ISLAMABAD: To get rid of the undue additional 5.5% taxes imposed to force unregistered businesses to get registered, Pakistan’s documented dairy sector has proposed an 18% sales tax on printed price, which will also discourage tax evasion. As an alternative, the industry is seeking a reduction in the standard sales tax from 18% to 10%,…
A goldsmith weighs gold jewellery inside a showroom. PHOTO: REUTERS Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Thursday, reflecting losses in the international market, impacting both investors and consumers. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold per tola decreased by Rs9,500, reaching Rs494,662. Similarly, the price of 10-gram gold…
MoUs aim to enhance cooperation across industrial sectors, strengthen economic, trade, and people-to-people ties President Asif Ali Zardari witnessed the signing of three MoUs between Pakistan and China in Changsha, covering water desalination in Karachi, agricultural technology, and cooperation in the tea sector. PHOTO: PPP Pakistan and China on Monday signed three memorandums of understanding…
Programme will allow selected persons to attend month-long training in host country LAHORE: While educational opportunities have been few and far between for gender minorities in Pakistan, a local NGO has stepped in to create an international platform for the development of the country’s transgender persons. The Gender Guardian (TGG), a non-governmental organisation working…
Susan Coyle becomes Australia’s first female army chief in a historic military leadership shift Newly appointed Chief of Army Lieutenant General Susan Coyle poses for photographers after a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, April 13, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Australia on Monday said a woman would lead its army for the first time…
Crisis leaves thousands of widows, patients & poor families without financial support RAWALPINDI: Due to a severe economic and financial crisis, the Zakat Department in Rawalpindi has failed to provide financial assistance to deserving beneficiaries for the past 10 months. This year, no Eid gifts were distributed on Eidul Fitr, and there are fears that…
LAHORE: More than 200,000 frontline polio workers and supervisors will participate in a vaccination campaign targeting over 23.3 million children under the age of five across Punjab from April 13. Addressing a ceremony on Thursday where the Punjab Emergency Operations Centre inaugurated the upcoming National Immunisation Days (NIDs), Provincial Minister for Health and Population Imran…
The clips are doctored through AI, and audio-visual analysis also revealed discrepancies Multiple people and accounts on X were sharing two videos since Wednesday, claiming that they show Indian soldiers announcing their resignations in protest against the Modi government’s apathy during Operation Sindoor. However, the clips are doctored through AI. On May 7, 2025, the…
ISLAMABAD: Amid road blockades linked to a second round of US-Iran ceasefire talks in Islamabad, the Attock Refinery Limited (ARL) has warned of a looming oil crisis, citing falling crude supplies and approached the GHQ to clear stranded crude tankers. The refinery, which processes 100% indigenous crude oil sourced from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the Potohar region,…
The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre where he tested positive for COVID-19 The second coronavirus case of Gilgit-Baltistan emerged on Wednesday, raising Pakistan’s tally of total confirmed cases to 20. The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre where he tested positive for…