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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The government is mulling over a mini-budget that would levy new taxes on imported goods, vehicles, cigarettes, and electronic devices to mobilize resources for flood rehabilitation. The proposal focuses on high-end luxury items and over 1,100 imported items, with revenue to be raised through a federal tax. If the mini-budget gets approved […]

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Cement prices registered a marginal decline in the average retail price in northern Pakistan cities, as per statistics released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). For the week ended September 11, northern Pakistan’s average retail price for a 50kg bag of cement was listed at Rs1,390, a 0.07 percent decline from

  KARACHI (Kashmir English): Lifestyle, inflation and changing consumption patterns are reshaping online food and grocery orders in the country, observes foodpanda Pakistan CEO Muntaqa Peracha. He said Covid-19 gave boost to online food delivery. “During Covid-19 we expanded rapidly, launching four verticals in 18 months instead of one in two years,” he recalled. “Impulse

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government has kept the petrol price in Pakistan today unchanged, effective from September 16, for a period of two weeks, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday. The petrol price will remain at Rs264.61 per litre, while the price of diesel has been increased by Rs2.78, fixing it

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Petrol prices in Pakistan are likely to increase from September 16, 2025, for a period of two weeks, after oil prices strengthened in international markets on the back of fresh geopolitical tensions. According to the sources, the Petrol will go up by Rs. 1.54 per litre to Rs. 266.15, an increase of

MULTAN (Kashmir English): The National Savings has announced that Draw No. 103 of the Rs 200 prize bond was held today, September 15, 2025 (Monday), at the National Savings Center, Multan. Read More: Rs 200 Prize bond draw for September 2025 announced Prize bonds are issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and serve as a popular investment option

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Savings has announced that the draw No.103 of the Rs 200 prize bond will be held today on September 15, 2025 (Monday) at the National Savings Center, Multan. Read More: Full third-place winners list of Rs 200 prize bond draw Prize bonds are issued by the central bank, the State Bank