Retailers will be taxed, every sector will have to contribute to the tax net, Finance Minister Every effort has been made, for the first time, the IT sector exported 3.2 billion dollars. Things which have not been done for 75 years, we are now forced to do, talks with membersRead More →

Protesters camped in Islamabad, demand slashing petroleum levy, prices of essentials Thousands of Jamaat-e-Islami supporters have camped in Rawalpindi for a sit-in against inflation, new taxes  Government has formed three-member committee for negotiations which are scheduled to begin today  ISLAMABAD  (  WEB  NEWS   ) A Pakistani religious party protesting againstRead More →

JI’s Naeem-ur-Rehman vows to continue sit-in until demands are met Dismisses govt’s claim that negotiations with IPPs are impossible; calls for closure of several IPPs Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has vowed to continue the sit-in protest until the government meets their demands, saying they won’t back down without securingRead More →

FPCCI to approach Supreme Court, SIFC on IPPs issue LAHORE  (  WEB  NEWS   ) Former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwar ul Haq Kakar has said that the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) issue is the issue of the entire nation alongside the business community and that instead of point scoringRead More →

Pakistan FO rejects Indian PM’s anti-Pakistan comments. ISLAMABAD   (  WEB  NEWS   ) Pakistan rejected on Friday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments made in Ladakh earlier in the day and advised the nuclear armed neighbour to reflect its own campaign. “Bravado and jingoism undermine regional peace, and are totally counter-productiveRead More →

PTI calls off protest as Red Zone sealed The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf called off its protests planned for Friday while authorities began arresting PTI workers. “We approached the deputy commissioner of Islamabad on July 23 regarding our protest in Islamabad, but there was no decision taken. On July 24, we appealedRead More →

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Naeemur Rehman stated on Friday that the party would not end its sit-in until the demands RAWALPINDI   (  WEB NEWS   ) Negotiations took place between the local leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the district administration in Rawalpindi on Friday night. The meeting included the Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi,Read More →

Pakistan’s finance minister in Beijing to seek debt relief, say sources Minister to discuss reprofiling of $15 billion energy sector debt with China, say sources China has set up over $20 billion worth of planned energy projects in Pakistan ISLAMABAD  (   WEB  NEWS  ) Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb onRead More →

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to enhance cooperation in IT and cybersecurity Pakistan’s IT minister urges Saudi envoy to facilitate Pakistani companies in traveling, visa issues  Much of the growth in Pakistan’s IT sector is driven by the work of tech startups and freelancers ISLAMABAD   (  WEB  NEWS  ) Pakistan’s ITRead More →

FEDERAL CABINA.  Govt postpones decision on PTI ban in cabinet meeting The ruling alliance has also decided to challenge the recent decision of the Supreme Court ISLAMABAD  (  WEB  NEWS  ) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday, where a six-point agenda was deliberated, ExpressRead More →

Ex-PM Khan refuses to undergo polygraph, voice matching tests DSP Javed Asif then appealed to Khan, assuring him that police would ensure justice. The IHC chief justice remarked that police have become a “police state” Pti’s worker arrest case.  RAWALPINDI  (  WEB NEWS  ) Former prime minister Imran Khan hasRead More →

Pakistan adds 150,000 retailers to tax net, sees 30 percent revenue boost in last fiscal year. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb had a Zoom meeting with representatives of a global credit rating agency, Moody’s, The finance minister shares the details of the national economy with representatives of Moody’s in a virtualRead More →