Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday revised election schedule for 16 seats in newly merged districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly where polls would now be held on July 20
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday revised election schedule for 16 seats in newly merged districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly where polls would now be held on July 20
The government on Wednesday gave a clear message to the rich to be fair to the country and pay due taxes as there would be no compromise on tax collection. Addressing a post-budget press conference along with Minister for Planning Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar
The government on Wednesday gave a clear message to the rich to be fair to the country and pay due taxes as there would be no compromise on tax collection. Addressing a post-budget press conference along with Minister for Planning Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar
The government on Wednesday gave a clear message to the rich to be fair to the country and pay due taxes as there would be no compromise on tax collection. Addressing a post-budget press conference along with Minister for Planning Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called upon the nation to end the practice of glorifying money launderers, who were seeking refuge behind democracy. The prime minister said these money launderers had incurred immense damage to the nation and had le
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called upon the nation to end the practice of glorifying money launderers, who were seeking refuge behind democracy. The prime minister said these money launderers had incurred immense damage to the nation and had le
The chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi said on Wednesday that mis-declaration of value for illegal transfer of funds abroad has been declared a serious offence under the Customs Act, 1969 and can be prosecuted under money laundering off
The chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi said on Wednesday that mis-declaration of value for illegal transfer of funds abroad has been declared a serious offence under the Customs Act, 1969 and can be prosecuted under money laundering off
The chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi said on Wednesday that mis-declaration of value for illegal transfer of funds abroad has been declared a serious offence under the Customs Act, 1969 and can be prosecuted under money laundering off
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sought powers under the Finance Bill 2019 to publish names of offshore evaders, in the print and electronic media who have evaded offshore tax equal to or exceeding Rs 2.5 million. Under the Finance Bill 2019, the FB
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sought powers under the Finance Bill 2019 to publish names of offshore evaders, in the print and electronic media who have evaded offshore tax equal to or exceeding Rs 2.5 million. Under the Finance Bill 2019, the FB
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sought powers under the Finance Bill 2019 to publish names of offshore evaders, in the print and electronic media who have evaded offshore tax equal to or exceeding Rs 2.5 million. Under the Finance Bill 2019, the FB
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tehran on Wednesday that Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil, as tension between Tehran and Washington stokes fears of fresh conflict in the Middle East. Abe hims
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tehran on Wednesday that Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil, as tension between Tehran and Washington stokes fears of fresh conflict in the Middle East. Abe hims
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tehran on Wednesday that Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil, as tension between Tehran and Washington stokes fears of fresh conflict in the Middle East. Abe hims
On the back of healthy buying in various sectors, Pakistan Stock Exchange Wednesday witnessed a bullish trend a day after the announcement of the federal budget. BRIndex100 gained 39.26 points or 1.09 percent to close at 3,657.27 points. BRIndex100 touche
On the back of healthy buying in various sectors, Pakistan Stock Exchange Wednesday witnessed a bullish trend a day after the announcement of the federal budget. BRIndex100 gained 39.26 points or 1.09 percent to close at 3,657.27 points. BRIndex100 touche
On the back of healthy buying in various sectors, Pakistan Stock Exchange Wednesday witnessed a bullish trend a day after the announcement of the federal budget. BRIndex100 gained 39.26 points or 1.09 percent to close at 3,657.27 points. BRIndex100 touche
Two-day-long Annual Formation Commanders' Conference presided over by General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) held at GHQ. Forum reviewed geo-strategic and national security environment. Internal security landscape of the country, challenges
Two-day-long Annual Formation Commanders' Conference presided over by General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) held at GHQ. Forum reviewed geo-strategic and national security environment. Internal security landscape of the country, challenges
Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Thursday (today) to attend the 19th meeting of the Council of heads of state (CHS) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) scheduled for June 13-14 2019, Foreign Office said.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Thursday (today) to attend the 19th meeting of the Council of heads of state (CHS) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) scheduled for June 13-14 2019, Foreign Office said.
Laws in Indian-occupied Kashmir allowing imprisonment for up to two years without charge or trial violate national and global justice, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Since an anti-India Insurgency erupted in the heavily militarised territory three
Laws in Indian-occupied Kashmir allowing imprisonment for up to two years without charge or trial violate national and global justice, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Since an anti-India Insurgency erupted in the heavily militarised territory three
At least three paramilitary soldiers were killed and an equal number injured Wednesday when suspected freedom fighters launched an attack on a key highway in Indian-occupied Kashmir, officials said. Sanjay Sharma, spokesman for India's paramilitary Centra
At least three paramilitary soldiers were killed and an equal number injured Wednesday when suspected freedom fighters launched an attack on a key highway in Indian-occupied Kashmir, officials said. Sanjay Sharma, spokesman for India's paramilitary Centra
Special Court on Wednesday stopped advocate Salman Safdar from defending former President General Pervez Musharraf (retd) in high treason case and directed Ministry of Law and Justice to send a panel of lawyers so it could appoint one to defend ex-army ch
Special Court on Wednesday stopped advocate Salman Safdar from defending former President General Pervez Musharraf (retd) in high treason case and directed Ministry of Law and Justice to send a panel of lawyers so it could appoint one to defend ex-army ch
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain was released on Wednesday after he was granted bail in hate speech case against him. Altaf, who is a citizen of England is said to have refused to answer questions asked during inquiry by the officials
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain was released on Wednesday after he was granted bail in hate speech case against him. Altaf, who is a citizen of England is said to have refused to answer questions asked during inquiry by the officials
Indian police raided seven locations in the southern city of Coimbatore on Wednesday in pursuit of a suspected Islamic State cell with links to the suicide bombers who killed over 250 people in Sri Lanka in April, officials said. The National Investigatio
Indian police raided seven locations in the southern city of Coimbatore on Wednesday in pursuit of a suspected Islamic State cell with links to the suicide bombers who killed over 250 people in Sri Lanka in April, officials said. The National Investigatio
To document buying and selling of immovable properties, the government has made it mandatory for persons to purchase assets through banking channel under the Finance Bill 2019. This major measure has been introduced through Finance Bill 2019 issued here o
To document buying and selling of immovable properties, the government has made it mandatory for persons to purchase assets through banking channel under the Finance Bill 2019. This major measure has been introduced through Finance Bill 2019 issued here o
To document buying and selling of immovable properties, the government has made it mandatory for persons to purchase assets through banking channel under the Finance Bill 2019. This major measure has been introduced through Finance Bill 2019 issued here o
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that its order for reduction of fees by 20 percent ceased to be effective, subject to recalculation of fee by using the fee prevailing in 2017 as the base fee. The schools shall not recover any arrears on account of
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that its order for reduction of fees by 20 percent ceased to be effective, subject to recalculation of fee by using the fee prevailing in 2017 as the base fee. The schools shall not recover any arrears on account of
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunic-ation Authority (PTA) to take action against people involved in uploading blasphemous materials on social media. A divisional bench of the IH
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunic-ation Authority (PTA) to take action against people involved in uploading blasphemous materials on social media. A divisional bench of the IH
Muhammad Rafiq Umer, current Company Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs, has been given additional charge of acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) with effect from June 12, 2019. The decision was taken on the recommend
Muhammad Rafiq Umer, current Company Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs, has been given additional charge of acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) with effect from June 12, 2019. The decision was taken on the recommend
Muhammad Rafiq Umer, current Company Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs, has been given additional charge of acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) with effect from June 12, 2019. The decision was taken on the recommend
A Yemeni rebel missile attack on an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia wounded 26 civilians on Wednesday, drawing promises of "stern action" from the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels. Yemen's Huthi rebels, who have faced persistent coalition bomb
A Yemeni rebel missile attack on an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia wounded 26 civilians on Wednesday, drawing promises of "stern action" from the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels. Yemen's Huthi rebels, who have faced persistent coalition bomb
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has termed the federal budget-2019-20 presented by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) anti-poor and decided to block it in Parliament. PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira expressed these views during a press conference held here at the
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has termed the federal budget-2019-20 presented by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) anti-poor and decided to block it in Parliament. PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira expressed these views during a press conference held here at the
Hours after Pakistan gave flight clearance to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane to fly over the country's airspace en route to Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit Thursday, India announced that Modi's plane will
Hours after Pakistan gave flight clearance to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane to fly over the country's airspace en route to Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit Thursday, India announced that Modi's plane will
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Wednesday said that his country is only charging 2-2.5 percent on government-to-government loans with a repayment term that goes into a long tenor. Talking to Sherry Rehman, PPP's parliamentary leader, at her cha
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Wednesday said that his country is only charging 2-2.5 percent on government-to-government loans with a repayment term that goes into a long tenor. Talking to Sherry Rehman, PPP's parliamentary leader, at her cha
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Wednesday said that his country is only charging 2-2.5 percent on government-to-government loans with a repayment term that goes into a long tenor. Talking to Sherry Rehman, PPP''s parliamentary leader, at her ch
A businessman who mockingly threatened to hijack a plane to persuade his lover to quit her airline job and settle with him has been sentenced to life by an Indian anti-terrorism court. The court in Ahmedabad found Birju Salla guilty Tuesday of planting a
A businessman who mockingly threatened to hijack a plane to persuade his lover to quit her airline job and settle with him has been sentenced to life by an Indian anti-terrorism court. The court in Ahmedabad found Birju Salla guilty Tuesday of planting a
Some of the countries like Russia, China and a few members of the EU have, of late, started raising questions over growing US dominance in the global economic order. Speaking in front of business and political leaders at the annual Saint Petersburg Intern
PPP leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari is no stranger, as he himself has been saying, to arrest on corruption charges, and that he was not afraid of going to jail in the fake accounts case brought against him by the National Accountability Burea
State of the Economy -IMF, FATF, Taxation, Interest and Exchange rates, Inflation, Energy prices, stock market, trade and tariffs - is hogging the public space. We too plead guilty to the charge of OD'ing on economic marijuana. Only occasionally have we f
Iran has been racing to step up exports of petrochemicals and tap new markets to compensate for sliding oil sales, Iranian and international industry sources said, but now risks losing that crucial revenue as Washington tightens the screw on sanctions.
That prime minister Imran Khan is determined to achieve his goal of recovering nation's looted money is a fact; in other words, he's hell-bend on taking action against all those who stole, or squandered away Pakistani nation's money. That is why he has an
The 'Vayu' has grown into a very severe cyclonic storm swirling further into northeastward from its origin in east Arabian Sea with a maximum wind speed between 145 kilometres and 160 kilometres an hour, the Met Office said on Wednesday.
Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Tariq Banuri on Wednesday termed the budgetary allocation for higher education sector a peanut, as a meager sum of Rs 59 billion was earmarked against a demand of Rs 103.5 billion for 2019-20.
Despite allocation of a meagre amount in the budget, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday insisted that the amount earmarked for his ministry would be enough to bring a revolution in science and technology sector
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the government is adopting an effective strategy to achieve economic stability and making diplomacy more persuasive. He stated this while chairing the sixth meeting of the Advisory Council on Foreign Aff
An accountability court on Wednesday given Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz in custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for fourteen days remand to investigate cases of Ramazan Sugar Mills and money laundering/assets beyond
Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Federal Minister for Law and Justice Muhammad Farogh Naseem for his inability to get his practicing license suspended within one month after joining the federal cabinet.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday assured lawmakers from interior Sindh belonging to the allied parties that he would visit the province shortly to resolve the problems being faced by the people of Sindh. The meeting took place at a time when Pakista
Expressing dismay over health ministry's compromise on health tax in lieu of abolishing third tier from cigarettes tax, The Network for Consumer Protection here on Wednesday regretted that the tobacco control is back to square one where it was three years
An accountability court on Wednesday granted National Accountability Bureau (NAB) five-day physical remand of Ali Akbar Abro in Thatta water supply scheme reference. In a fake bank accounts case, NAB officials produced Abro before accountability court jud
The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will present annual budget for the Financial Year, 2019-20 in the KP Assembly on Tuesday (June 18, 2019) at 03:00 P.M. Meanwhile, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information, Shaukat Ali Yousafzai has sa
Balochistan Minister for Finance Mir Zahoor Ahmed Buledi on Wednesday said provincial government is taking all stakeholders into confidence for presenting positive budget 2019-20 in order to address all main issues of public in province.
Provincial Minister for Information & Culture, Syed Sumsam Ali Bukhari has said that national interest should remain supreme by every Pakistani and those who are involved in anti-state activities will have to be brought to their logical end.
Sindh cabinet members Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Saeed Ghani and Barrister Murtaza Wahab have termed federal government budget another failure of PTI rulers and added that it was aimed to crush common men of the country who were already facing the hardships
PIA management has decided to initiate action against illegal occupants of PIA Township, residing without proper authorization, to vacate the flats so that the deserving employees of lower cadre may be allocated flats on merit.