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Govt collects Rs679 billion PDL during last three years

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ISLAMABAD – The federal government has collected around Rs679 billion on account of the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) during the last three years to meet the country’s budgetary revenue targets. The petroleum levy collection stood at Rs179 billion in the fiscal year 2017-18, Rs206 billion […]

MPs express displeasure over absence of Hafeez from NA body meeting

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ISLAMABAD – Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the absence of Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from the committee meeting. Committee member Nafeesa Shah said that finance minister should have attended the committee’s meeting instead of […]

Top players advance in Hush Puppies Jr National Tennis

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LAHORE-Top players advanced to the second round as the first round matches of the Hush Puppies Junior National Tennis Championship were decided here on Tuesday at PLTA Courts.  In U-18 first round, Faizan Fayyaz beat Moavia Butt 6-0, 6-1, Zaeem Ghafoor beat Ali Jawad 6-3, 6-3, […]

Everton beat Southampton 1-0 to be on verge of EPL top four

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LIVERPOOL-Everton ended its worst home run since 1958 by beating Southampton 1-0 in the English Premier League and keeping its Champions League dream on track. Richarlison scored for the third consecutive match inside the first 10 minutes, and Everton held on to move within two points […]

Stirling, Faheem help Islamabad down win-less Quetta Gladiators

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KARACHI-Brilliant batting display from opener Paul Stirling and outstanding bowling by Faheem Ashraf lifted Islamabad United to an impressive six-wicket victory over Quetta Gladiators in the 12th match of PSL-6 played at National Stadium Karachi on Tuesday night.  According to information made available here, chasing 157 to win, Islamabad were provided […]

Houthis claim drone attack on airport in Saudi Arabia

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Yemen’s Houthi group said Tuesday that it targeted Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport in a drone attack. The Saudi-led Arab coalition denied the claim, saying its forces destroyed the Houthi drone before it could cause any damage. “The UAV air force managed to target the airfields of […]

Plane crash in South Sudan leaves 10 people dead

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A commercial plane crashed late Tuesday in South Sudan, killing all 10 people on board, including eight passengers and two pilots, local media reported. The dead passengers included seven women and one man, according to local newspaper South Suudan News Now. “News reaching us indicates that a […]

US to have vaccines for every adult by end of May: Biden

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The US will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for every adult in the country by the end of May, President Joe Biden said Tuesday.  Speaking at a White House briefing, Biden said when his administration took office, “the prior administration had contracted for not nearly enough vaccine […]

All kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released, says governor

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Gusau, Nigeria-Hundreds of girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been freed, the local governor told AFP on Tuesday. President Muhammadu Buhari expressed “overwhelming joy” at their release and called on the security forces to hunt down their abductors, after […]

Pakistan reports 1,388 coronavirus cases in one day

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Pakistan has reported 75 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 583,916. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,013 on Wednesday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation […]

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