In line with the Federal Board of Revenue’s strategy to enhance anti-smuggling enforcement and facilitate legitimate trade, Syed Shakeel Shah, Member (Customs Operations), FBR, Islamabad, accompanied by Mr. Basit Maqsood Abbasi, Chief Collector of Customs Enforcement, Islamabad, undertook an official visit to Customs House Quetta on 8th and 9th January, 2026. The visiting dignitaries were […]
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Pentagon to send 320 more troops to US-Mexico border
The US Defense Department announced Monday it would deploy around 320 additional troops to the southern border with Mexico to support immigration officials. The troops, set to deploy until the end of September, will add to around 2,900 active duty military and 2,000 National Guard members currently posted to the border. Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel […]
Public transporters
Sir: I would like to draw the government’s attention towards criminal behaviour of those operating the public transport system. Conductors on public buses often overload their vehicles and misbehave. They also over-charge frequently which leads to arguments and brawls. I, on the behalf of the public, request the authorities to make them bound to paste […]
Trump sees progress in China talks but doesn’t predict success
President Donald Trump on Friday said talks with Beijing were making progress toward ending the trade war between the world’s two top economies, but he again stopped short of predicting success. “The China meeting was a big success,” Trump told reporters, discussing the latest round of shuttle diplomacy conducted this week in Washington. “I don’t […]