Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
FBR rakes in Rs3.967 trillion in outgoing fiscal year
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) tax collection stood at Rs3.967 trillion in the fiscal year 2019-20 as against Rs3.907 trillion received in the financial year 2019, showing an increase of Rs60 billion or 3.9 per cent. Sources familiar with the tax body’s revenue collection data the FBR revenue saw this increase despite the adverse impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on the country’s economy. The FBR collected Rs60 billion more than the revised annual tax collection target of Rs3.907 trillion. According to tax-wise breakdown for FY20, overall revenueRead More
Indian Charge d’Affaires summoned to register protest
DNA ISLAMABAD, JULY 1 – Indian Charge d’Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on 29th and 30th June 2020, resulting in shahadat of one and serious injuries to five innocent civilians. Due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces in Kayani and Jura sectors of the LoC, on 29th and 30th June 2020, 16 year old Muhammad Tauheed s/o Muhammad Ismail, resident of Talwari village embracedRead More
President Aliyev: Azerbaijan to continue to invest in tourism
Azerbaijan will continue to invest in the tourism sector and create more favourable conditions for foreign tourists, President Ilham Aliyev said at a video conference with Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili on June 30. “We will continue to invest in this area and create better conditions for foreign tourists. It is because Azerbaijan has all the factors that can support: stable socio-political conditions, security, hospitality of our people, historical monuments, diversity of nature, summer tourism, winter tourism and the Azerbaijani cuisine. Both our geographical position andRead More
PIAF lauds OGRA action against companies responsible for fuel dearth
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUL 1 – The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front has appreciated the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority for taking action against companies responsible for fuel scarcity, urging it to also take notice of the record jump in oil prices, which were announced out of schedule, neither adopting any legal process nor prompted by any summary moved by the regulator. PIAF Chairman Mian Nauman Kabir, in a joint statement with senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi, welcomed the move by the oil regulator, imposingRead More
‘Devastating tally’: Amnesty International urges Pakistan to protect health workers
Islamabad : The Amnesty International wrote a letter to Pakistan’s Health Minister Dr Zafar Mirza on Wednesday regarding the rise in coronavirus infections among the healthcare workers and attacks targeting them, saying that more than 5,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths was a ‘devastating tally’. In the open letter, the global human rights watchdog stated it was writing the letter out of extreme concern for the safety of the health workers in the country. “While everyone remains at risk of contracting COVID-19, health workers are particularly vulnerable as theyRead More
PIA allowed to operate flights to Europe till July 3
ISLAMABAD : The European Union has allowed the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate flights to and from Europe till July 3, confirmed the national flag carrier’s spokesperson on Wednesday. The spokesperson said that all PIA flights to and from Islamabad to London, PK785 and PK 786 will operate as per schedule. An announcement with regard to other flights will be made soon, stated the PIA spokesperson. He confirmed that the PIA administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Pakistani diplomats were in constant contact with European authorities over the matter.Read More