To raise tax revenue from non-active taxpayers, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) altered the tax rates applicable to them. There will be no tax deduction for cash withdrawals under Rs50,000 per day. However, depending on the quantity of cash withdrawn above Rs50,000, the bank will deduct various amounts of tax from people who are … Read more
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will arrive in Gwadar on a day-long visit today. During the visit, the Prime Minister will inaugurate several development projects in Gwadar. These projects include 102 km Basima-Khuzdar road, 55 km Awaran-Jhaljao road, New Gwadar International Airport and 132kv Panjgur-Nag-Basima-Nal transmission line. The Prime Minister will distribute relief cheques to … Read more
The Senate on Thursday approved the Army (Amendment) Act, Bol News reported. Amendments to the Army Act were presented in the Senate session. As per the act, the person who in an official capacity makes unauthorized disclosure of information obtained in the interest and security of Pakistan will be punished with rigorous imprisonment for up … Read more
Martyrdom Anniversary of Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, is being observed on Thursday (today). Captain Muhammad Sarwar, the first recipient of Nishan-e-Haider, demonstrated indomitable courage and valour in defence of motherland and embraced martyrdom at Tilpatra in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in 1948. The Armed Forces of Pakistan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee … Read more
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said Chinese EXIM Bank has rolled over interest-based $2.4 billion loan to Pakistan, Bol News reported. “Chinese EXIM Bank has rolled over for 2 years principal amounts of following loans totalling US$ 2.4 billion which are due in next 2 fiscal years: FY2023-24: US$1.2 billion and FY2024-25: US$ 1.2 billion,” … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday held a telephonic call with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and discussed post-flood recovery in Pakistan, food security for developing countries and Black Sea Grain Initiative. On his Twitter handle, the foreign minister said that he thanked the UNSG for his leadership and support for Pakistan … Read more
Pakistan has condemned the provocative remarks of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Drass, Ladakh, boasting readiness to cross the Line of Control and reminded the Indian leadership that it was fully capable of defending against any aggression. In a statement Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said we counsel India to exercise utmost caution … Read more
The Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) on Tuesday announced support of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for the opposition leader in Sindh Assembly, Bol News reported. In a joint press conference with MQM-Pakistan, the GDA leaders agreed that they would vote for MQM for opposition leader. “They want a caretaker government that conducts transparent elections,” the … Read more
UPPER DIR. Indian girl Anju and resident of Upper Dir Nasrullah, who fell in love after several years of friendship on Facebook, got married on Tuesday in Dir, Bol News reported. Anju has accepted Islam and took the Islamic name Fatima. They tied the knoy in the district court Dir. Few days ago, the Indian … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of eight mega projects in Dera Ismail Khan today for southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These projects include construction of several link roads from Western route of China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Dera -Zhob transmission line along with sub grid station and projects related … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the latest incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in front of an Iraqi Embassy in Denmark has left Muslims all over the world deeply anguished. In a tweet on Tuesday, the people of Pakistan are in deep pain and distress. He said the recurring pattern of these … Read more
WASHINGTON: Reaffirming a “productive U.S.-Pakistan partnership”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a phone call with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday, stressed that democratic principles and respect for the rule of law were central to that relationship. In a statement on the Blinken-Bilawal conversation, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the U.S. top … Read more
KARACHI: Widespread rain and wind with thundershower is expected in Balochistan, Sindh, South Punjab while, at scattered places in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, upper Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next twelve hours, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Tuesday. “Heavy falls are also likely to occur in south Punjab, northeast and south Balochistan and … Read more
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the fixation of maximum retail prices of 25 new drugs. The approval was given at a meeting of the cabinet committee, presided by Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Islamabad. The forum allowed allocation of 50 percent local and 50 percent imported wheat to the recipients on the … Read more
Light and moderate rain continues in different areas of Karachi on Tuesday, Bol News reported. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said light rain would continue intermittently till night in the metropolis. The highest rainfall in Surjani on July 24 was 99 mm and the lowest was 2 mm in Saddar. Today, the minimum temperature was … Read more
A three-member inquiry committee has been formed to investigate the reports of buying and selling of drugs in Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Bol News reported on Monday. Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi formed the probe body. The committee includes Secretary Minerals Babar Aman Babar, DIG Amin Bukhari and DIG Raja Faisal. The committee will investigate … Read more
At least 12 people were killed and two others injured in various incidents as monsoon rains continue to batter across Sindh, Bol News reported on Monday. In various accidents, eight people died in Tharparkar and four in Badin. The deceased persons included six men, five children and a woman. Two injured belong to Badin, the … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir on Monday met with US Central Command Commander General Michael Eric Kurilla. The media wing of armed forces, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the regional situation and mutual cooperation and defense situation were discussed in the meeting. “The Pakistan-US military leadership agreed to promote bilateral … Read more
