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The government will impose taxes amounting to approximately Rs 170 billion to revive the loan program. Dar confirmed receipt from the IMF of the draft Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) and reminded the public that the program being implemented was signed by the previous Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to him, the current [...]

The High Court of Pakistan announced the reserved judgement and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce the schedule and conduct the elections in Punjab within 90 days as per the Constitution. The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) had earlier approached the LHC and claimed that the ECP with the assistance of the [...]

A Rangers vehicle is seen speeding through an intersection during the incident on CCTV when a silver car does a U-turn. The biker gets struck by the Rangers' vehicle as the driver leans slightly to the left, causing him to fall to the ground. Three staff members approach the citizen without even checking on him [...]

During a recent interview with Voice of America (Urdu), former Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that former Chief of Army Staff General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa admitted to being behind the removal of Khan's government. According to Khan, the United States and Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi were involved in the "regime change" operation. [...]

The FBR issued directives to all Chief Collectors/Directors General/Collectors of Customs and Directors General/Chief Commissioners of Inland Revenue on Friday regarding this. The majority of the FBR field formations, despite repeated orders from the Board from time to time, are not updating the HRIS data, according to the FBR's direction to the field formations. The [...]

Dr. Usman Anwar, Punjab's Inspector-General of Police, informed the ECP of the growing threat of terrorism in the province and the difficulties involved in conducting peaceful elections. The Punjab IGP, in a meeting presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner, Sikander Sultan Raja, explained that a police operation is currently underway in rural areas of [...]

In order to provide security during the elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requested that the interior ministry obtain the assistance of the armed forces.   The Ministry of Defence, in a letter to the interior ministry, regretfully informed that it could not provide the deployment of Rangers and FC forces due to the [...]

Unscrupulous traders and black marketers have used these locations to store and hoard petroleum products for the purpose of making inventory gains.   As a result of a correspondence sent to the Chief Secretary of Punjab, OGRA alerted the authorities to the illegal activities taking place in these storage facilities and how these practices are [...]

Earlier today the Islamabad Session Court dismissed the bail application of Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, the former interior minister. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed the chairman of Awami Muslim League (AML) and Alley of Imran Khan is in the custody of Murree Police and facing the charge of plotting the murder of former president Asif Ali Zardari . [...]

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 [...]