The minister urged citizens to always demand a proper receipt while making payments and to discourage businesses that refuse to issue e-bills or accept digital payments. photo:file LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has said the provincial government will achieve its revenue targets in the new fiscal year without imposing any additional tax…
. ISLAMABAD: The sixth round of Pakistan-Bulgaria bilateral political consultations was held in Islamabad on Tuesday. The Pakistan delegation was led by Ambassador Ayesha Ali, Additional Secretary Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Bulgarian delegation was headed by Ambassador Petko Doykov, Director General for Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of…
Says demonstrations would continue until the government provided meaningful relief to the public LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced nationwide protests on July 10 against the petroleum levy, rising fuel prices, inflation, and what he termed the government’s ineffective economic policies. Speaking at a news conference in Lahore, Rehman said the…
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday again warned the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government and the federal authorities against delaying local government (LG) elections, directing them to submit all pending delimitation notifications before July 28. The tenure of the LGs in the K-P ended on March 15 this year. Under the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Local Government…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed Adiala Jail authorities to submit a detailed report on allegations that PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi are being held in solitary confinement, observing that such serious claims of unlawful treatment in prison cannot be ignored or dismissed without first hearing the respondents and…
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hold a bilateral meeting, ahead of their participation in a NATO summit, in Ankara. Photo: REUTERS WASHINGTON/ANKARA: The US military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early on Wednesday hours after revoking a temporary sanctions waiver for oil export, following three tankers were struck…
Five crew members were on board; PAF aircraft, PN ATR take part in search operation ISLAMABAD: A cargo aircraft en route to Karachi from Sharjah reportedly disappeared over the Arabian Sea near Karachi after developing a technical fault, prompting a major search and rescue operation involving the Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air Force and other agencies….
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the “first-ever” four-year Hajj policy and plan (20272-2030), directing authorities to complete digitisation of the operation to ensure “better” facilities for pilgrims. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired the meeting of the federal cabinet, where the participants were given a detailed briefing on the latest long-term Hajj policy. The…
ARLINGTON: Substitute Mikel Merino scored a late winner to put Spain in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal and end Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career on Monday. The European champions will face the United States — the only one of the co-hosts remaining — or Belgium on Friday in Los Angeles. In front…
Terrorists ambush police in Kach Mangi area of Ziarat Two SHOs, ATF in-charge among martyrs Police, FC and CTD QUETTA: Security forces killed 15 terrorists belonging to the banned Fitna-al-Khawarij in a major intelligence-based operation in the rugged mountains of Ziarat, hours after nine policemen were martyred in a terrorist attack, police said on Tuesday….