Politics

UK House of Commons delegation calls on Finance Minister in Islamabad

A delegation of United Kingdom’s House of Commons including Khalid Mahmood, Tahir Ali, Imran Hussain, Yasmin Qureshi and M. Yaseen called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad today.Bilateral relations as well as issues of regional importance wer…

Politics

Pervez Ashraf reschedules sitting of NA to be held on Monday

Speaker National Assembly has rescheduled sitting of the National Assembly to be held on Monday at 10:00 am instead of 5:00 pm.Besides, Joint Session of the Parliament will also resume on Monday at 4.00 pm.Matters of national and international importa…

Politics

Hina Rabbani to undertake official visit to Sweden

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will undertake an official visit to Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday to participate in the 2nd EU Indo-Pacific Forum.The visit is taking place at the joint invitation of EU High Representative for F…

Politics

Govt doesn’t believe in political victimization: Marriyum

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Al Qadir Trust case was in accordance with law.In an exclusive interview with Sky News, she said a person who has defied court, does not abide b…

Economy

Blocking Mobile Broadband is Another Deadly Strike Against Digital Pakistan: GSMA

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has expressed concerns over the restriction of connectivity – internet services in Pakistan while saying that in addition to the harm imposed on businesses, restrictions can have a knock-on credit and…

Economy

FTO Directs FBR Not to Burden PTV Employees with Excessive Tax Deductions

While disposing of a complaint, the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to ensure that the low-paid employees of Pakistan Television Centre, Peshawar are not burdened with excessive tax deductions at the withhol…