Author Archives: Aly Bukshi

The nation of more than 220 million people was in talks with the international lender to seek another bailout by enacting the strict reforms mandated by its mission while it is dealing with the greatest economic crisis in recent memory. IMF representatives were in the South Asian country for more than a week to resolve [...]

The action was taken as a result of concerns voiced by both tourists and the police regarding street entertainers brandishing fake firearms. Street performers have to submit an application and satisfy all requirements stipulated by the authorities in order to be granted a licence. The licencing procedure may still include auditions, as is typical in [...]

The crackdown was initiated as a result of the POL product shortage that occurred in various province-wide cities. The fuel that was seized is estimated to be worth 630 million rupees. In Sheikhupura, Kasur, Gujrat, Muzaffargarh, and other places, police teams raided a number of filling stations and storage depots and seized oil tankers. On [...]

The Lahore High Court (LHC) was informed by Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Thursday that he was not required to set a date for the elections because the provincial assembly had not been dissolved. The governor made this statement in response to a petition that citizen Munir Ahmed had filed against him for failing to [...]

NA Committee Makes a Vocal Decision to Fire High-ranking officers from CAA and PIA received reprimands for disobeying the National Assembly's special committee, which is in charge of rehiring discharged employees. PIA and CAA officials The committee demanded the expulsion of the aviation secretary, CAA Director General (DG), and PIA CEO in a letter to [...]

Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah, the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), gave the business community assurances on Thursday that the FTO would immediately investigate allegations of excessive harassment of traders moving legitimately acquired and tax-paid items by tax inspectors of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The newly established Regional FTO office in Hyderabad was officially opened, [...]

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) granted PIA permission to do check maintenance in Islamabad, marking a big victory for the company. With the ability to now undertake Check-A maintenance on its A320 aircraft, PIA's engineering in Islamabad has made significant progress. An A320 aircraft (AP-BLU) was authorised for service after passing Check-1A and other [...]

The committee discussed the most recent LPG blast events during its meeting on Thursday, which was presided over by Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmad. The committee stated that it is crucial for all LPG producing businesses to fall under the purview of the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority in order to ensure that LPG usage is [...]

The automaker increased prices by as much as Rs. 350,000 on selected models, just a few weeks after its last price adjustment. The new prices will take effect on February 9th, 2023, and include federal excise duty (FED) and sales tax, but not advance income tax. The following are the revised prices for some of [...]

Pakistan's Pak Suzuki Motors has announced the shutdown of its automobile plant for almost a week due to a shortage of inventory. The reason for this is that commercial banks have refused to open letters of credit for importers due to the lack of foreign currency. There has been a severe impact on the country's [...]

On Tuesday night, police and security forces conducted a joint operation in Lakki Marwat that resulted in the neutralization of at least 12 terrorists. The authorities have confirmed that the terrorists were members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group, who were responsible for killing six policemen in December 2022. According to the law enforcement [...]

The change occurs a week after 43 National Assembly (MNA) members of the former government, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, petitioned a court to nullify notices that the NA speaker had accepted resignations and that seats had been declared empty by the election commission. The petition was decided by Justice Shahid Karim of the LHC, who barred the [...]

Imran Khan, former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief, spoke recently with foreign media representatives about the current political situation. In reference to his removal from power last year by an opposition no-confidence vote, he stated that the nation has for the first time ever refused a "regime change operation." According to [...]

Due to a "restricted supply," many gas stations across Punjab, including those in the provincial capital Lahore, are running out of fuel during the ongoing economic crisis. Numerous people from various cities reported that there wasn't any fuel in the gas stations, however there were long lines at the petrol pumps that only had a [...]

A bus crash near the Harban area in Upper Kohistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has resulted in the death of at least 25 passengers. As the passenger bus was traveling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi, it collided with an abandoned vehicle, resulting in both vehicles plunging into a ditch. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred as a result of [...]

Microsoft Corp has recently launched an advanced iteration of its Bing search engine and Edge Web browser, equipped with an updated version of OpenAI's ChatGPT technology. At present, this new version is only available as a "desktop limited preview" and users can join a waitlist to gain access to the search engine by logging into [...]