The PML-N-led coalition government will present the budget 2024-25 tomorrow (Wednesday). Sources privy to the development said direct taxes worth Rs3452 billion and custom duty worth Rs267 bln will be slapped in the budget 2024-25. New taxes are proposed for income tax, capital value, sales, services, FED, and others. Sugar, rice, flour, and milk prices […]
Tragic incident off #Yemen coast Boat with 260 migrants sank yesterday 39 dead, 150 missing, 71 survivors, the International Organisation for Migration said on X, referring to Monday’s sinking. Each year many tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa set off across the Red Sea in a bid to reach the oil-rich […]
A 73-year-old British man died and several other passengers and crew onboard flight SQ321 from London suffered skull, brain, and spine injuries during the terrifying high-altitude ordeal. The pilots diverted the Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew to Bangkok, where the injured were taken to hospitals. In a statement on Tuesday, the […]
A statement said the Sukhoi-34 jet crashed in a mountainous zone and added that there was no damage on the ground. It did not specify when the accident happened. It said a technical problem appeared to have caused the crash adding that an investigation had been launched to ascertain the reason behind the accident. North […]
The ban will be implemented by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in collaboration with the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. This decision aims to ensure the safety and health of private sector workers, protecting them from potential health risks and providing a healthy and safe work environment by global occupational […]
Burney was taken into custody on June 5 after he landed at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi following his US visit. Judicial Magistrate (East) Khaliq ul Zaman rejected the bail plea after the completion of arguments from Burney’s lawyer and those of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) counsel. During the hearing of the case, […]
Sindh IGP Ghulam Nabi Memon said with the direct provision of budget, the SHOs are being made autonomous. The Sindh government also desires a dedicated budget for the police force, the Sindh IG said and added previously, a lump sum budget was directed to senior officers for police stations, but the new plan aims to […]
The World Bank has approved $1 billion to construct the Dasu Dam. This financing will support the expansion of hydropower electricity supply, improve access to socio-economic services for local communities, and build the Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA) capacity to prepare future hydropower projects. DHP is a run-of-river project on the Indus River about […]
The benchmark KSE-100 Index opened with a bullish trend. At 09:27 am, the index gained 200 points before plunging to the lowest level of 72,993.48 points during the intraday trade. During the intraday session, the 100-index experienced a negative trend with a high recorded at 73,909.14 points while the lowest was recorded at 72,982.59 points […]
According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the Dollar in the open market, however, were Rs 277.75 and Rs 280.5 respectively. The price of the Euro decreased by Rs 3.43 to close at Rs 299.52 against the last day’s closing of Rs 302.95, according to the State Bank […]
