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President, North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry (NKATI) Faisal Moiz Khan, while expressing deep concerns over the imposition of 20% additional sales tax on electricity bills by K Electric and by strongly protested, has demanded the government to withdraw the increase immediately and K-Electric should be stopped from looting the industrial community. Otherwise, industries that are already struggling to survive. The imposition of additional taxes on electricity will lead to destruction and a flood of unemployment.…

In a much anticipated market move, domestic long steel prices jumped today, with graded rebar manufacturers hiking rates by around PKR 4,000-5,000/t across all grades and specifications. The announcement came a day after mills had closed bookings.   Mills in Karachi are now offering G60 ASTM-A615 10 mm rebar at levels between PKR 186,000-187,000/t Ex-Mill up from PKR 182,000-183,000/t when last revised on October 8th 2021. Similarly offers for 12mm G60 ASTM-A615 rebar are now averaging between PKR 184,000-185,000/t…

Sohrab Goth Police Station team arrested one accused in injured condition after cross firing and recovered illegal weapon.  According to the details shared by Zubair Nawaz Station House Officer (SHO) Sohrab Goth Police Station ,Asi Abbas Siyal along with Police officials Police Constable Ahsan & Police Constable Nadeem were busy in motorcycle patrolling, While they tried to stop a suspicious motorcycle at near superhighway at around 0050 Hours but they don't stop, and start firing on Police Party.   SHO stated…

Saleem Soomro Information Secretary Peoples Labour Bureau Sindh, Javed Rashid President Peoples Unity Sindh Master Plan Authority, Amin Baloch Member Peoples Labour Bureau Karachi Coordination Committee, Syed Jameel Ahmad Shah Senior Leader Peoples Labor Bureau Karachi and Media Coordinator Hafiz Ehtisham Ahmed met with Waqar Memon, Senior Director, Sindh Master Plan Authority. During the meeting, Saleem Soomro and Javed Rashid briefed Senior Director Sindh Master Plan Authority Waqar Memon about the issues of Sindh Master…

Saleem Soomro, Information Secretary Peoples Labour Bureau Sindh, Amin Baloch Member, Karachi Coordination Committee, Syed Jameel Ahmed Shah, Senior Leader Peoples Labour Bureau and Hafiz Ehtisham Ahmed Media Coordinator Peoples Labour Bureau Sindh met Muhammad Ashraf, Patron in Chief of KDA Labour Union. Organizational matters of the union and solution of KDA employees issues discussed during the meeting. On this occasion, Muhammad Tariq Vice President of KDA Labor Union, Muhammad Iqbal President Peoples Unity Sindh…

Members of Rabita Committee and United Labor Federation MQM Pakistan Khwaja Izharul Hassan ,Rashid Sabzwari, Chairman and members of United Labor Federation held a very important meeting with the central body of Muttahida Workers Front CBA Karachi Water and Sewerage Board . Member Rabita Committee Khawaja Izhar, Rashid Sabzwari ,United Labor Federation Chairman Tayyab Hashmi ,Vice Chairman Masroor, General Secretary Iftikhar, General Pol Members Imran Pervez, Saud and Ms. Kiran shared about the current situation of Water…

The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP), has requested Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin to increase the grace period for the switch over to the digital mode of payments under Tax Laws (3rd Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 from 40 days to six months for the corporate taxpayers. The PALSP in their letter to the FM, drawing attention to a recent amendment made vide Tax Laws (3rd Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 whereby clause (la) has been inserted in Section 21 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 ; have urged that the…

Iodine deficiency is the world’s single major cause of mental retardation. It affects brain development during the early stages of pregnancy and in early childhood, Severe iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) include cretinism, stillbirth and miscarriage and increase mother and Child mortality rate stated by Provincial Program Manager, Nutrition International Dr. Fatima Saad when She was addressing Media on Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) day after the awareness walk Jointly Organized by Nutrition International (NI),…