Farmers and an opposition alliance are preparing for statewide protest marches against an excessive delay in grain purchases. Today (Monday), an inquiry commission looking into a wheat import fraud will present its findings to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Cabinet Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal is in charge of the four-person probe committee, which was established on […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized the necessity of increasing income collection on Saturday, stating that hard effort would cause Pakistan to overtake India or even a larger economy. His comments coincided with The News’ estimation that the cash-strapped nation’s tax evasion (revenue gap) is approximately Rs5.8 trillion on an annual basis for fiscal year 2022–2023, […]
After Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro denigrated the embattled presidential candidate by drawing comparisons between him and German dictator Adolf Hitler, tech billionaire Elon Musk stepped in to support the former US president Donald Trump on Saturday. In a recent interview, De Niro stated, “I’m sick of calling him names,” on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour.He […]
This year, Lauren Sanchez, the fiancée of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, will be making her debut at the annual Met Gala, and she will have extra assistance from the event’s host. Every year, fashion aficionados either gasp in excitement or shudder in dread when celebrities dress to impress at the highly anticipated Met Gala. The […]
According to sources, the government is considering taxation on the real estate sector to increase revenue, as well as taking action against benami transactions in the real estate sector. Additionally, the government will also take action against those traders who do not use the “Tajir dost app”, sources added. The budget is also expected to […]
Pakistan Railways has made a remarkable achievement by earning an extraordinary amount of Rs 66 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, which runs from 2023 to 2024. This is even more impressive considering the financial challenges caused by heavy monsoon floods. Officials from the Ministry are hopeful that the department’s […]
Donald Trump, the presumed Republican nominee, is facing more difficulties after seeing a sharp increase in his wealth since last month due to the March IPO of his firm, Trump Media & Technology Group. Despite the former president’s venture’s modest earnings, his interest in his public firm is currently valued at $6 billion. Concerns about […]
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and a tech billionaire, launched an offensive against an Indian battery manufacturer on Friday for allegedly stealing the brand name of an automaker for personal advantage. According to Reuters, the lawsuit was filed in New Delhi and the Indian business was operating under the name Tesla Power. According to […]
Developing Asia and the Pacific has a number of hurdles, including limited access to basic services, social isolation, health problems, and inadequate pension coverage, making it ill-equipped to protect the welfare of its increasingly aging population. The Aging Well in Asia: Asian Development Policy Report, released on Thursday by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) during […]
$5 billion has been replenished for the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) 8 and Asian Development Fund (ADF) 14 by donors and the ADB, with Pakistan being the beneficiary of the funds. In Tbilisi, Georgia, during the ADB’s 57th annual conference, the promise was made, according to a news release issued […]
