LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz Sharif has unveiled a major relief package aimed at supporting farmers across Punjab, offering financial assistance and fuel subsidies to ease rising agricultural costs. Read More: Maryam Nawaz unveils relief plan for over 500000 farmers In a statement issued on Friday, the chief minister said the initiative is designed to protect farmers’ interests and ensure […]
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Industry welcomes relief package as investors flag tax concerns
KARACHI: While local industry and exporters have welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s newly announced relief package, foreign investors have raised concerns over demand notices issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) following the Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling upholding the super tax. Read More: Government plans relief for salaried class, industries next budget The Overseas Investors […]
PM to visit Gilgit-Baltistan, launches flood relief measures
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a relief package for the flood-affected region of Gilgit-Baltistan, following recent monsoon rains and glacier bursts that have caused significant human and material losses. The announcement came during a review meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to assess the impact of monsoon-related damage in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Federal […]
Maryam Nawaz unveils relief plan for over 500,000 farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced a significant relief package for farmers in the province. The initiative allocates 15 billion Pakistani Rupees for direct support to 550,000 wheat farmers through the Wheat Support Fund. Additionally, the government will provide exemptions on irrigation and fixed taxes to ease financial burdens. Maryam Nawaz emphasized her commitment […]
PM announces comprehensive plan to lower electricity costs
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has revealed plans for a comprehensive relief package to reduce electricity costs for the public. During a meeting in Islamabad on Sunday, he emphasized the importance of ongoing reforms in the power sector to bring down electricity prices. The government aims to provide relief to consumers in the coming weeks. Sharif […]
Despite fiscal constraints, Pakistan ensures food security through social safety cover in pandemic period:Imam
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, on Wednesday said that despite financial constraints during the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan has provided a relief package of $8 billion to under-privileged segments of the society to provide them social safety cover. Addressing the 42nd Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of […]
Balochistan to include more public welfare schemes in budget
QUETTA: Balochistan has been working to include more public welfare schemes in the forthcoming budget for providing facilities to the people and developing rural areas of the province which had been ignored in the past government. An official of the provincial government said on Monday that sports facilities were being provided to the people and […]