Govt ‘mulls tax relief’ for salaried individuals earning up to Rs100,000 per month
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tasked his finance team to work out options as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government is reportedly considering...
Torrential monsoon rains break 44-year-old record in Lahore
LAHORE: Mazhar Hussain, spokesperson for Punjab’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), confirmed to Dawn.com that the record for maximum rainfall in a day during monsoon was...
24 dead in rain-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: disaster management
KHYBERPAKHTUNKHWA: Twenty-four people were killed and 17 injured as monsoon rains lashed various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from July 29 through Thursday, the Provincial...
Calls for revenge at Iran funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh
IRAN: Iran held funeral processions on Thursday amidst calls for revenge after the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike in Tehran blamed...
Court approves Raoof Hasan’s bail in anti-state propaganda case
ISLAMABAD: A court in the federal capital has granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Raoof Hasan in the anti-state propaganda case, but...
PTI vows to form ‘grand opposition alliance’ against PML-N govt
ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to hold a power show next week, the party's senior leader Asad Qaiser said Thursday...
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran
TEHRAN : Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Iran, Palestinian group Hamas said, drawing fears of...
FBR chief Amjad Zubair Tiwana ‘tenders resignation’
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Amjad Zubair Tiwana tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, sources told on Wednesday.
According to insiders,...
PTCL internet services disrupted in various cities across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Internet services provided by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) suffered disruption across the country on Wednesday, the company said.
“PTCL network is facing data...
Naushabah Khan MP: ‘My Pakistani dad inspired me to join politics’
LONDON: Newly elected British-Pakistani Labour MP Naushabah Khan has said she decided to enter politics to fight for the causes of justice, inspired by...