Forty-three people were injured, the health ministry said, in the blaze in the Mangaf area south of Kuwait City which is heavily populated with migrant laborers. Unfortunately, we received a report of a fire at exactly 6:00 am (0300 GMT) in the Mangaf area, Major General Eid Al-Owaihan, head of the Interior Ministry’s General Department […]
Talking in the budget transmission of the ARY News Nafisa Shah expressed reservations over the budget adding that these reservations will be presented to the government. “We will settle the issues with dialogue,” Shah said. “There is no option before us of not extending support to the government over budget,” the PPP leader said. “What […]
The PCB has received positive feedback from ICC officials who have visited Pakistan to inspect arrangements for the event. The proposed schedule includes Karachi hosting three matches including the opening match and a semi-final while Lahore will host seven matches, including the final. Rawalpindi will host five matches including a semi-final. The PCB has also […]
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb will present the budget in the National Assembly. Meanwhile, the PML-N parliamentary party meeting has recommended Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to raise government employees by 25 percent. Pakistan to present Rs18 trillion budget today The meeting also suggested the prime minister increase grade 17-22 employees’ salaries […]
According to a notification issued by In charge Manager A&P, all daily wage employees of Pakistan Steel Mills have been terminated from their jobs. The employees have been laid off after the end of their contract and they will not be re-hired by the PSM, the notification stated. In December 2023, the then-caretaker government removed […]
This includes ending GST exemptions on approximately 7,000 items, as well as eliminating exemptions and concessions on income tax and customs duty. The volume of tax exemptions will be reduced. The National Economic Survey for 2024-25, released on Tuesday, revealed significant insights regarding tax exemptions. The survey indicated that tax exemptions amounting to Rs 3,979 […]
He was arrested by unidentified individuals accompanied by law enforcement personnel,” Siddique disclosed, noting a scuffle occurred during the incident. Following this, Siddique filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking clarification on the first information report (FIR) under which Riaz was detained. The petition is pending before a bench for hearing. According […]
Brent crude futures rose 50 cents, or 0.6%, to $82.42 a barrel at 0630 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 62 cents, or 0.8%, to $78.52. The EIA raised its 2024 world oil demand growth forecast to 1.10 million barrels per day from a previous estimate of 900,000 bpd, while the […]
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has conditioned the reduction of income tax slabs. The proposal includes an increase of 10 percent in tax on the monthly income of salaried class between Rs 3-5 lakh, enhancing the maximum tax limit from 35% to 45% and applying the maximum tax limit to annual income exceeding Rs 60 […]
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led federal government will present its first growth-oriented budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, with an estimated outlay of over Rs18 trillion. According to proposals, Pakistan has planned to get tax from the real estate sector in three slabs. Filter buying property worth Rs50 mln will have to pay 3 […]
