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Capital remained blocked for second consecutive day
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital remained blocked for second consecutive day on Monday due to sit in of a right wing party …Tehreekp-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP).
The mobile service in Islamabad also remained suspended for the second day that…
Shaharyar Afridi: Kashmir dispute may lead to nuke conflict in region
ISLAMABAD, President Azad Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan , has saidIslamic renaissance could only save Muslims in Southeast Asia.
He was presiding over the international Kashmir Convention hosted by the World Kashmir Forum here on…
Global forums appreciate NAB awareness strategy
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman, Justice Javed Iqbal, on Friday presided over a meeting to review awareness and prevention strategy. The meeting was attended by Hussain Asghar, deputy chairman, NAB, Syed Asghar…
Farmers beaten instead of getting increase in wheat support price
Lahore: The Lahore police thrashed the farmers here on Wednesday who were on sit in to get their demands met by the Punjab government for increase in wheat and sugarcane support price.
The farmers had gathered at Thokar Niaz Baig Lahore…
JI chief: World Bank, IMF responsible for Pakistan’s economic meltdown
ISLAMABAD: Terming interest-based economic system as a major cause of exonmic crises in Pakistan, Jamaat-e- Islami (JI) chief , Senator Sirajul Haq , on Tuesday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was pushing the country…
FBR probe unearths benami transactions of billions in sugar sector
ISLAMABAD:Benami Zone II, Lahore has taken up the investigation of 5 sugar mills for the verification of benami transactions.
An official handout issued here said purchasers with the largest quantities as declared by the mills in their…
Jazz management moves court against FBR for respite, de-sealing of head office
ISLAMABAD: Following the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) punitive action of Wednesday, Jazz management on Thursday moved Islamabad High Court (IHC) for immediate remedy and de-sealing of its head office in Islamabad.
FBR had taken extreme…
FBR seals Jazz head office in Islamabad
I8SLAMABAD; The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) sealed in Islamabad head office of Jazz ...largest Telco in Pakistan..on October 28,2020.
Sources in FBR confirmed to NEWSMAM the action against Jazz over non-payment of taxes amounting to Rs…
World Bank to provide more than $1bn for Pakistan hydropower schemes
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has agreed to provide $1.15bn to fund two power projects in Pakistan, says a global construction review (GCR)..
The agreement was signed by Noor Ahmed, secretary of the Pakistan government’s Economic Affairs…