Tag: Scheme

FBR amnesty scheme

After many years of speculating that they have three million tax dodgers, out of a population of 190 million, within their cross hairs, the...

All CM’s yellow cabs become private cars!

The Yellow Cab Scheme has neither provided jobs nor has it provided masses with an alternative form of public transport. Under the scheme,...

PTCL VSS Scheme achieves remarkable success

PTCL’s (VSS) Voluntary Severance Scheme which was introduced on 26 July 2012 and concluded recently on 31 August 2012 has been a tremendous success...

IHC dismisses petition against PTCL VSS Scheme

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a plea against the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) 2012 launched recently by PTCL for its employees. According...

HDA warns public of housing scheme

The Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) has advised the general public not to make investments in Gulshan-e-Kareem Housing Scheme because it was built on the...

EU to increase trade with Pakistan

The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to support a new EU trade preference scheme for developing countries as of 1 January 2014. The updated...

‘All National Highway schemes to be completed during 2012-13’

Federal Minister for Communications Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan has said that during the coming financial year, ongoing national highway schemes in all the provinces...

NAB starts probe into UNAICO ponzy scheme

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi has initiated an inquiry against UNAICO Pakistan Pvt Ltd on a report by the State Bank of Pakistan...

TIP smells ‘Rs 1.7b rat’ in free laptop scheme

The free laptop distribution scheme launched by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was challenged on Saturday, as Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) claimed that the...

Yellow cab scheme gets green light

Leader of the opposition in Senate, Senator Ishaq Dar has said that Punjab government is implementing projects like Aashiyana, laptop and Yellow Cab for...

Kurri Road Housing Scheme from March 2012

The much-awaited development activities at Kurri Road Housing Scheme will start from March next year and completed by April 2014, an official of Ministry...

FBR to introduce special incentive scheme

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to introduce a special lottery or incentive scheme to encourage General Sales Tax (GST) registration. The board...

Shahbaz calls Yellow Cab Scheme a ‘revolutionary step’

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Yellow Cab Scheme is a revolutionary step of the Punjab government which will not only...

CDA to launch housing scheme

On the directives of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, the administration of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to setup a Housing...

UBL Funds to launch new scheme

UBL Fund Managers announced the launch of its new investment scheme called the UBL Government Securities Fund (UGSF). The scheme will be launched on...

Police to launch ‘Secure Lahore’ scheme in Ramazan

A special security campaign namely “Secure Lahore” would be launched for Lahore from the first of Ramazan, said Chief City Police Officer Ahmed Raza...

Drinking water supply scheme for Mardan Khel, Halala launched

Chairman of district advisory development committee Mian Nisar Gul inaugurated the drinking water supply scheme for Mardan Khel and Halala on Friday and informed...