Saturday, November 2nd, 2019
IMF recommends Pakistan to establish Federal Revenue Agency for tax collection
ISLAMABAD, Nov 02 (DNA): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommendation the federal government of Pakistan to establish the Federal Revenue Agency to collect taxes from across the country. The global moneylender believes that collection of taxes will be more efficient if the revenue agency is formed and maintains that it should collect taxes at provincial and district level. Thereby, taxpayers will not have to travel to federal, province and district tax offices and all taxes at federal, provincial and district level will be collected at the same place. TheRead More
PTI core committee rejects demand of PM’s resignation, re-elections
ISLAMABAD, Nov 02 (DNA): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee on Saturday decided not to accept any unconstitutional demand of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) including the prime minister’s resignation. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss the prevailing current political situation in the wake of JUI-F’s Azadi March, in the federal capital. The meeting strongly condemned statements against the institutions by Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman and it was decided not to tolerate such language of the opposition leaders. “Pakistan’s image is improving due to sacrifices of the institutions andRead More
Italy thinks Pakistan will earn position in top 20 economies of the world
FAISALABAD, NOV 02 (DNA) – Pakistan is in the right direction to become a stable economy in the world. During a speech, Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo noted that Pakistan has been put on the right track and the country can earn a position among top-20 economies of the world if it successfully documents its informal economy. PTI inherited a failing economy but Prime Minister Imran Khan promised to upgrade it at any cost. Columnist Ashraf described the state of the economy as: “there are no two opinions about the factRead More
PTI core committee rejects demand of PMs resignation, re-elections
ISLAMABAD, NOV 02 (DNA) – Core Committee of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has rejected the demand of resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan by opposition parties. PTI core committee’s meeting was held on Saturday under the chair of PM Imran Khan to deliberate on Azadi March and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) Chief Fazal-ur- Rehman’s deadline. Sources said the core committee of PTI also rejected demand of re-elections in the country. The meeting decided that unconstitutional demands of opposition would not be entertained. By such tactics opposition is trying to stop accountabilityRead More
Head of Working Group: Armenian lobby strikes the biggest blow for US interests in the region
“It is not accidental that the US House of Representatives passed a resolution on the so-called ‘Armenian genocide’. This should be regarded as a decision based on bias and binary standards. Azerbaijan is always by Turkey’s side. Adoption of politicized decisions serves to strained situation in the region,” Chairman of International and Interparliamentary Relations Committee of Azerbaijani Parliament, Azerbaijan-US Interparliamentary Relations Working Group Samad Seyidov said at briefing. He said that those, who presented and supported the draft resolution on the Armenian genocide to the House of Representatives held meetings and hearings with theRead More
Professors, Beware. In China, Student Spies Might Be Watching.
CHENGDU, China — With a neon-red backpack and white Adidas shoes, he looks like any other undergraduate on the campus of Sichuan University in southwestern China. But Peng Wei, a 21-year-old chemistry major, has a special mission: He is both student and spy. Mr. Peng is one of a growing number of “student information officers” who keep tabs on their professors’ ideological views. They are there to help root out teachers who show any sign of disloyalty to President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party. The use of studentRead More