ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday approved a series of amendments to the laws aimed at providing exemptions from income tax, sales tax and customs duties to the port and the Gwadar free zone until 2039, but could not decide how to give legal coverage to the decision. A meeting of the Cabinet's Economic Coordination Committee […]
ISLAMABAD: The main opposition of the Pakistan-Nawaz Muslim League (PML-N) has "condemned" the government movement to transfer judges to hear cases against party leaders and asked the President of the Supreme Court to Pakistan, Asif Saeed Khosa, take note of what they described as "obvious" and a dazzling attack on the judiciary by the executive.
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the Afghan allegation of bombing along the border, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that Pakistani troops only responded in self-defense when they were attacked by terrorists based on Afghan soil and asked Kabul to fulfill his commitment to eliminate terrorist hiding places throughout the country. Afghan border “As a matter of policy, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy and its companies were severely criticized on Wednesday by the ruling party and opposition lawmakers for alleged corruption, mismanagement and lack of progress in development activities in the electricity sector. While members of the Pakistan-Nawaz Muslim League opposition left a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Energy Committee in protest,
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered the authorities interested in the federal capital and two provinces, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to develop a plan to provide relief to the masses and ensure the stability of commodity prices. "A system of this type must be designed to ensure that no additional burden is placed on
A picture of Sarah Taylor, a British female cricket team player with a half naked blow, was infected with the virus on the Internet. Sarah Taylor debuted against India in the 2006 T20. Shee conducted 126 ODI, 90 T20 and 10 tests in the UK. Shee is also the opening of the British team. She
Security and rail officials said Friday that six people were injured when a bomb exploded along a railway track in southwest Pakistan. The train traveled from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, to the eastern metropolis of Lahore when one of the vehicles was damaged by the explosion of the main railway track. Aammir Baloch, a
Alhaji Musa, who lives in the village of Urma in northwestern Cassina, Nigeria, said more than 100 bandits are "shooting from every angle." Nigerian authorities deployed special forces in the early April of this year to fight hijackers and bandits. (Reuters Archive) More than 50 Raids including pregnant women and children Seven villagers in Reuters
The Cyber Crimes Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) briefly held a television host of Sindh TV on Wednesday to interrogate him on charges of harassment and blackmail online. According to agency officials, KTN TV Presenter Sahar Shah Rizvi had approached the FIA with a complaint of online harassment and blackmail at the hands
City pulse Space of time The Canvas Gallery hosts an art exhibition titled “Space in Time” and exhibits works by 23 new artists by August 29. Call 021-35861523 for more information. Five statements The ArtKaam Gallery will host an exhibition of arts by Ahmed Anwer, Farrah Mahmood, Kausar Iqbal, Sumaira Amin, and Syed A Irfan,
