Raising taxes on tobacco products small step in right direction: health experts

ISLAMABAD:Health experts, in a press release on Saturday, expressed satisfaction over government’s decision to increase taxation on tobacco products while putting forward recommendations for future to save millions of lives from harms of tobacco products.   The Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) applauded the government’s move to increase taxes on tobacco […]

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Ombudsman calls for resolving grievances of overseas Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi on Thursday called for resolving the grievances of more than 9 million overseas Pakistanis, who are not only helping their families back at home.   He said they were also taking part in the socio-economic development of Pakistan by remitting around 30 billion dollars annually to the country.   […]

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Six arrested, Rs70,500 fined over profiteering

KASUR: The price control magistrates, during a crackdown, arrested six profiteers and imposed Rs70,500 fine on them on Saturday. The magistrates conducted raids in bazaars and markets in the district and checked prices of the daily use items.   This was told during a meeting held under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue (ADCR) […]

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Human rights declared as cornerstone of Pakistan’s domestic policy

ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Human Rights on Saturday declared protection and promotion of human rights as a cornerstone of Pakistan’s domestic policy.   An official of the Ministry informed reporter that Pakistan has ratified several key international human rights instruments, which have been transposed into the domestic regime through a wide variety of Federal and Provincial […]

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President underscores need to explore development opportunities in GB

GILGIT:President Dr Arif Alvi has underlined the need to explore further avenues for the development of Gilgit Baltistan as the prolific region was gifted with huge tourism opportunities.   During a meeting with the members of the Gilgit Baltistan assembly the other day, the president expressed his optimism about Pakistan’s progress and development and cited […]

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Pakistan’s cooperation with FATF, int’l community grounded in its strategic objective of strengthening economy: MoS

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday reiterated that Pakistan’s cooperation with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the international community was grounded in its strategic objective of strengthening its economy and further integration with the global financial system.   Addressing a press conference here at the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Three traffic police personnel nabbed over issuing fake E-challans

MUZAFFARGARH:Anti-Corruption Muzaffargarh Circle conducted a major raid and arrested three traffic police personnel while issuing fake E-challans.   According to police sources, Assistant Director Anti-Corruption Muzaffargarh Waseem Leghari along with his team arrested three traffic police personnel for issuing hundreds of fake E-challans at wrong location and embezzling money through the device at Bhutapur flyover […]

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