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Rawalpindi: With regard to the claims that were traded between his confidant, PTI cartridge-in-chief Imran Khan has maintained his sister Aleema Khan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur from issuing public statements against each other and have called the latter to a meeting Thursday (today). This was stated by PTI senator Ali Zafar, who […]

Islamabad: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb confirmed Pakistan’s obligation on Wednesday to raise tax collection to 11% of GDP at the end of the financial year despite the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), which lacks its quarterly target with RS198 billion. Aurangzeb told journalists after a parliamentary committee meeting that the negotiations with the IMF progressed

Islamabad/Lahore: Alarmed by the ghost of creeping provincialism, which was caused by tit-for-tate barbs over the flood response, the top leading of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will be hung in a bid to turn off tension and sage-coalition-coalition-coalition warmth. National Assembly speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq stepped in as a broker

Muzaffarabad/Islamabad: At least nine people, including three policemen, were killed after violence broke out in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on the third day of a general strike called by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) for reforms and public facilities in the region, officials said Wednesday. According to media reports, business and other activities

Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern about the extraordinary delay in the enforcement of the National Commission for Minority Rights Bill and called on the government to implement it without further delay in ensuring the protection of the fundamental rights of minorities. In an open letter addressed to President

Islamabad: In a major breakthrough in the investigation of the illegal sale of Pakistani citizens’ personal data, investigators identify 139 platforms that are allegedly involved in the racket it appeared on Wednesday. According to sources, cases are soon expected to be registered followed by arrests of those responsible. According to sources in the Ministry of

Islamabad: The National Assembly’s Sub -Committee of the Finance Committee noted on Wednesday that the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) proposal 2025 was not yet formally shared with them in writing, and observed that the proposed structural changes seemed to be aimed at transforming the panel into a government unit. The meeting of the subcommittee was

Islamabad: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has reported that the monsoon in June-August usually brought to over-Normal rainfall over most parts of the country, with almost 10 large rain-bearing systems leading to serious flooding in northern and eastern regions. However, the upcoming season is expected to bring a contrast pattern. According to PMD, probably under-Normal rainfall