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Visits free medical camp, underscores government’s focus on public welfare and economic growth By Farzana Chaudhry CHINIOT: Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding healthcare access, promoting investment and accelerating infrastructure development, saying these initiatives are essential for sustainable economic growth and public welfare. The minister…

By Dr. Ansab Ali LAHORE: The Ferozepur Road Industrial Association (FRIA) has urged the government to pass on the benefits of declining international crude oil prices to consumers and businesses instead of maintaining domestic petrol and diesel prices while increasing the petroleum levy. FRIA Acting Chairman Shafiq Butt said the latest decision has disappointed the…

Saigol says increasing petroleum levy despite easing global oil prices will raise business costs and weaken competitiveness By Muhammad Shahzad LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has strongly criticised the government’s decision to increase the petroleum levy on petrol and high-speed diesel while keeping retail fuel prices unchanged, warning that the move…

By Dr. Ansab Ali LAHORE: Pakistan must urgently remove banking restrictions, logistics bottlenecks and policy barriers to unlock the full potential of bilateral trade with Iran, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) said on Sunday. The group said the formal notification of Taftan Railway Station as a land…

Media, Welfare Organisations Urged to Promote Blood Donation Awareness By Farzana ChaudhryLAHORE: Principal of the Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI), Prof. Dr. Farooq Afzal, has stressed that voluntary blood donation can save countless lives during natural disasters, road accidents and medical emergencies, urging the media and welfare organisations to launch sustained public awareness campaigns. He was…

By Muhammad ShahzadLAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the Punjab government to comprehensively revise its industrial estate policy for the garment sector, warning that existing regulations are hindering industrial relocation, investment efficiency and export-led growth. Addressing a meeting of the PHMA Executive Committee, PHMA Zonal Chairman Abdul Hameed said industrial…

Washington — Special CorrespondentUS President Donald Trump has released a mock-up of a limited-edition passport bearing his own photograph, timed to coincide with America’s 250th Independence Day celebrations. Shared on his Truth Social platform, the proposed design was subsequently endorsed by the White House under the label “PATRIOT PASSPORT.”The cover features a stern-faced Trump leaning…