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ISLAMABAD: In order to remove the hurdles in cross-border trade, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to make rules regarding the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme.
The outgoing government in budget 2018-19 inserted a new section in Customs Act regarding the AEO programme. The federal government may, by notification in the official Gazette, devise authorised economic operator programmer to provide facilitations...

ISLAMABAD: Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday lamented that while former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf was enjoying virtual immunity despite violating the Constitution, he had been barred from visiting his ailing wife in London.
“It is beyond comprehension that Musharraf has been permitted to contest the elections,” Sharif said while speaking to the media outside the accountability court....

At least three Palestinians, including a 15-year-old, were killed by Israeli fire on the Gaza border on Friday, the territory’s health ministry said.
Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas as thousands of Palestinians protested near the Gaza border fence on Friday, with some demonstrators burning tires, throwing stones and flying blazing kites. At least 413 Palestinians were wounded, including...

ISLAMABAD: Expressing hope for better bilateral ties between Pakistan and India, China has said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) provides a framework for the two South Asian countries to strengthen cooperation
In a written response to The Hindustan Times, the Chinese foreign ministry hoped that the two countries will work together for regional peace and would find a solution to the Kashmir issue through bilateral dialogue, indicating that discussions on it...