The government begins charging high-earning firms a Super Tax
After the new Finance Act 2023 went into effect, the government began charging higher-income businesses and people a Super Tax. The super tax’s income threshold has gone from 300 million to 500 million. On annual income surpassing 500 million rupees, a 10% super tax has been applied. 10% super taxContinue Reading
Cabinet will discuss the nine-point agenda
On Monday, July 3, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a cabinet meeting to go over a nine-point agenda. The summit will also discuss the subject of extending the stay of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, sources said on Saturday. The two-year extension for the Afghan refugees had terminated on June 30.Continue Reading
India confirms there are 417 Pakistanis in its prisons.
The Pakistani government on Saturday gave the Indian High Commission in Islamabad a list of 308 Indian detainees in Pakistan (42 civilian prisoners and 266 fishermen), in accordance with the terms of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access. The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi also received a list ofContinue Reading
Nawaz will stay an extra week in Dubai.
Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), is expected to stay in Dubai for an additional week. According to sources, the former prime minister will attend further crucial sessions. There will be consultations during the discussions aimed at bolstering the nation’s economic structure. On the other side,Continue Reading
The FIA launches a money-laundering investigation on Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Star Pakistani musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is the subject of an inquiry by the Federal inquiry Agency (FIA) over possible money laundering allegations. The investigation team has access to the star singer’s tax authorities’ declarations of assets. According to sources, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has given theContinue Reading
Pakistan denounces Sweden’s defilement of the Holy Quran.
On Thursday, Pakistan vehemently denounced the “despicable act” of the Holy Quran being publicly burned outside a mosque in Sweden in observance of Eidul Azha. A representative for the Foreign Office stated in a statement that such deliberate incitement to prejudice, hatred, and violence cannot be excused under the guiseContinue Reading
Wahab wishes Karachi residents a happy Eidul Azha.
On Thursday, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, the mayor of Karachi, congratulated the public on Eid al-Adha. Wahab visited many areas of the city and observed the removal of animal faeces. Along with government leaders and authorities, he landed in Chanesar Town. “The citizens should call the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board’sContinue Reading
Two sons drown at the Sohawa dam, judge
On Thursday, at least four individuals perished in a dam in Sohawa, including another district and sessions judge, his two kids, and his brother-in-law. Raja Mobeen was the additional district and sessions judge, according to rescue personnel. When the accident occurred while they were bathing, he was joined by hisContinue Reading
Zardari urges action to combat poverty
Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), urged all interested parties to work together on Wednesday to end poverty in the nation. “I would felicitate the Muslims throughout the world on the arrival of Eidul Azha,” Zardari stated in his Eid message. On Eid, we learnContinue Reading
28 people were hurt and 3 people died in car accidents in Karak, Khairpur, and Lahore.
At least three people were killed and 28 others were hurt in car accidents on Tuesday night in Karak, Khairpur, and Lahore. Details indicate that the first incident happened near Karak, when the driver and cleaner of a caravan died when it rolled over owing to brake failure in RangeenContinue Reading