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FBR withdraws weekly holiday till June 30: Ansar LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Ansar Javed Saturday has withdrawn weekly holiday and directed all its attached relevant offices to work even on Sunday till June 30 for budget preparation. Chief Collector Customs Lutfullah Virk told APP here this evening that all collectorate of customs in Faisalabad, Multan and Lahore had been directed to comply with the FBR directive in letter and spirit. The dryports in Lahore, Faisalabad and Sambrial and Sialkot will also work on Sundays. He said he would conduct surprise visits to all collectorate and dryports to monitor the performance of staff and check their presence on duty. He said the additional collectors, deputy collectors and assistant collectors would be responsible in their areas of jurisdiction for proper examination, inspection and assessment of all containers carrying foreign goods, otherwise, strict action will be initiated against negligent, he categorically warned. Copyright APP (Associated Press of ...

Nawaz, Shahbaz condole school van accident LAHORE: PML-N President Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister designate Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed deep sense of grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human lives in a Gujrat school van accident.In a condolence message, both the leaders have prayed to the Almighty Allah to grant sustenance to the bereaved families to bear this irreparable loss with equanimity and early recovery of the injured.Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2013 ...
Seasonal diseases rise in summer season HYDERABAD: The "Incidences of malaria, typhoid, diarrhea, and dengue fever, sun stroke and others diseases are on the rise with the progress of summer season."Eminent child specialist and pediatrician of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro Dr. Salma Shaikh pointed it out while talking to this scribe here on Saturday.She said that the diseases could be prevented with precautionary measures and advised the people to use water after extracting it from deep ...
Prime Minister grieved over loss of innocent children in Gujrat ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Retd) was shaken to learn about the tragic incident of a school van carrying children to school in Gujrat in which many innocent children lost their lives.The Prime Minister expressed sympathies with the families of those who lost their loved ones and prayed to Almighty Allah to grant them courage to bear this great loss with fortitude.The Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to provide best medical ...
President grieved over loss of school children in Gujrat ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed deep shock and concern over the tragic incident of a School van in Gujrat on Saturday which resulted into the loss of precious lives of school children while injuring many others.The President expressed his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families over the irreparable loss of their loved ones.The President also directed the concerned authorities for an immediate report on the fatal incident and to provide best medical care ...
Imran Khan expresses grief over Gujrat school van incident ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic incident of school van explosion in which 20 children were killed in GujratIn condolence message, Chairman PTI said "saddened to hear of school van exploding in Gujrat killing 20 children".Imran Khan urged the authorities to ensure safety measures in public and school transport to avert such incidents in future. He sympathies with the families of those who lost their loved ones ...
Polio case surfaces in FR Bannu BANNU: Another case of polio virus attack surfaced in FR Bannu area taking the total number of polio cases to 10 in the country during current year.According to National Institute of Health, the polio case was detected in semi tribal area of Bannu district where presence of the virus was confirmed in one-year-old Ehtisham at village Maltan Khel. The father of the effected child had refused polio drops to his child.With confirmation of polio case ...

 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyApril
Trade Balance $-1.779 bln
Exports $2.130 bln
Imports $3.909 bln
WeeklyMay 20, 2013
Reserves $11.601 bln