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 ISLAMABAD: The report states that 67% of parliamentarians and 62% of ministers in the Federal Cabinet did not file their income tax returns.It has been authored by Umar Cheema, an investigative reporter of The News and co-founder of the newly-registered Center for Investigative Reporting in Pakistan (CIRP).Another non-government organisation, the...

ISLAMABAD: Chairman NAB Admiral (retired) Fasih Bokhari said Thursday that Rs 10-12 billion in corruption was being committed in Pakistan on a daily basis. During a news conference, Bokhari clarified that he was not the only one who had raised the issue of the high amount of corruption. The Public...

ISLAMABAD : An additional about 231 billion are required to ensure compulsory education to all children at the primary and secondary level in Pakistan, as enshrined in Article 25-A of the constitution, during the next five years This was stated during the launch of two papers “Mapping the scope of work, roles...

The Letter  Email By Jasmine Manzoor she has mentioned clearly the reason for all to know. Dear friends,  just to let you know personally I have resigned from Samaa ! God bless you all No other channel ! I raised my voice for the hindu community but my show has...

Recently there was an incident of people dying because of consuming a syrup with the trade name of Tyno-SF. The incident raised some very important issues which have been deliberately sidelined by the concerned authorities for years. According to preliminary reports some people were reported dead after consumption of a...

ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court ordered on Thursday to freeze CNG prices till Dec 17, allowing consumers CNG at the existing prices. The apex court Thursday resumed the gas pricing case and directed Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to complete CNG stations’ audit in a “legal and transparent manner”. A two-member bench...

Three minors — two boys and their sister — died when the room of a mud-house caught fire late Monday night at Gokina Talharh located near Daman-e-Koh on Margalla Hills, the police spokesman said. All victims were under 10. Neither their parents nor villagers noticed the eruption of fire in...

BANGALORE: A belligerent Pakistan Tuesday mauled West Indies by 200 runs in the league tie of the T20 World Cup for the blind, with its star batsman Mohammad Akram setting a record in the tournament by scoring 264 runs off just 85 balls. Winning the toss and opting to bat, Pakistan piled...

Providing relief to a large number of citizens working outside the country, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday announced to withdraw the tax on incoming international telephone calls. According to a report, the PTA has issued a letter regarding the withdrawal of the tax. Earlier, the Lahore High Court (LHC)...

NATO jet fighters flew over the border. Security forces opened warning shots or alert firing to beware the NATO planes to avoid flying into Pakistani sides and to keep them away from the Pakistani border, sources said. The NATO planes reportedly carried out bombardments in the Afghan sides on some...

ISLAMABAD – The National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources on Monday condemned the government for its inaction over closure of CNG outlets and recommended imposing equal tax on all sectors in order to provide maximum relief to CNG consumers while keeping the prices at the current level. A...

There hasn't been a single week since Supreme court has slashed the prices by 30/- Rupees, OGRA and All Pakistan CNG Association seems quite unhappy even after 4 hearings OGRA presented various new formulas but SC rejected them all, Yesterday at CNG station while talking with them I found that...