Post-budget press conference: No additional tax on mobile phone call, internet
Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has announced that no additional tax on mobile phone calls, SMS and internet will be levied in the budget...
Rs8.4 trillion federal budget to be tabled in National Assembly today
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will present a Rs8.4 trillion budget for the financial year 2021-22 in the National Assembly today (Friday) at 4pm.
According...
Pakistan, IMF talks deadlocked over several ‘contentious’ issues, say sources
Talks between Pakistan and the global donor agency International Monetary Fund (IMF) are in an impasse over several “contentious” issues, confided Ministry of Finance...
Ghotki train crash: Death toll rises to 62
The death toll in a collision between two trains near Ghotki in Sindh province has surged to 62 with more than 100 injuries.
The authorities...
Govt considering IMF proposal to tax pensioners
The budget 2021-22 will have an ill omen for the pensioners as the government is likely to tax them, said Federal Board of Revenue...
ECC approves Rs20 billion to procure coronavirus vaccine
The government has approved a $130 million grant (Rs20 billion) to purchase 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine before June 30.
According to an official...
After a decade-long suspension, Kuwait to issue visas to Pakistanis
Kuwait on Sunday agreed to issue visas to Pakistani families and businessmen after a decade-long suspension.
The Kuwaiti government gave the nod to issue visas...
No time to discuss PPP and ANP during meetings, says PDM chief Fazal
Pakistan Democratic Alliance chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman said on Saturday that the “PPP and the ANP are not with us, and we did not discuss...
US commission places India in ‘negative trajectory’ on religious freedom
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has placed India in “negative trajectory" again in its report on 2021.
The commission on Wednesday...
Reko Diq case: ‘Great victory’ as British Virgin Island court withdraws orders to freeze...
The British Virgin Island High Court on Tuesday withdrew orders to freeze the offshore assets of Pakistan International Airlines as a settlement in the...
