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July 02, 2022 01:41 UTC

KARACHI: The IPC minister Ehsan-ur-Rahman Mazari and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director General Col (retd) Mohammad Asif Zaman have congratulated the whole nation on FIFA’s major step to restore Pakistan’s membership on Thursday. “It is a historic occasion that Pakistan’s membership has been restored. Now I hope NC will fulfil its commitment with the government and will hold fair and transparent elections,” Mazari said. Meanwhile the PSB Director General Asif Zaman said that football was badly missed over the years, saying, the recent decision by FIFA to restore Pakistan’s membership would help the players resume their careers. I hope NC will go for meeting its mandate to hold fair and free elections of the PFF as per the agreed road-map,” Asif said.

July 02, 2022 00:59 UTC

The members of the Senate Climate Change standing committee were told that the UK, Iran, UAE and Saudi Arabia were sending huge quantities of solid waste to Pakistan, including hazardous waste and e-waste. Advances in technology have meant that more solid waste is generated than ever before and by advanced countries. (As do oil exporting Third World countries.) Pakistan seems to be only at an initial phase while other Third World countries have been through the experience. The waste should be handled by the society that generated it, not merely dump the problem somewhere else.

July 02, 2022 00:57 UTC

GB govt’s vision to create awareness among youth about latest trends in different professions, career pathsGilgit – Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Secretary Rashid Mehmood is planning to host the biggest career festival in the history of this region. It will be a glittering 5-day festival that will grace the cities of Gilgit and Skardu. He said that the GB government’s vision is to create awareness among the youth about latest trends in different professions and career paths. It will further make logistical arrangements for transport of schools’ children in Gilgit and Skardu for maximum participation at the event. Moreover, the committee will also be sending out invitations and manage any other matter related to the event.

July 02, 2022 00:43 UTC

The meeting came after allies complained of lack of development funds during the National Assembly session this week. The sources said that both sides agreed to work together and address the reservations being openly expressed by the coalition partners. Emphasising the need for taking everyone along, they added, the leaders resolved that they would not leave the allies brooding. The PML-N-led government has started feeling the heat from major allies like the MQM-P, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and an independent National Assembly member (MNA) Aslam Bhootani. He added that the PML-N wouldn’t have bothered to listen to anyone had its majority was of 10 votes.

July 02, 2022 00:38 UTC





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July 01, 2022 15:39 UTC

For a government consisting of partners in double-digit and forced to deal with a no nonsense IMF, the passing of the budget in second attempt is commendable. Again, thanks to the IMF, the regressive attempt to provide relief to every individual paying income tax has been reversed and a progressively rising burden introduced. On the corporates, a super tax of 10% has been imposed raising the effective rate to around 40%. However, with the super tax declared as a temporary measure and insubstantial progress on shifting the withholding income taxes to normal income tax regime, fingers will remain crossed. Not only that it is exempt from income tax, it is also an easy route to tax avoidance by showing non-agricultural income as agricultural income.

July 01, 2022 14:59 UTC

A spokesman for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Thursday clarified that no Boeing-777 of the national flag carrier had been scrapped. Eight, out of 12 Boeing-777 aircraft, are part of PIA s operational fleet; two are undergoing the necessary maintenance and two have been grounded for the last two years as they require new engines, for which a huge amount is needed, spokesman Abdullah Hafeez Khan said in a news release. He said the two under-maintenance Boeing-777 planes would be operational by end of August as the required funds had already been released for the purpose. “These aircraft will continue to operate till 2033 under the ownership of PIA and the National Aviation Policy,” he added. The spokesman said the government was committed to the revival of the PIA as a national asset and taking concerted measures accordingly.

July 01, 2022 12:41 UTC

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ehsan Ur Rehman Mazari and the Director General Pakistan Sports Board (Colonel) (retd) Muhammad Asif Zaman have conveyed heartiest congratulations to the nation and Pakistani football players on lifting of the ban by FIFA on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). -The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on June 29, 2022 to lift the suspension that was imposed on the PFF in April 2021 due to undue third-party interference. Rounds of talks between the Pakistan Sports Board and the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination with officials of the Normalization Committee and different groups eventually saw the Normalization Committee return to the PFF Headquarters after handing over six to eight-month roadmap to hold the elections. The Director General PSB Colonel (retd) Muhammad Asif Zaman also said, the side-lines of the Trophy Tour event for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Lahore in June. The Ministry of IPC and PSB wish that the Normalization Committee to complete the election process in that timeframe so that the game resume.

July 01, 2022 09:37 UTC

But social media platforms have been consumed by angry reactions to the killing, with some users demanding "violent retribution" against both the accused murderers and other Muslims. The far-right Hindu group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) used social media to issue a nationwide protest call against Islamist terrorism and complain that Muslims had routinely upset the religious sentiments of India's majority religion. Her comments led to violent protests in India and embroiled the country in a diplomatic row, with nearly 20 countries calling in their Indian ambassadors for an explanation. Zubair, who has drawn frequent attention to hate speech by Hindu fringe groups, was arrested on Monday. He remains in custody, with police citing a four-year-old tweet about a Hindu god they said had been the subject of complaints by Hindu groups.

July 01, 2022 05:59 UTC

One of the more significant changes is the addition of a Rs50 fuel levy, which the Finance Minister has claimed will not be imposed immediately. However, even last year, when the PTI government was in power, we saw little discussion and debate on the budget. Getting the budget passed was a key milestone to cross off the list in our attempts to re-enter the IMF programme. It is up to the government to ensure that the difficult decisions we are taking now are worth something later. This will only be possible through a long-term vision and focus on increasing production numbers across all sectors.

July 01, 2022 04:14 UTC

It had been hoped that we had seen the last of the pandemic, and concurrently the need for the NCOC. The current federal government on Wednesday decided to fully activate the NCOC in the light of rising coronavirus cases across the country. Reactivating the NCOC was a necessary step, considering the country reported 541 new infections overnight, pushing Pakistan’s positivity ratio above 3 percent again. The closing of the NCOC put all burden of ensuing coronavirus cases on the National Institute of Health (NIH). The NIH had already shown itself to be incapable to deal with the unpredictable coronavirus pandemic; furthermore, it has also faced several difficulties with countering polio.

July 01, 2022 03:50 UTC

This is a case of Article 6 for violating the Constitution,” Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said while addressing a news conference here. “Its (commission) purpose is also to expose the corruption during the tenure of the PTI government,” PML-N Senior Vice-President Abbasi. The PML-N stalwart alleged that the decisions taken by the Imran-led cabinet had caused billions of losses to the country. According to him, the proceedings of the commission would be kept open for the people and media. Expressing his views, Planning Minister Iqbal asserted that the ineligibility of the PTI-led government was the reason behind the prevailing energy crisis.

July 01, 2022 01:46 UTC

Pakistan was conspicuous by its absence in a dialogue to which leaders of a number of developing emerging economies had been invited. First, Pakistan remains an all-weather friend for China but that friendship has its limitations too. China desires political stability in Pakistan that is the prerequisite for economic development. But how can Pakistan achieve economic growth in a vindictive, divisive climate of protests and long marches? Economic growth, it is pointed out, requires business-friendly environment, ease of doing business and integrity of those on top.

June 30, 2022 16:08 UTC

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Attaullah Tarar on Thursday while expressing much optimism for Hamza Shahbaz’s victory in the Punjab CM’s election said that the ruling coalition has a nine-vote lead with the support of 177 lawmakers. Addressing a press conference after LHC’s verdict pertaining to the case against Hamza Shahbaz’s election and swearing in as the CM of Punjab, the PMLN leader said that the court’s decision did not declare the election null and void. “It is stated in the decision that Hamza Shahbaz will remain the Chief Minister till the election,” he added. Furthermore, he said they have the support of 177 members, which is more than PTI and PML-Q. “We have a nine-vote lead,” said Atta Tarar.

June 30, 2022 14:19 UTC