This undated file photograph shows Pakistani girl Saman Abbas who went missing in May 5, 2021, in Italy. PHOTO: COURTESY/ARAB NEWS Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation — the country’s highest appeals court — rejected appeals against the life sentences handed down to the relatives of Saman Abbas, the 18-year-old Pakistani teenager who was murdered in…
. The government’s endeavour to bring in retailers with a favourable tax slab is appreciated. The intention is not only to ease complex accounting processes – as around three million retailers countrywide are currently untaxed – but also to bolster the exchequer with a decent turnover. The recent proposal introduces a voluntary income tax regime…
Mine’s operator denies a report by the Financial Times that the project could be forced to shut down within a month The hills near the proposed site of the Reko Diq copper mine in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan are seen in this undated 2010 photo— REUTERS The federal government said on Wednesday it was stepping…
MANCHESTER: Manchester United on Tuesday announced the signing of Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa for a reported fee of £35 million ($47 million). The 29-year-old, who has signed a five-year deal at Old Trafford, has just returned from the World Cup, where he captained Belgium to the quarter-finals. He is the club’s third signing of the…
Bodies of a missing ASF inspector, ex-CTD corporal, and two others were recovered from Quetta’s Shaban area Police on Wednesday recovered four bodies from the Shaban area of Quetta, including those of missing security personnel and a police officer who had been abducted nearly a month ago. According to sources, the victims were identified as…
Investigation launched to examine circumstances, determine negligence and assign responsibility The Lahore district administration on Wednesday sealed a private water park in Batapur after a nine-year-old girl allegedly became trapped in a drainage pipe and died during pool-draining operations, while police arrested three officials of the facility in connection with the incident. The incident occurred…
MUMBAI: Indian badminton star Pusarla Venkata Sindhu said Wednesday that “everybody is beatable” as she targets a medal at the world championships on home soil in New Delhi next month. Sindhu won the world title in 2019 and also captured Olympic silver in Rio in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo five years later. The 31-year-old is a massive…
Trade pact cuts tariffs on thousands of goods and expands market access for services firms and professionals Garment workers stitch clothes at a textile factory in Noida, India, July 31, 2025—REUTERS India and Britain’s trade pact took effect on Wednesday, cutting tariffs on thousands of goods and expanding market access for services firms and professionals…
Warns against tax collection from tribal areas, challenges authorities to visit the region, witness ground realities Governor K-P Faisal Karim Kundi. Photo: File Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday made it clear that the people of the erstwhile tribal areas would not pay taxes until they were granted their rightful share under the National…
LONDON: Stuart Broad believes England must add an extra fast bowler to their attack if they are to be competitive at next year’s 50-over World Cup in southern Africa. Three days on from on leapfrogging India at the top of the T20 world rankings, England’s poor form in one-day international cricket continued with a decisive…