The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was approached by Finance Minister Asad Umar for simplifying the tax return system. The minister asked them to make easier forms with a decreased number of questions. The minister was addressing an event on which he mentioned, “The amount of questions FBR asks you for your returns is more […]
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1.1 million children affected by Venezuela crisis: UNICEF
The number of children who are affected by the Venezuelan crisis and who will need humanitarian aid this year is expected to more than double to reach 1.1 million, up from nearly 500,000, the UN children’s agency said Thursday. The figure includes children uprooted from Venezuela, those who have returned and others in host and […]
HEC proposes task force, technical committee on Baclochistan water crisis
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to propose setting up a Task Force to deal with the challenge of water scarcity in Balochistan. This was stated by Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chairman, HEC while chairing a meeting on academia’s role in addressing water crisis in Balochistan at the Commission Secretariat on Friday. The meeting […]
Karachi water supply to be suspended today
KARACHI: Karachi is set to face a shortage of 400 million gallons of water today on Monday, a spokesperson for the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board said in a statement. The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board said that the Gharo and Dhabeji pumping stations will not be operational because of the shutdown of electricity from six in […]