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dawn.com > news > 2029549

CORPORATE WINDOW: Auto policy’s mixed bag of targets

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (596+ words) Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved the Automotive and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026-31. The report will now be forwarded to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for review, as it opposes preferential treatment for the auto sector and supports reduced tariff…...


dawn.com > news > 2029686

Analysing the new auto policy

15+ hour, 1+ min ago   (745+ words) The policy reportedly requires car, jeep and SUV manufacturers to export 12 per cent of factory-gate production value by 2029-30, while parts manufacturers are expected to raise exports to $700 million by 2030-31. Combined automobile and parts exports are projected at $1.58 billion in the…...


dawn.com > news > amp > 2029782

Afridi alters tour; security tightened in capital, Punjab

15+ hour, 27+ min ago   (461+ words) • KP CM to visit deceased PTI worker today• Gatherings of five or more banned across Punjab• 23,500 cops sought for Islamabad security ahead of Sept 27 sit-in• Sanaullah warns against violence, terror threat The PTI had earlier announced a 13-city Punjab tour…...


dawn.com > news > 2029634

PM Shehbaz announces 'relief scheme' for bikes, autos, 800cc vehicles amid rising oil prices

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (638+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday announced a “relief scheme” for users of motorcycles, autos and vehicles of up to 800cc to “alleviate the burden” of rising global oil prices. Renewed hostilities in the Middle East, which have resulted in disruption…...


dawn.com > news > 2029586

FBR system goes round and round

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (389+ words) AS per the existing procedure, a citizen files income tax return on a yearly basis, and once the return is successfully admitted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) system, the filer receives an automated acknowledgement under Section 114(1), which confirms…...


dawn.com > news > 2029498

‘Existing provincial structure failing to deliver effective governance’

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (817+ words) KARACHI: Speakers at a programme called for the creation of new administrative units or provinces and constitutionally empowered local governments (LGs), arguing that Pakistan’s existing provincial structure has failed to cope with rapid population growth, urban expansion and worsening governance....


dawn.com > news > 2029501 > protest-continues-in-karachi-as-family-refuses-to-bury-teen-until-his-killers-are-arrested

Protest continues in Karachi as family refuses to bury teen until his killers are arrested

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (221+ words) KARACHI: The family of a teenage boy who was shot dead by robbers in his home in Manghopir has refused to bury him until police arrest his killers, a senior police officer confirmed on Saturday. On Sept 8, six robbers, including…...


dawn.com > news > 2029499

Opposition parties in Sindh Assembly reject proposed tweaks to LG law

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (626+ words) KARACHI: All opposition parties in the Sindh Assembly have jointly rejected the proposed amendments to the Sindh Local Government (LG) Act, calling the draft law “unconstitutional” and an attempt to weaken elected local bodies. The parliamentary committee formed to review…...


dawn.com > news > 2029506 > region-bangladeshs-evolving-security-strategy

REGION: BANGLADESH’S EVOLVING SECURITY STRATEGY

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1109+ words) On August 27, 2026, 55 acres of land belonging to a long-closed textile mill in Faujdarhat, Chattogram, was handed over to the Bangladesh army. This site, some 245 kilometres southeast of the capital Dhaka, is being developed to produce modern weapons, ammunition and other…...


dawn.com > news > 2029383 > england-survive-scare-to-seal-3-0-sweep-against-pakistan

England survive scare to seal 3-0 sweep against Pakistan

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (411+ words) England overcame a major wobble to beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday, sealing a 3-0 series sweep. The home team, chasing just 130 to win, were in deep trouble when openers Ben Duckett and Emilio…...