The Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government is unveiling the “toughest” federal budget for the next fiscal year 2022-23 in the National Assembly with an outlay of Rs9.5 trillion amid strict conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the revival of the $6 billion loan programme stalled since months over policy …
Read More »Parliamentarians protests against blasphemous remarks outside Indian HC
ISLAMABAD, Jun 10 : Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani along with members of the Senate from all political parties staged a protest demonstration on Friday in front of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad against blasphemous statement of BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The protest rally was attended by Deputy Chairman …
Read More »PM summons special cabinet meeting ahead of Budget
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned special federal cabinet meeting to be held today (Friday) in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will preside over the federal cabinet meeting to be held at the Prime Minister s office at 11:00am during which approval will be sought to present the Budget 2022-23 …
Read More »Italy searches for missing chopper; 4 Turks among 7 on board
By: Kazim Raza Bhatti Pride News ROME — Italian rescue crews resumed searching Friday for a helicopter carrying seven people, including four Turkish citizens, that went missing in a forested, mountainous area of northcentral Italy, authorities and Turkish news reports said. Italian firefighters and the Alpine rescue service said the …
Read More »ECP ISSUES REVISED SCHEDULE FOR SINDH LG POLLS
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued a fresh schedule for the second phase of local government elections in Sindh. As per the new schedule, candidates can submit their nomination papers till June 15. The ECP would scrutinize the nomination papers from June 17 to 19. Any …
Read More »BUDGET 2022-23: TAXES IMPOSED ON SENDING REMITTANCES VIA CREDIT, DEBIT CARDS
SLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to impose taxes on those sending remittances abroad via credit, debit and pre-paid cards, ARY News reported on Friday. The decision was announced by Finance Minister Miftah Ismail while presenting the Budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) in the National Assembly. Miftah Ismail said …
Read More »PM summons special cabinet meeting ahead of Budget
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned special federal cabinet meeting to be held today (Friday) in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will preside over the federal cabinet meeting to be held at the Prime Minister s office at 11:00am during which approval will be sought to present the Budget 2022-23 …
Read More »President approves national awards for slain Chinese teachers posthumously
ISLAMABAD, Jun 9 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi approved the conferment of Tamgha-i-Imtiaz on three Chinese teachers who were killed in a suicide blast took place in Karachi. On April 26, a female suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying faculty members of Karachi University’s Confucius Institute, killing three Chinese nationals …
Read More »IHC BARS POLICE FROM ARRESTING PTI LEADERS
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday barred police from arresting former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry, Qasim Suri, Sindh opposition leader Haleem Adil Sheikh and other PTI leaders in different cases registered against them in connection with May 25 ‘Azadi March IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition …
Read More »RAILWAYS HANDS OVER TEZGAM EXPRESS TO PRIVATE SECTOR
KARACHI: The Pakistan Railways has outsourced commercial management of three more passenger trains including Tezgam Express to the private sector in order to provide better facilities to passengers, According to well-placed sources, Pakistan Railways has outsourced three train services, which would now be run under the public-private partnership later this …
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