in tariff was justified
Sources have said that the KESC was not given priority in gas supply throughout the current year as supply fell to one fourth of the approved quota. They maintained that the company's demand for a further hike in tariff was justified
Pakistan looking forward to positive responses from the FoDP: PM
Govt mobilizing indigenous resources to respond to the devastating floods
EU grants enhanced market access to Pakistani products
PM says economic development and peace in South Asia dependent upon resolution of Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan is looking forward to a positive response from the Forum of Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP), especially in the aftermath of the devastating
EU grants enhanced market access to Pakistani products
PM says economic development and peace in South Asia dependent upon resolution of Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan is looking forward to a positive response from the Forum of Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP), especially in the aftermath of the devastating
