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Month: July 2022

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On the direction of IG Punjab Faisal Shahkar, operations are ongoing across Punjab on the violation of the National Action Plan

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Lahore, July 31, 2022 (PPI-OT):On the instructions of the Inspector General of Police Punjab Faisal Shahkar, actions are being taken across the Punjab against violation of National Action Plan. IG Punjab has ordered that all the laws of the National Action Plan, especially the Loudspeaker Act, those guilty of broadcasting hate speech and malicious contents should be punished indiscriminately so that they couldn’t spoil peace of society through their mischievous activities. IG Punjab Faisal Shahkar said that tenancy registration law should be implemented in all cases and details of all tenants including property owners must be registered in the local police station. IG Punjab has directed that search, sweep, intelligence based combing operations should be continued in all areas in sen...
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Pakistan’s Strategy for Navigating FY2023: Five Important Facts – Joint Statement by the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Pakistan

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Karachi, July 31, 2022 (PPI-OT): 1. Pakistan’s problems are temporary and are being forcefully addressed. Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen since February as foreign exchange inflows have been outpaced by outflows. The inflows mainly comprise of multilateral loans from the IMF, World Bank and ADB; bilateral assistance in the form of deposits and loans from friendly countries like China, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE; and commercial borrowing from foreign banks and through the issuance of Eurobonds and Sukuks. The paucity of inflows has happened in large part due to the delay in completing the next review of the IMF program, which has lingered since February due to policy slippages. Meanwhile, on the outflows side, debt servicing on foreign borrowing has continued as repayments o...
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Repatriation of IDPs of tribal districts continues 

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Islamabad, July 31, 2022 (PPI-OT):The process of repatriation of Internally Displace Persons of tribal districts is in progress. An official of the Afghan Commissionerate said ration allowance of 8000 rupees per family is being given to returning families. He said one time assistance of 35,000 rupees per family is also being provided to the returnees with non-food items and tents. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk
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Government revises prices of petroleum products 

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Islamabad, July 31, 2022 (PPI-OT):The government has decided to reduce the petrol prices by 3.05 rupee per litre. According to a press release issued by the Finance Division on Sunday, the price of High Speed Diesel has been enhanced by 8.95 rupee per litre, while Kerosene 4.62 rupee per litre. The new prices will be effective from midnight tonight (Sunday night). For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk
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FBR commences the Current Financial Year by Exceeding the July Target by Significant Margin 

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Islamabad, July 31, 2022 (PPI-OT):Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has released the provisional revenue collection figures for the month of July, 2022. According to the provisional information, FBR has collected net revenue of Rs. 458 billion during July 2022, which has exceeded the target of Rs 443 billion by Rs 15 billion. This represents a growth of about 10 % over the collection of Rs. 417 billion during the same period, last year. These figures would further improve after book adjustments have been taken into account. These collections are the highest ever in the month of July. This outstanding revenue performance is a reflection of FBR’s continued resolve to build further on its growth trajectory achieved during last year. On the other hand, the gross collection increased from Rs...
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ECC directs for setting up petroleum product prices within a week 

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Islamabad, July 31, 2022 (PPI-OT):Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has directed Petroleum Division to work out options in consultation with OGRA for setting up petroleum product prices within a week. Its meeting was held in Islamabad today with Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail in the chair. The ECC directed the Petroleum Division to submit a proposal within a week to regulate the prices of Kerosene Oil and Light Diesel Oil after consultation with relevant stakeholders. For the smooth continuity of oil and gas national supply chain and avoid PSO from being default on international payments, the ECC also decided to clear the outstanding payments accumulated during the period of pervious government and approved an amount of 30 billion rupees as supplementary grant ...
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