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Day: June 3, 2024

Finance Minister pledges continued support for GB

Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Gulbar Khan called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in Islamabad today. The Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the federal government for its continued support, particularly the wheat subsidy provided to the region. He highlighted several areas where Gilgit-Baltistan requires further assistance and appealed for increased support in

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Anti-Polio vaccination campaign starts across country

A varied duration anti-Polio vaccination campaign began across the country today. During the campaign, anti-Polio vaccine will be administered to children under five years of age. Mobile teams of health department will go door to door to ensure that no child is left without vaccination. In Punjab, anti-polio drive started

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Finance Minister vows to improve tax collection

Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed government’s commitment to improve tax collection through Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) ongoing efforts in digitization. He was talking to Regional Head of Technology and Tax Mc Kinsey and Co Tom Isherwood in Islamabad today. The Finance Minister said the data from Pakistan

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PM visit to China will help promote relations: Zaidong

Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Jiang Zaidong says the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to China will become another a milestone in the development of China-Pakistan relations. In an interview with APP, the Ambassador said the leaders of both countries will have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral

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Inflation rate drops, rupee witnesses stability against dollar

Inflation rate in the country continues to fall while rupee witnesses stability against dollar for another consecutive month. According to the recent economic figures, government’s prudent economic policies have decreased the inflation rate to 11.8 percent during the month of May that is 3.2 percent lower than the previous month.

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