The number of tax filers has doubled from last year’s 1.6 million to 3.2 million till date whereas 723,000 new filers have registered themselves, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the finance czar added that the credit ratings have gone forward, and “we will continue this journey till […]
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth at 3.2% during FY25, compared to 2.4% recorded in the last fiscal year. The projection is higher than the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) projection, which expected GDP to grow by a moderate 2.8% in the ongoing fiscal year. IMF in its report noted that inflation
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A protest by participants of a Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) rally attempting to march towards the U.S. Consulate escalated into violence, prompting police to take strict action. Following the martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah, different politico-religious parties stage protest in different parts of Pakistan including Karachi. A Law enforcement resorted to lathi charge, tear gas shelling, and
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People across five states in the southeast United States have been left stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue after devastating Hurricane Helene killed at least 63 people and caused massive power outages. More than 2.6 million customers were still without electricity across 10 states from Florida in the southeast to Indiana in the Midwest as
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The federal government of Pakistan is likely to announce a modest hike in petrol prices for the first fortnight of October 2024, contrary to previous reports claiming another cut in petroleum prices. As per the details, reports said the petrol price would be slightly increased by 11 paisas while the high-speed diesel price would be
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The situation became tense in and around Rawalpindi today, Saturday, as police fired tear gas shells to disperse hundreds of supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party ahead of its planned protest in the city. Security had been beefed up with containers placed at the entry and exit points of the
At least 32 people have been killed and 12 others reported missing, according to officials, as incessant rains in Nepal have unleashed floods and landslides during the last 24 hours. More than 3,000 security personnel were deployed to assist rescue efforts with helicopters and motorboats on Saturday, as parts of the country, including the capital
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Secretary General and National Assembly member Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has declared that his party will not support Justice Qazi Faez Isa in the ongoing constitutional amendment process.Ad powered by advergic.com Maulana Abdul Ghafoor expressed this stance while speaking informally with journalists at Parliament House. Maulana Haideri criticised Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s decision
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The Israeli army has officially announced that the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli attack on Friday evening. Israeli forces have killed Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, the army’s Arabic-speaking spokesman Avichay Adraee said on Saturday, a day after an Israeli attack on the southern outskirts of Beirut.
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Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir assured Karachi’s business community of measures to improve their operational environment, including a reduction in industrial electricity tariffs and the repair of damaged roads in the city’s industrial zones, according to sources familiar with the meeting. During his visit to Karachi on Friday, Gen Munir engaged
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