FBR, PRA pushing industry to pay double tax

Lahore   –  The Friends of Business and Economic Reforms (FEBR) on Sunday called for harmonization between Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) intending to avoid double taxation, as both tax collecting agencies have started sending notices to the industry to […]

PCB names 18-player squad for New Zealand T20Is

LAHORE   –  Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced an 18-player men’s national squad for the three T20Is against New Zealand to be played on December 18, 20 and 22.  According to PCB spokesman, the squad was finalised by head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and captain Babar Azam in […]

GRK clinch LPC Super League title

LAHORE   –  Guard Rice Kings won the U Micro Finance LPC Super League title after defeating Sheikhoo Warriors by 6-5 in the main final played here at the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Sunday.  LPC President Omer Sadik was the chief guest at the final and […]

“CPEC is a transformational Project”: Foreign Secretary

ISLAMABAD, “CPEC is a transformational project. There is a complete national consensus on CPEC’s indispensability for our national development efforts. Pakistan and China are firmly committed to the timely completion of CPEC projects and making it a High-Quality Demonstration Project of BRI”, this was underscored […]

IHC to take up petition against appointment of DG CAA

ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will Monday (today) take up a petition filed against the appointment of Flight Lieutenant (retired) Khaqan Murtaza as the Director General (DG) of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).  A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC […]

Opposition lawmakers may resign en masse, hints Maryam

LAHORE – In her address to the participants of the party’s social media convention here on Sunday, PML-N’s vice-president Maryam Nawaz Sharif hinted at big decisions to be made by the Pakistan Democratic Movement in its meeting on December 8 ahead of scheduled Lahore gathering […]

Pakistan reports 3,795 new COVID-19 cases in one day

Pakistan has reported 37 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 420,294. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 8,398 on Monday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,795 […]

Oil prices down amid fresh coronavirus restrictions

Oil prices were down on Monday as vaccine hopes were overshadowed by a worldwide surge in new COVID-19 cases amid fresh lockdowns in the US, Europe and Asia, which raised concerns over the outlook for crude demand. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $49.09 per […]