Article Archive for September 2010
ISLAMABAD: The Federal and Provincial Governments have reached an agreement to introduce the Reformed General Sells Tax (RGST) in the country to eliminate the tax exemptions as committed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from …
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Tuesday that the government was not considering levying 10 percent additional flood tax on income. He expressed these views while talking to media persons after …
KABUL: As part of its covert war in the region, the C.I.A. has launched 20 attacks with armed drone aircraft thus far in September, the biggest ever number in a single month, and more than …
KARACHI: A bill was unanimously adopted in the Sindh Provincial Assembly seeking the postponement of local body polls indefinitely, on Tuesday. The bill was moved by the Sindh Law Minister Ayaz Soomro in the Assembly’s …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that it is the priority of the Government and Pakistan Peoples’ Party to bring all the less developed areas at par with the developed regions of …
ISLAMABAD: Following the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) order to restore the shunned security protocol of nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the government has increased his security. As per details, earlier Dr. Qadeer Khan filed …
ISLAMABAD: Prominent Indonesian religious organization, Mohammadiyah on Tuesday donated an amount of 214 million IDR for the flood victims in Pakistan, a press release said. In response to Ambassador Sanaullah’s appeal for assistance last month, …
ISLAMABAD: Lollywood Film and TV actress Vena Malik said that she received threatening calls for providing evidences to International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding Pakistani Pace bowler Muhammad Asif alleged match fixing scandal. She claimed …
New York: Acute respiratory infections are increasing among flood-hit communities in Pakistan as cooler weather sets in, with nearly 90,000 people affected over the past week, the United Nations World Health Organization reported today.
Overall, nearly …
ISLAMABAD: The first round of the Cabinet’s Ministerial Committee meeting constituted by the Federal Cabinet for examining the matters concerning the Share Purchase Agreement on Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) with M/s Etisalat and auction …










