ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced to impose a 10 percent ‘Super Tax’ on over 12 large industries and also on affluent persons with more than Rs150 million annual income with a rate up to four percent. Addressing the members of his economic team, he said the imposed taxes would be the “first […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:A shepherd was found dead while few others went missing after snowfall occurred in Chambar Banda area of Swat district on Friday. Deputy Commissioner Swat informed that a young shepherd was found dead while two others were injured and some missing after unexpected snowfall occurred in Chambar Banda, Swat. The dead shepherd belonged […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Friday demolished various illegal structures here at Ferozpur road, Jail road and other controlled area. According to LDA spokesperson,the authority had issued legal notices to stop irregularities to the owners of the buildings and demolished the structures over non-compliance. During the operation, LDA’s enforcement wing and police personnel […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) have returned lost valuables including hand-bag and a mobile phone to the owner. According to NHMP, one passenger who was traveling from Swat to Multan with his family via motorway, made a stopover at Kallar Kahar Service area where the family forgot valuables. Later, the family […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Assembly on Friday expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human lives in Afghanistan caused by a high-magnitude earthquake a couple of days back. “Pakistan stands with Afghan brothers and sisters in this difficult time and it will provide all possible assistance to them,” Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf observed. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Post has organized an online open court (Khuli Katchery) on the directives of Minister for Communications and Postal Services Asad Mahmood. During open court, Director General Pakistan Post Hassan Akhtar listened to the complaints through online zoom meetings of the postal clients and issued orders to the concerned for redressal. The open […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The reading down of Article 370 has contributed to structural and social changes that have perhaps been most keenly felt by children, a section that has the least amount of wherewithal to respond and protect itself, a report by the Forum for Human Rights in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) has noted. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) has sought Rs7.96 per unit increase in power tariff for May under monthly Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) mechanism. According to the petition submitted to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the CPPA-G maintained that actual cost remained Rs13.8969 per unit against the reference fuel charges of Rs5.9322 per unit […]
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