Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Thursday that there was nothing wrong with taxing the affluent because they were “able to pay” as he talked about the government imposing additional taxes on industries and wealthy citizens. “In Pakistan, it is the poor who have always suffered the burden of taxes,” …
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IT may be a given that the country’s security establishment would take the lead in talks with the banned TTP, but it was important that this hugely consequential issue be part of a more inclusive process. And that is the direction in which matters at last seem to be moving. …
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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Thursday that 43 per cent of about $35 billion worth of foreign-funded projects were problematic — either not progressing well or unable to deliver the desired outcomes. At a review meeting of the National Coordination Committee on foreign-funded projects, the ministry reported …
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ISLAMABAD: Amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases in the country, the federal cabinet on Tuesday reduced the price of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug administered to Covid-19 patients. The price of 100mg IV injection has been reduced from Rs2,300 to Rs1,892, said Federal Minister Abdul Qadir Patel. “It will help the …
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ISLAMABAD: In a major step towards conduct of the first-ever digital census in the country, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on Monday signed a contract that will enable the former to ensure population data collection and compilation with precision and accuracy within …
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• NDMA issues alert for torrential rains causing landslides, urban flooding • FWO clearing Jaglot-Skardu road • Tourists advised against travelling at night, during rain • Over 100kmph winds recorded in Lahore ISLAMABAD / GILGIT / PESHAWAR: As rain-triggered landslides have blocked a major road at multiple locations in the …
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HOW much does a packet of ghee cost? Rs650 a kilo if you ask the well-heeled; Rs300, humiliation and a few hours of waiting for those less fortunate. The air inside the Diwan-e-Khas Utility Store on Gizri Boulevard is rank with desperation. Tired citizens, both young and old, have lined …
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LAHORE: Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi says the governor has taken an illegal step by issuing an ordinance to place Punjab Assembly under the law secretary. Speaking to former Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, who called on him at his residence, Mr Elahi said “an attempt has been made by the …
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LOCATED as the country is in a tough neighbourhood, and confronting multiple external and internal crises, it is essential that Pakistan’s foreign policy is progressive and receptive to swiftly changing global realities, without compromising on principles. In this regard, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s comments made at a think tank in Islamabad recently …
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KARACHI: Marred by low turnout, mismanagement on part of the Election Commission and poor performance of the law-enforcement agencies, the by-election in Karachi’s NA-240 turned into a deadly episode on Thursday. Armed attacks, clashes between workers of rival parties and an assault on election camps left at least one man …
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