Good budget presented despite IMF hanging sword on June 16, 2021The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday said the government has discounted the hanging sword of IMF to present a budget that is good for the economy and majority of the population The government should extend the construction package for one year to improve the economic situation while more taxes should be slapped on tobacco, […]
LCCI demands withdrawal of Section 203 (A) on June 16, 2021The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has urged the government to withdraw recently added Section 203 (A) to the Income Tax Ordinance. “The Section 203 (A) will grant power to an officer of Inland Revenue, not below the rank of an Assistant Commissioner of Inland Revenue or any other officer of equal rank authorized […]
Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used against any other country: FM on June 16, 2021Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used against any other country. “Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used against any other country. Mud slinging will be of no avail to any one. If Imran Khan has no right to speak in the house […]
Sindh govt to block sim cards of unvaccinated people on June 16, 2021In a bid to inoculate as many people against the novel coronavirus amid vaccine resistance as possible, the Sindh government — following the footsteps of Punjab — has also decided to block the mobile SIM cards of unvaccinated individuals. Talking to the media after the inauguration of the vaccination centre at Karachi’s Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital, […]
PM pay, allowances not increased on June 16, 2021No increase has been made in the pay and allowances of the Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in the budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. The budget of PM house and office has however been enhanced by over Rs 184 million. As per budget documents 2021-22 PM Imran Khan will receive Rs 2441000 in the […]
Illegal allotment of plot case: Non bailable arrest warrants of former chairman CDA issued on June 15, 2021Accountability Court (AC) has issued non-bailable arrest warrants of former chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Farkhand Iqbal and co-accused Latif Abid in illegal allotment of plot case. The case came up for hearing before AC Islamabad presided over by Judge Azam Khan Monday; NAB prosecutor Mirza Usman Masood and Abdul Rehman counsel for Farkhand Iqbal […]
Hearing of Narowal sports city reference adjourned on June 15, 2021The Accountability Court (AC) has adjourned the hearing of Narowal Sports City Reference against PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal till June 23. The case came up for hearing before the AC presided over by Judge Asghar Ali on Monday.
Pakistan strongly condemns killing of three more innocent Kashmiris in IIOJ&K on June 14, 2021Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned killing of three more innocent Kashmiris by Indian occupation forces in Baramulla district of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhary said that Indian occupation army has intensified extra-judicial killings of the Kashmirs in so-called “cordon-and-search” operations despite ravaging Covid 19 pandemic. […]
SC orders KP govt to give new ad for issuance of license in respect of Peshawar slaughterhouse on June 12, 2021Supreme Court (SC) has ordered KP government to give new advertisement for issuance of license for Peshawar slaughter house. A 2-member bench of SC presided over by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan took up the case for hearing Friday. During the course of hearing of the case Justice Sajjad Ali Shah remarked it seems as if […]
Punjab considers blocking SIM cards of people not getting vaccinated on June 11, 2021The Punjab government is considering various options to compel people to get vaccinated against coronavirus including blockage of SIM cards of people who are unwilling to receive the vaccine. . According to media reports, Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid presided over a meeting, in which officials gave several recommendations. One of the recommendations was to […]