Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif criticized the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for lagging behind in development. She said the province was “still living in the stone age” while Punjab embraced modern technology and education programs. Her remarks came during a laptop distribution event at a Gujrat university on Monday, drawing sharp political attention. CM […]
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FIA books ex-FBR chief over Rs16bn tax refund scandal
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a case against prominent chartered accountant and former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Shabbar Zaidi for allegedly authorising illegal income tax refunds worth Rs16 billion during his tenure in the PTI government. According to sources, the case has been filed by the FIA’s Anti-Corruption Circle, accusing […]
PM won’t compromise on country’s sovereignty: Farrukh Habib
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would never compromise on the sovereignty of the country. He said that Pakistan has a clear stance on the Ukraine conflict that both Russia and Ukraine must resolve their mutual differences through peaceful dialogue, adding that despite […]
Rahu asks federal govt to treat federating units fairly
BADIN: Sindh Minister for Agriculture Mohammad Ismail Rahu has said that functionaries of the Imran Khan-led PTI government have always tried to push Sindh to darkness through their myopic policies. Rahu speaking to the media persons here on Tuesday, deplored that rulers sitting in Islamabad had no plans to boost the agriculture sector and provide […]
Crackdown on proscribed outfits launched with consensus: Afridi
Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi has said that the federal and provincial government have launched an unprecedented crackdown against proscribed organisations and that all political stakeholders have been taken into confidence over the issue. Briefing a group of diplomats here on Thursday on the government’s actions against the proscribed organisations, the interior […]
Whitening black money
Reportedly, the PTI government is planning to introduce a new tax amnesty scheme aimed to attract non-filers and those filers having undeclared local and foreign assets. Since talks for a bail-out package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are ongoing, the finance ministry chalked out this strategy in order to increase tax net and returns […]
Govt introduces one window option to register new companies online
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government on Wednesday has introduced an online tax payment option for the business community to register a new company through ‘one window’. Pakistan’s Board of Investment Chairman Haroon Sharif and Prime Minister’s (PM) Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood in a joint press conference said that that PM Imran Khan has […]
Govt to avail 19th IMF program: Asad Umer
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umer on Wednesday has confirmed that the government is going to avail the 19th program of International Monetary Fund (IMF). “We are going to take 19th IMF program. However, this would be the last IMF program of Pakistan,” the finance minister said, while speaking to a private news channel. “PTI government […]
Minor conflicts within party ranks are a normal phenomenon: Fawad Ch
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that minor conflicts within the ranks of the party are a normal phenomenon. The federal minister in a press conference said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is our supreme leader and his decisions are decisive. “Nobody should remain in fallacy that a crisis […]
PTI govt cuts down PM house expenses from one billion to few lakhs: Fawad Ch
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has brought down the expenses of the Prime Minister House from around Rs 1 billion to few lakhs. Addressing a press conference, the information minister said that when former prime minister Nawaz Sharif left the office, there was a debt of RS 28,000 […]