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Uzbek-Afghan-Pak Railway Project: A potential ‘game-changer’ for Pakistan

By Aziz Buneri in Pakistan Today, Sept 11, 2023PESHAWAR: The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway project is poised to become a “game-changer” for Pakistan and emerge a key connectivity hub for Central Asian countries, according to Ziaul Haq Sarhadi, Chairman Standing Committee of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Pakistan Railways and Dry Ports. This ambitious railway endeavor, spanning a total of 760 kilometers, is set to traverse through Termiz in Uzbekistan, Logar, and Mazar-i-Sharif in…

Islamic Emirate Reduces, Waives Various Taxes

By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, May 15, 2023 at 9:15 PMThe Islamic Emirate announced on Monday that it had reduced value added tax from 4% to 2% for the industrial sector and 7% of withholding tax has been remitted in the agriculture, commerce and industrial sectors. Ahmad Jan Bilal, a representative of the Islamic Emirate leader’s office, at a Finance Ministry press event in Kabul said that the sales tax to attend private schools…