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Pakistanis spend over Rs317 billion on foreign online platforms in 2024-25

Pakistan, June 22 -- ISLAMABAD - Pakistanis spent more than Rs317 billion on various online platforms run by foreign tech companies during the 2024-25 fiscal year, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) i... Read More


Experts raise alarm over low budget for non-communicable diseases

Kathmandu, June 22 -- The government has allocated Rs21.1 million to launch preventive measures against non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which account for 73 percent of the country's total deaths. A... Read More


First batch of Bangladeshis likely to return home from Iran next week

Dhaka, June 22 -- The first batch of Bangladesh nationals, willing to return home from Iran, is expected to arrive in Dhaka next week. Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Shah Asif... Read More


Banks roped in to for Digital Payment Intelligence Platform

New Delhi, June 22 -- In a bid to rein in the increasing incidence of digital payment frauds, major public and private sector banks have been roped to develop Digital Payment Intelligence Platform (DP... Read More


Ministers under fire for skipping budget discussion

Kathmandu, June 22 -- On Thursday, the House of Representatives was supposed to deliberate on the budget allocated for seven ministries. The agenda for the meeting had been finalised in consultations ... Read More


Interim govt suffers from new form of 'Kumbhakarno Syndrome': Hossain Zillur

Dhaka, June 22 -- Noted economist Hossain Zillur Rahman on Sunday said time has come to become angry with the interim government. "I feel that time has come to become angry with the government and th... Read More


Punjab CM launches Rs2 billion program to empower 11,000 rural women with livestock

Pakistan, June 22 -- LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has started a new program to support rural women's financial independence in 12 districts of southern Punjab. The initiative aim... Read More


DRI Mumbai arrests passenger after cocaine valued at Rs 11.39 cr found in his possession

Mumbai, June 22 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai arrested a male passenger who had arrived at Mumbai Airport from Sierra Leone after 1,139 grams of cocaine, valued at Rs 11.39 ... Read More


Centre links part of state capex loans to new reforms in land, and digitization

New Delhi, June 22 -- The Centre has drawn up a new set of reform-linked conditions for states to access a portion of the Rs.1.5 trillion interest-free capex loan for FY26, two people aware of the mat... Read More


India well prepared to deal with closure of Strait of Hormuz by Iran: Union Minister Hardeep Puri

Cork, June 22 -- Amid Iran's plan to close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most strategically vital chokepoints in the world connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, Union Petroleum and Natu... Read More