Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday provided a comprehensive update on the country’s economic progress, highlighting increased remittance inflows, growing investor confidence, and improved outcomes from institutional reforms. “The record-breaking remittance inflow for February 2025 reached an impressive $3.1 billion. We estimate an all-time high remittance inflow of $36 billion by […]
The government on Tuesday instructed the Privatisation Commission to privatise the lucrative Roosevelt Hotel in New York through competitive bidding but left open the issue of whether to opt for an all-out sale or run the property in partnership. The decision was made by the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCOP), based on recommendations by the […]
At a time when indie filmmaking is being celebrated on global stages – Sean Baker’s Anora triumphing at the Oscars, and his Film Independent Spirit Awards speech echoing the struggles of small-budget cinema — the arrival of Superboys of Malegaon feels timely. On the BBC’s Asian Network Bollywood, Haroon Rashid sat down with the film’s […]
Levi McConaughey, son of Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves McConaughey, made his red carpet debut on March 10 at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. The 16-year-old attended the premiere of his father’s new film, The Rivals of Amziah King, and spoke about his own upcoming acting debut in Way of the Warrior Kid. […]
In a morbid case of child marriage, a 12-year-old girl was rescued by the Hazro police in Attock, after her stepfather sold her to a 60-year-old man for Rs50,000. The police intervened just in time, bursting into the wedding ceremony in Khagwani village and saving the young girl, Atiya Bibi, from a life of exploitation […]
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has unveiled exciting plans to boost Islamabad’s appeal with the development of a cutting-edge food street in the heart of Blue Area, along with several other recreational and tourism-focused initiatives. The decision was made during a high-level meeting on Tuesday, chaired by Islamabad Chief Commissioner and CDA Chairman Muhammad Ali […]
The Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department has taken full control over the collection of professional tax and luxury tax in the cantonment areas, issuing notices to 10,000 small and large shopkeepers in various markets and commercial centres of Rawalpindi Cantt and Chaklala Cantt to pay professional tax. Additionally, 312 owners of houses measuring two […]
MPA Munir Hussain Laghmani Advocate and Director General of the Kaghan Development Authority (KDA), Dr Shabbir Khan, arrived in the Kaghan Valley amid heavy rain and snow on Tuesday to review emergency arrangements. Rainfall in Balakot and snowfall in the Kaghan Valley continued intermittently on Tuesday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecasted that the rain […]
قومی اسمبلی کا اجلاس آج ہوگا، اجلاس کا 17نکاتی ایجنڈا جاری کردیا گیا ہے۔ ٹیکس ڈیجیٹلائزیشن کیلئے توجہ دلاونوٹس ایجنڈے میں شامل ہیں۔ اسپیکرقومی اسمبلی ایاز صادق کی زیر صدارت قومی اسمبلی کا اجلاس آج صبح ساڑھے گیارہ بجے ہوگا، جس کا 17 نکاتی ایجنڈا جاری کردیا گیا، ایجنڈے کے مطابق ٹیکس ڈیجیٹلائزیشن کے لئے […]