Spanish PM Calls snap elections after local poll drubbing

Madrid, May 29 (AFP/APP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a surprise July 23 snap election on Monday, a day after his Socialists suffered a drubbing in local and regional polls. Widely seen as a dress rehearsal for a general election that had been expected […]

Egypt introduces tax, fee hikes to boost gov’t revenues

CAIRO, May 29 (Xinhua/APP): The Egyptian parliament approved on Sunday new tax and fee hikes on a number of imported goods and entertainment activities to boost government revenues amid strained public finance. The parliament approved amendments to three laws that will impose an additional one-percent […]

USAID-ERDA provides seed support to 2,800 farmers in Orakzai

PESHAWAR, May 29 (APP): USAID-ERDA provided certified maize, sunflower, and red bean seeds to 2,800 farmers in District Orakzai on Monday, with the aim of improving food security in the region. The beneficiaries include 20 percent women and the under-served population. The programme has distributed […]

Never wanted bad for Pakistan, Murad Saeed

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Online): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Muraad Saeed has said “never wanted badly for Pakistan. In an audio statement released on Twitter, Murad Saeed said that when the war on terror started, I was 18 years old then, we became homeless and mother became […]

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