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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): National Savings has announced an increase in profit rates on multiple accounts, providing relief to consumers in this inflation. Profit rate on Regular Income Certificates, the document said, has been maintained at 12.24 percent, whereas Special Savings Accounts have an average profit rate of 12.4 percent. For Bahbood Savings Certificates, the profit rate

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The government has reduced the electricity prices by Rs 1.99 per unit across the country, providing relief to the consumers as the inflation rate keeps getting higher and higher. According to the details, the relief has been announced for electricity consumers under the quarterly adjustment, under which the price of electricity has been

LAHORE (Kashmir English): As part of its wider reforms and efforts to boost revenue and enhance services to the passengers, Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to outsource the commercial operations of another 15 passenger trains to the private sector. The PR has duly advertised in the leading newspapers, inviting bids for the purchase of tender for

KARACHI (Kashmir English):  Even before the federal budget is presented, worrisome news has come to light for consumers associated with the solar energy sector. According to market reports, the price of solar panels per plate has increased by 7,000 to 9,000 rupees in the last few days, which has increased the problems of domestic and

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The upcoming tax relief package proposed by Pakistan is now set to mainly focus on relief to the salaried class amid ongoing deliberations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shaping the country’s fiscal policy direction. While a broader reduction across sectors was initially anticipated, the IMF appears to have been resistant on