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LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to provide loader rickshaws to union councils for the ‘Suthra Punjab program’. The decision was taken during a video link meeting of divisional commissioners, and deputy commissioners held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman at Civil Secretariat. The meeting reviewed the implementation of a reduction in the price of Roti, ‘Suthra...

PESHAWAR: Director General KPRA held a meeting with Accountant General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to discuss issues relating to withholding of Sales Tax on Services from bills processed through AG office. Accountant General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Naseer Uddin Sarwar welcomed DG KPRA Fouzia Iqbal to his office for the meeting. Advisor to KPRA on Tax Enforcement Fazal Amin Shah and Assistant Collector (Withholding) Hizbullah...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought record from Zartaj Gul's counsel on a petition, seeking removal of her name from the Exit Control List (ECL). IHC’s Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri heard the petition filed by Zartaj Gul seeking removal of her name from the ECL to perform Hajj. During the hearing, the state counsel informed the court that...

PESHAWAR: In continuation of its enforcement drive across the province, to improve tax compliance and discourage tax evasion, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has conducted raids on business premises of non-compliant taxpayers in Peshawar and Mardan on the directives of DG KPRA Fouzia Iqbal.  A team of KPRA Peshawar including Assistant Collector Khalid Mansoor, Assistant Collector Roohullah Khan, Assistant...

ISLAMABAD: The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and Khas Technology Solutions (KTS), formalized a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate for developing IT enabled solutions and conduct online professional training programs focused at high skilled HRD in various fields including Information and Communication Technology (ICT), DevSecOps, Information and Cyber Security (I&CS), Management, Business,...

RAWALPINDI: The Additional and District and Sessions Court Rawalpindi on Thursday rejected a plea seeking to initiate legal proceedings against former divisional commissioner Liaquat Chatta on charges of electoral misconduct in the general elections. Additional District and Sessions Judge Hakim Khan issued a two-page verdict, dismissing the application against Chatta, citing the ongoing investigations by both the Election Commission and...

MULTAN: Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and MNA Zain Qureshi on Thursday declared that the PTI was willing to sit around the negotiating table with political forces if the government accepts their three demands. “The PTI is willing to engage with all political forces if the government accept their three demands – the formation of a judicial commission to investigate...

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday rejected a plea challenging the appointment of Ishaq Dar as Deputy Prime Minister. The LHC rejected the petition, terming it inadmissible. Earlier, Dar’s appointment as Deputy Prime Minister was challenged in the Sindh High Court (SHC). The petition was filed by Tariq Mansoor, arguing that the notification on the appointment of Ishaq Dar as Deputy...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed Wednesday to hold election debates in June and September, with the rivals trading barbs about their first on-stage meetings in nearly four years. The sudden agreement, ending months of uncertainty over whether the debates would happen at all, came after Biden, 81, challenged his scandal-tinged Republican rival to "make my day." Trump,...

WASHINGTON: The Chinese Embassy to the US on Wednesday denounced the US government's recent move to increase tariffs on a range of Chinese products, saying it violates WTO rules and international law, and will hurt American enterprises and consumers. U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday the completion of a review of China's trade practices under Section 301 of the...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the progress in China-Russia relations is attributable to the two countries' commitment to the five principles of mutual respect, win-win cooperation, lasting friendship, strategic coordination, and fairness and justice. President Xi made the remarks during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their talks at the Great Hall...

China and the US held their first meeting of intergovernmental dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI) in Geneva on Tuesday local time. Both sides engaged in in-depth, professional, and constructive exchanges of views on AI technology risks, global governance, and other issues of mutual concern, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The meeting was co-chaired by Yang Tao, Director-General of...

KARACHI: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday banned the entry of officials of the intelligence agencies within the courtrooms premises. Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri took the decision in view of the a letter by six IHC judges alleging "interference" of intelligence agencies in the affairs of the courts. On March 27, six IHC judges, including Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice...

ISLAMABAD: Modi-ruled India has once again led the world in the number of state-sanctioned internet shutdowns in 2023, marking the sixth consecutive year that New Delhi has topped the global list and raising serious concerns about the state of digital freedom in the country. According to Kashmir Media Service, digital rights and privacy organisation Access Now in its latest report...

AT PENPOINT Now that a year has passed, and now that elections have been held, the nation still faces the dilemma it did a year ago, when the attacks on military installations, and martyrs’ memorials had taken place, in reaction to the arrest of PTI chairman Imran Khan from the premises of the Islamabad High Court by Rangers personnel in...