ISLAMABAD-UNS: President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Atif Ikram Sheikh, while talking about the budget anomalies, has said that 30% tax will be imposed on the money kept in the bank by non-filers, thirteen trillion rupees will be collected in a day. Expenses will have to be […]
Month: June 2024
By Qamar Bashir As usual, the people of Pakistan experienced history in the making while witnessing the live proceedings of the Supreme Court of Pakistan today (24.06.2024), with the full bench of the Supreme Court versus one knight, Salman Akram Raja, representing an Independent Candidate during the hearing of an […]
Reuters :Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea this week for the first time in 24 years, the two countries said, a rare trip that underscores Moscow’s burgeoning partnership with the nuclear-armed state. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended an invitation to Putin during a visit to Russia’s […]
AFP :Saudi Arabia on Monday warned of a temperature spike in Makkah as pilgrims wrapped up the Haj in searing conditions, with more than a dozen heat-related deaths confirmed. One of the world’s largest religious gatherings unfolded during the oven-like Saudi summer again this year, and authorities recorded more than […]
ANKARA -UNS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for international action to put an end to Israel’s “bloodthirstiness” and systematic oppression of Palestinians, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking to members of Turkiye’s Justice and Development (AK) Party via videoconference on the occasion of the Islamic festival of Eidul Azha, Erdogan said […]
ISLAMABAD-UNS: The Meteorological Department has predicted rains on the second day of Eidul Azha. According to the Met Office, moist currents from the Arabian Gulf are likely to enter the upper and central regions of the country. On June 18, rains are likely to hit several parts of Gilgit, KP, […]
UNS: James Elder, a Unicef spokesperson, says the situation in Gaza is “dire”.“It should break our hearts that it’s been allowed to get to this point,” he told Al Jazeera, adding that as soon as he walked into the hospital in Deir el-Balah, he found a little boy named Ali […]
By Mansoor Malik LAHORE: Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Punjab president Dr Yasmin Rashid has criticised PML-N President Nawaz Sharif for making “false statements” about not believing in political victimisation. In a letter written from jail and shared with the media on Friday, she accused Sharif and his daughter, Chief Minister Maryam […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The National University of Technology (NUTECH) in Islamabad successfully hosted the International Summit on the Future of Higher Education in Pakistan from June 10 to June 12, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to enhance the higher education landscape in the country. The summit, inaugurated by […]
ARAFAT -KSA -UNS/AFP : More than 1.5 million Muslims braved extreme heat to reach Mount Arafat on Saturday for the high point of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, praying for hours, especially for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza. Clad in white, worshippers began arriving at dawn for the most gruelling day of […]
