Pakistan to host Billie Jean King Cup

Pakistan is set to script history as it prepares to host the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time, with 10 Asian women’s tennis teams confirmed to compete in the country in October, the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) announced on Sunday. “For the first time in Pakistan’s sporting history, 10 Asian women’s tennis teams…

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CDA under fire over housing irregularities

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allegedly retained unlawful possession of 1,083 government residences located in prime sectors of the federal capital under the jurisdiction of the Estate Office, while the authority has also allegedly failed to deposit the mandatory five per cent standard rent into the federal treasury since the time of allotment….

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Blue Area visitors protest parking charges

Patients, families face financial strain; traders warn footfall may decline further ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has once again come under criticism after imposing a Rs100 parking fee in Islamabad’s extended Blue Area, a move that residents say is causing significant hardship for ordinary citizens, patients, visitors and businesses. The extended Blue Area was…

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PML-Q fields 11 G-B candidates

ISLAMABAD: The PML-Q has issued party tickets to 11 candidates for the upcoming Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections, party spokesperson Mustafa Malik announced on Sunday. The candidates were finalised with the approval of parliamentary board chairman Chaudhry Salik Hussain. Members of the parliamentary board, including Tariq Hassan, Dr Muhammad Amjad, Malik Sameen, Kamran Usmani, and Niaz Khaskheli…

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Game-changing budget proposals

ISLAMABAD: In recent years, the annual federal budget of Pakistan has become a stereotypical exercise of repackaging and introduction of new taxes to increase the revenue and rhetoric of austerity measures. It is quite difficult to find any bold or game-changing ideas to go beyond a narrow fiscal umbrella. Interestingly, as preparations for the federal…

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