Tue, 21-Oct-2025

LHC seeks replies on collecting sales tax from electricity bills

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LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday heard a petition against the collection of General Sales Tax (GST) in electricity bills. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan heard a petition by a citizen Nasir Salman against collecting GST through electricity bills. The court issued a notice to other respondents including the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) and … Read more

Traders approach court against collecting sales tax through bills

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KARACHI: The Anjuman-e-Tajiran Sindh has approached the Sindh High Court against the levying of retail sales tax through electricity bills. The petition filed by Anjuman-e-Tajiran Sindh President Javed Shams will be heard tomorrow. It stated the implementation of sales tax included in the federal budget 2022-23. It said taxes were not applicable on small traders … Read more

President Alvi returns Elections Amendment bill unsigned

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has returned the Elections (Amendment) bill 2022 unsigned after citing certain reasons and recording his observations. The bill passed by the joint session of parliament calls for ending the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and ends voting rights for Overseas Pakistanis. After bills are passed by the joint sitting, … Read more

Senate passes NAB, Elections (Amendment) bills

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ISLAMABAD: One day after sailing through the National Assembly, ‘The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022’ and ‘The National Accountability (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022’ have been passed from the Senate as well on Friday. Both the bills were moved by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi in the House. Later, the House was adjourned to meet … Read more

Susanna Reid says Elsie is ‘disappointed’ with Boris Johnson

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Susanna Reid, the show’s host, said Boris Johnson’s response to a 77-year-old woman who eats only one meal a day and travels by bus during the day to keep her home expenditures down was “disappointed” with the response to her plight in an interview with Good Morning Britain. On the ITV show, Reid questioned the … Read more

Saudi holdings of US treasury bills slightly decline in September

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MOSCOW: Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasury securities recorded slight change in September, Arab News reported. The total value of the securities held by Saudi residents stood at $124.3 billion as of the end of September, up 0.2 percent from $124.1 billion in August, according to the latest data from the US Department of Treasury. … Read more

How to check your bills online?

How to check your bills online?

Various procedures these days have become digitalized in Pakistan. You can check various necessary bills online through these websites and guidelines. How to check your bill? WAPDA There are two options you can use. First, you can check the bill through this mobile application. Or, you can also check it through these steps: Locate your … Read more