Property dealers, citizens reject new levy, term it additional burden on taxpayers RAWALPINDI: A 16 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) has been imposed on all rented properties across Rawalpindi district and the rest of Punjab, drawing strong reactions from citizens and property stakeholders. Under the new measures, all rented non-residential buildings and immovable properties…
All domestic and international approvals required for the transaction have been completed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is likely to be handed over to a new buyer by the end of June as the privatisation process enters its final stage, according to sources in the Privatisation Commission. All domestic and international approvals required for the…
Starmer led centre-left Labour Party to a landslide election win in 2024 but has become deeply unpopular British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, April 30, 2026. REUTERS Britain’s Observer newspaper said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for…
Prime minister will also hold bilateral talks with the US, Iran, Qatar in Switzerland Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Zurich along with his delegation. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Zurich on Sunday along with his delegation to participate in high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),…
BENGALURU: Three Indian-flagged tankers carrying more than 860,000 metric tons of oil and 94 Indian crew members have safely transited the Strait of Hormuz and are en route to India, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Saturday. Sonowal posted on X that the Desh Vaibhav, Desh Vibhor and Sanmar Herald had all completed the transit….
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US. Photo: Reuters US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran as both nations seek a durable end to their war while disagreeing over Iran’s claims that it had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz….
RAWALPINDI: The tragic death of a nine-year-old boy, who drowned after falling into an uncovered stormwater drain during the season’s first pre-monsoon rainfall, has exposed serious shortcomings in flood preparedness and public safety measures across Rawalpindi. The victim, Wisal, fell into a rainwater drain approximately 10 feet deep and seven feet wide near Kacha Stop…
ISLAMABAD: As the government scrambled on Saturday to deal with a blow to its draft auto policy, the top-ranking commerce ministry official said vehicle tariffs are being determined while duly taking into account the principles of trade liberalisation laid out in the National Tariff Policy (NTP). If the NTP is followed without deviation, customs duties…
MIRANSHAH: At least seven people were killed and three others injured in two consecutive improvised explosive device (IED) attacks targeting vehicles carrying local tribesmen in the Marka Bera area of Bannu district. According to police and local sources, the first explosion occurred in Marka Bera, an area falling under the jurisdiction of Ahmadzai Wazir Police…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered all inspectors general of police (IGPs) to devise and implement effective mechanisms for the protection of girls attending schools, colleges, and universities, particularly regarding complaints of harassment, stalking, and other offences. In an 18-page judgment authored by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar while hearing an appeal against a death sentence awarded…