ICT excise collects Rs 6.64 billion tax in six months on March 17, 2021The Excise & Taxation Department (E&TD) Islamabad has collected over Rs 6642 million tax in different forms in around six months that was significantly high than previous. According to a document available with Daily Times, the tax collected by the department from July 2020 to January 2021 was Rs 6642.36. The obtained tax amount consisted […]
Déjà vu for PDM on March 13, 2021In a major blow to the joint opposition, candidates of the ruling coalition for two top slots of the Upper House emerged victorious in Friday’s much-hyped election. In race for Senate chairman, Sadiq Sanjrani defeated PDM’s Yousaf Raza Gilani. Sanjrani bagged 48 votes, while Gilani secured 42 votes. On the other hand, government candidate Mirza […]
Covid-19: schools in seven Punjab cities, Islamabad being closed for two weeks on March 11, 2021The federal government on Wednesday announced the closure of schools in several cities from Monday (March 15) following a spike in coronavirus cases. The announcement was made by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood accompanied by Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan at a presser here after a meeting at the […]
Islamic University stops media coverage of women empowerment event on March 11, 2021The management of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) on Monday stopped the media from covering a seminar held on women empowerment, raising many doubts. According to the details, the IIUI management organized an event on women empowerment in connection with international women day. A message circulated among press reads that “it is requested for coverage […]
Imran Khan wins vote of confidence on March 7, 2021Amid boycott by the opposition parties, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won the confidence of the National Assembly by securing 178 votes from the members of the Lower House at a special session. Imran Khan required 172 votes to win the confidence vote in the 342-member House. The ruling coalition had 181 members but […]
Railways require around Rs 6 billion to clear pension payments on March 3, 2021Pakistan Railway requires Rs 5.93 billion to settle the outstanding payments to its retired employees, Railway Ministry informed the Lower House of the Parliament on Tuesday. In a written reply to question of Member National Assembly (MNA) and PPP leader Shazia Marri, Minister for Railway Muhammad Azam Khan Swati said, Pakistan Railway is successfully arranging […]
PPP cries foul as NA extends MTI Ordinance for 100 more days on March 2, 2021The National Assembly (NA) on Monday extended the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Ordinance for 100 more days. While defending the ordinance, Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Dr Nosheen Hamid said it will strengthen the healthcare system in the federal capital. The Lower House in its 29th meeting, chaired by Speaker Asad Qaiser, approved the […]
QAU ‘neglecting’ recruitment rules in filling vacant positions on February 27, 2021The top ranked educational institution of the federal capital, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), is neglecting the government recruitment rules to fill its vacant positions of different cadres, Daily Times has learnt reliably. The university administration advertised several teaching and non-teaching positions recently in the national press but never bothered about the fundamental criteria required for the […]
In historic move, NA passes bill to ban corporal punishment in federal capital on February 24, 2021The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill against corporal punishment of children in the federal capital, setting out penalties for physically punishing children. The ICT Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Bill, a private member bill, was presented by PML-N MPA Mehnaz Akbar Aziz. An amendment in the bill presented by the government was also passed […]
NA-75 controversy mars an otherwise improved quality of recent by-elections on February 24, 2021Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) observed an improved quality of electoral processes during the by-elections held from February 16 2021 to February 21, 2021, on five provincial and three national assembly constituencies. However, the post-counting events in NA-75 Sialkot-IV, which prompted the Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) to withhold the constituency results, overshadowed the improvements, […]