In a major development, a National Assembly Panel on Thursday connected the approval of legal changes to prohibit financial transactions from unjustified persons with the ability of taxators to develop an independent and credible online platform to determine the real value of people’s assets. The condition came a day after Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said […]
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Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns about the provision of RS344 billion. Grants to different sectors without approval from the National Assembly. Sources said the multilateral lenders called the grant of defense, independent power producers (IPPs) and other sectors without Nodded by parliament a violation of the Govt-IMF Agreement. The federal government
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Karachi: Pakistan hit the rock floor in the latest global gender gap index prepared in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2025 on Thursday, with its total parity score, which fell from last year’s 57% to 56.7%. The Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) benchmarks annually the current state and development of gender
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Listen to article Islamabad: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted a magic form of dust storms and rain-thunder shows with occasional holes in upper and central parts of the country from 13 to 16 June. The prevailing serious heatwave conditions are likely to fall during this period. According to Met Office, humid currents were currently
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Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) stopped the FIA on Thursday to harass the former Senator Farhatullah Babar and issued messages to the relevant parties and searched their answers in the last week of this month. IHC Justice Inam Amin Minhas heard the petition filed by Babar through lawyers Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha under
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Islamabad: The United States Chargé d’Affaires, Natalie Baker called on Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday to discuss questions of mutual interest. DPM/FM confirmed Pakistan’s commitment to Common Objectives and improved cooperation with the United States in international forums, especially in the light of Pakistan’s UN Membership by Security Council (2025-2026). Both sides emphasized
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Washington: US President Donald Trump claimed credit again on Thursday for relaxing recent India-Pakistan tensions and saying he prevented a potential nuclear war by using trade pressure and direct diplomacy. “I stopped a war between India and Pakistan, and I stopped it with trade,” Trump told journalists at a bill that signed. “Pakistan, now it
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Islamabad: On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued its detailed judgment in the Noor Mukadam killing case and maintained the death sentence of convicted Zahir Jaffar while commuting his separate death sentence for rape to life prison. In the 13 -page verdict, the Court described Jaffer as “a ruthless killer” who does not deserve sympathy, and
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Islamabad: The country’s defense minister, Khawaja Asif, started the controversy on Wednesday when he decorated a phenomenal increase in wages and quotas for the parents of the upper and lower parliamentary houses. “The huge increase in wages and the financial perks from the (National Assembly) speaking, Vice President, Senate President and Deputy Chairman falls under
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Islamabad: In a significant victory for Pakistan, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank have approved a $ 700 million concession loan for the REKO DIQ project, a major mining and resource development initiative. This approval, which was awarded during a board meeting in Washington, is a significant diplomatic victory for Pakistan and a
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