Friday, May 15th, 2020
Federal Spending Priorities Deliberated for Corona Budget
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15 / DNA / = Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance & Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has called for demonstration of fiscally responsible attitude as Corona led impacts are expected to deeply distort economic fabric of Pakistan. He has also called on all the Federal Ministries and Divisions to have innovative and out of box brainstorming to achieve further cost cutting, along with efficient utilization of meagre budgetary resources. The Adviser was addressing a meeting held at the Finance Division to discuss budgetary outlook for theRead More
Academia underpin need of broader policy dialogue on education in post-Covid19 scenario
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15 / DNA / = The senior academia and educationists across Pakistan have termed Covid19 as an opportunity to align the entire higher education in the country with the future socio-economic realities. The situation resulted by the global pandemic therefore demands a total paradigm shift; and a broader academic policy dialogue is the need of hour to ensure the quality and future-oriented education. They shared these views with the audience at online ‘Post Covid-19 Scenario – Challenges and Options for Higher Education Institutions’ organized by the Sustainable Development Policy InstituteRead More
ECC approves emergency cash assistance for labourers
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15 / DNA / = ECC in its meeting today at the Cabinet Division approved the Emergency Cash Assistance (Criteria and Mechanism) to the labour whose livelihoods has been affected by the COVID_19 Pandemic. The announcement was made earlier by the Prime Minister and required the formal approval of the ECC. The meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet was chaired by the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. The Prime Minister on May 3rd 2020 announced that the fundsRead More
Tandlianwala: Iqbal Colony Area: 8-family members Confirmed of Corona virus
Faisalabad: / DNA / Tandlianwala: Iqbal Colony Area: 8-family members Confirmed of Corona virus Mr. Qari Ibrahim, who was Retired from the Government job. In the Recent past history, Qari Ibrahim went to Baluchistan with the Tablighi Jamaat to Preach. After caming back, firstly he visited her sister for temporarily stay. When he feel some doubt, he Reported the Corona virus from a Local Lab, which Came Back Positive, and he Remained silent. Someone from his own family told the health department team about Qari Ibrahim situation and his positiveRead More
GM HR, PTCL hands over cheque to Nadeem Hashmi, Marketing Head of SKRC
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15 (DNA) – As part of PTCL’s Coronavirus support and relief package, the company is supporting Shaukat Khanum Research Center for the purpose of enhancing Coronavirus testing facilities. Nadeem Nazir, GM HR, PTCL presenting cheque to Nadeem Hashmi, Marketing Head, Shaukat Khanum Research Center, along with Akram Zubair, GM Admin & Security, PTCL and Zeeshan Sarwar, Head of Corporate Collaboration, Shaukat Khanum Research Center. ISLAMABAD, MAY 15: Nadeem Nazir, GM HR, PTCL presenting a cheque to Nadeem Hashmi, Marketing Head, Shaukat Khanum Research Center.=DNA
Businessmen demands abolishing of Tax audits amid Covid-19
RAWALPINDI, MAY 15 (DNA) – Business community has demanded that the Tax audits should be abolished amid Covid-19. No business audit should be done as businesses are struggling in these challenging times. These demands were unanimously adopted at the Twelfth all Pakistan Chambers Presidents Conference, organized by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) via video link, with a participation of more than 47 presidents. It also proposed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that the sales tax rate, which is currently 17 per cent, be dropped to five perRead More