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US CONGRESS PANEL TO KEEP HEARTING ABOUT ‘POLITIC PACKING IN PACISTAN’

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Listen to article Tom Lanto’s Human Rights Commission for the US Congress is holding a consultation to investigate the ‘ongoing oppression of political opposition’ in Pakistan, according to a message published on the Commission’s official site. The consultation, which is scheduled to be held in person and streamed online on July 16 at 1 p.m. […]

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Over 110 died since the end of June when the monsoon rains create destruction in Pakistan

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Monsoon Rains in Pakistan has been linked to more than 110 deaths including dozens of children since they arrived in late June, according to government figures released Monday. Data from the National Disaster Agency between June 26 and July 14 showed that electrocution was the leading cause of death, followed by flash floods. At the

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Light tax burden for low -income groups a priority, says Prime Minister Shehbaz

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Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the expansion of Pakistan’s tax base and facilitating the burden of citizens with lower income was among the highest priorities of the government as he reviewed the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) ongoing digitalisation and reform efforts. Sharif, who was chairman of a high-level meeting on Monday,

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Serious monsoon weather triggers red warnings in multiple provinces

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Pakistan’s meteorological authorities have issued red warnings across several provinces as powerful Monsun systems threaten to trigger flash floods, landslides and urbanundation through Tuesday 15 July. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned that “heavy to very heavy rain” could release flash flows in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, parts of Balochistan, Kashmir, Islamabad and Rawal Pindi. Hill Torrents in

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Pakistan, Iran and Iraq to create joint working group for pilgrim facilitation

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Listen to article Islamabad: Pakistan, Iran and Iraq agree to establish a joint working group to streamline travel arrangements for pilgrims after a trilateral conference on the countries’ domestic ministers held in Tehran on Monday. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who spoke at the meeting, thanked his Iranian colleague Eskandar Momeni for hosting the conference at

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Finance Minister rejects criticism of FBR POWERS as ‘propaganda’

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The federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday rejected the criticism of the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) improved powers, called it “propaganda” and confirmed that the new authority was approved legally and designed only to counter large-scale VAT fraud. In a speech with journalists at the Overseas Championships for Trade and Industry (OICCI), Aurangzeb

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