According to reports on Thursday, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has agreed to tax shops in five major cities across the nation: Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta. According to the sources, the board has planned a scheme to raise Rs100 billion in revenue by imposing a tax on 3.5 million shopkeepers in selected […]
The Sindh government has launched a praiseworthy move to improve the efficiency of vaccination distribution in the state. Offering electric motorcycles to women who work in the vaccine supply chain is a calculated measure meant to get around logistical obstacles and guarantee prompt and comprehensive immunization coverage. The government has responded to the demand for […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) intra-court appeal was accepted by the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday, upholding the electoral watchdog’s ruling against PTI’s intra-party polls. The ECP had appealed the high court’s ruling on December 22 that declared the PTI’s internal elections invalid and that the party should not have continued to use […]
Tuesday saw the arrival of a special Pakistani military aircraft at El-Arish International Airport in Egypt, carrying twenty tons of vital medical and humanitarian supplies for the Gaza population. The aid was turned over to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, which would forward it to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Gaza. This was made […]
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, condemned “elements” that disseminated false information against the government in the wake of a police raid on Baloch families demonstrating in Islamabad over enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions. During a news conference in Lahore on Monday, the prime minister made reference to criticism he had received from some sections […]
During his visit to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) headquarters, Dr. Umar Saif, the Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, highlighted the government’s commitment to improving the telecom sector in Pakistan. In an effort to give passengers more connectivity, he said that national roaming would henceforth be available on national highways and motorways. […]
The head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, stated about 24 hours after vehicles in his convoy in Dera Ismail Khan came under attack, that he does not think the February 8 elections should be held because of the nation’s security condition. Fortunately, the JUI-F emir was not in the vehicles when the veteran […]
The nomination documents of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif for NA-130 were contested on Monday following the filing of a case with the appellate tribunal. Pakistan Awami Mahaz (PAM) chief Ishtiaq Chaudhry filed the appeal, claiming that Nawaz has been permanently disqualified by the Supreme Court and cannot run in the February 8 elections. Chaudhry appealed […]
The nomination papers of Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), were turned down from National Assembly constituency NA-122 Lahore. This is a noteworthy step in front of the general elections on February 8. After being removed from office as prime minister in April 2022, the 71-year-old former cricket star has become entangled […]
Shehbaz Sharif, the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), declared on Friday that he would run in the polls from Karachi’s NA-242 constituency.. The last time Shehbaz ran, he did so from Karachi’s NA-249 seat, which he lost to Faisal Vawda, the head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at the time. Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan […]
