Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
Global deal over digital tax eludes France, U.S. in Davos talks
DAVOS JAN 23 ( DNA) : France and the United States failed on Wednesday to agree how to push forward a global rewrite of decades-old cross-border tax rules though they agreed to set aside a bilateral row on digital taxation, France’s finance minister said on Wednesday. Governments from nearly 140 countries aim to give their backing to pursue what would be the biggest overhaul of international tax rules since the 1920s at the end of the month at the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. But preparationsRead More
Pakistani airports to scan passengers after outbreak of deadly virus in China: Zafar Mirza
ISLAMABAD, JAN 23 (DNA) – Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health, Zafar Mirza Thursday said all passengers arriving into Pakistan from China will have to undergo a strict screening at Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore Airports in the wake of recent corona virus outbreak in China where number of cases jumped to almost 440.He said the health ministry through an advisory, ramped up measures to block the spread of mystery virus in the country. “We are closely monitoring the development and screening passengers coming from China,” he said. He addedRead More
FATF satisfied by Pakistan’s compliance on action plan: report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s performance on the action plan given by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has reportedly satisfied the global watchdog, it emerged Thursday. The Pakistani team, headed by Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar, has “defended country’s compliance report during the joint group of FATF meeting held at Beijing, China,”. “The watchdog showed satisfaction over Pakistan’s report of compliance,” the publication said. The Indian side had to face embarrassment as the US and European countries did not extend their support to their “tough but mostly irrelevantRead More
I have more money than he has hair on his head: Shoaib Akhtar claps back at Virender Sehwag
Pakistan’s bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday playfully hit back at longtime Indian rival Virender Sehwag for once saying that the Rawalpindi Express’ frequent shower of praise for Indian players are delivered deliberately to “rack up fame and money”. Akhtar, on his YouTube channel, responded to the video of Sehwag which, though old, was trending again for reasons unknown. The world’s fastest bowler termed Sehwag’s jibe as “light-hearted” banter while also casually quelling the claims as well as issuing a dig of himself. Akhtar said that the oldRead More
Bangladesh appoint Gibson as new pace bowling coach
DHAKA : Bangladesh have appointed Ottis Gibson as their new pace bowling coach, replacing South African Charl Langeveldt who resigned in December. The 50-year old former West Indies fast bowler signed a two-year agreement, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said in a statement late Tuesday. Gibson, who has enjoyed two successful stints as bowling coach with England and has served as head coach of the West Indies and South Africa, will join the squad for the Pakistan tour which begins in Lahore on Friday. “He brings in tremendousRead More
Number of Pak students getting Indonesian scholarship increasing: Ambassador Amri
Asma Safdar, alumni of KNB terms the program highly beneficial and rewarding LAHORE, JAN 23 (DNA) -Since 2010, the Government of Indonesia has provided scholarships to Pakistani students through 2 schemes, namely Darmasiswa for non-degree program and Developing Countries Partnership (KNB) for master degree. There are also scholarships given by several well-known campuses from Indonesia. Ambassador of Indonesia Iwan S Amri disclosed this during his interaction with students and faculty of Virtual University Lahore. He further said, the number of Pakistani students receiving Indonesian scholarships is increasing every year. AtRead More