Islamabad: The government will begin to receive applications for the official Hajj scheme from August 4 after the Federal Cabinet’s approval of Hajj policy 2026. Elections are made after a first-come, first-served basis in line with the Saudi timeline. The Federal Minister of Religious Affairs and Interreligious Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousaf said Pakistan has been […]
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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started a steady start to the financial year by reaching its first-month goal, collecting RS755 billion in revenue on the back of improved benefit in indirect taxes as both tax machines and dealers are waiting for clarity on several unresolved questions. The preliminary collection exceeded the monthly target
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Islamabad: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasts on Thursday widespread rain winds and thunderstorms in various parts of the country Friday with warning of flash river in vulnerable districts. PMD expected rain in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Northeast Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Kashmir, while 40% chance of rain and thunderstorms in Islamabad. It said a warm and
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Listen to article Gilgit: On Thursday, the Gilgit-Baltista (GB) government declared an emergency in 37 flood-ridden areas throughout the region after catastrophic flash floods claiming at least 10 lives, left several tourists missed, causing an estimated RS20 billion damage. According to a review issued by the Gilgit-Baltist Home Department, the Disaster-Hit designation has been used
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Listen to article Islamabad: The government cut Thursday the price of gasoline with RS7.54 per Liters while raising the price of high -speed diesel (HSD) with RS1.48 per Liter for the next two weeks. The HSD price increase comes into force from August 1, 2025. However, it has reduced the price of gasoline to the
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When the opposition’s All Parties Conference (APC) began in Islamabad on Thursday, senior political leaders called for the restoration of democracy, constitutional supremacy and an end to what they described as constructed politics and legal victims. With a firm call to restore democracy and maintain people’s will, the PTI chairman’s barrister Gohar Ali Khan declared
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Listen to article Islamabad: As the government is tightened at the fine points of the US Pakistani trade agreement, background discussions suggest that Washington may have gained market access to zero-duty rates in return for investing in critical sectors and providing Islamabad with regional peers. Field Marshal Asim Munir’s meeting with President Donald Trump and
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Islamabad: A sub -committee for the Na Standing Committee on Information Technology met on Thursday to review the ongoing question of outstanding quota owed by long -distance and international (LDI) companies for PTA. The panel decided to seek legal opinion from the Ministry of Justice regarding the question of recovery. During the meeting, the PTA
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Islamabad: In an astonishing reveal, the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) revealed shopping plan for the 2025-26 financial year that RS180.36 million out of a total of RS560 million will be used exclusively on the purchase of computer paper. According to the shopping plan’s documents released by FBR, RS5 million is earmarked for refreshments, including
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Islamabad: National Highway Authority (NHA) informed the National Assembly’s Standing Committee for Communication that soil uptake for M-6 Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway project was expected to commence within a month. The M-6 project is scheduled to begin in April 2026 with funding from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). NHA told the committee that it has requested prior
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