ISLAMABAD, AUG 15 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government’s new Blue Economy policy will revitalize Pakistan’s shipping sector, save valuable foreign exchange and create more employment opportunities for seafarers. In a tweet Saturday, the Prime Minister congratulated the Ministry of Maritime Affairs for finalizing a new and dynamic Blue Economy policy. The prime minister said the new policy would help save valuable foreign exchange of Pakistan and create more employment opportunities for country’s seafarers. “We will ensure Pakistan fulfills its enormous maritime potential,” the prime minister resolved.Read More

DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 15 – The All Pakistan Business Forum has stressed the need for widening of tax base, which is not possible without curtailing parallel economy, besides reducing present high ratio of tax rates, as country’s tax-to-GDP ratio has dropped to a record low. APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood, in a press statement issued here on Saturday called for broadening of tax base and creating jobs through industrialization, providing a competitive edge to Pakistan’s products in global markets through liberal investment policy and infrastructure development, as tax-to-GDP has beenRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 15 (DNA) – Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday challenged his summoning by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Toshakhana reference in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Elder Sharif is given last chance by the court to appear before it on August 17, else proceedings to declare him an absconder will begin. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo has requested the court to nullify the accountability court’s decision to advertise his summons in the case. The PML-N supremo maintained in his petition that the NAB is targetingRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 15 (DNA) –  Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Javed Ghani has issued directions to all the FBR field offices to expedite operation against tax evasion and play an active role to stop the menace of fake and flying invoices. In a statement, the chairman explained that all those who are found involved in fake and flying invoices and causing tax evasion will be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law. The organization will also take prompt action against its own employee if the employee isRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 15 (DNA) – Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel, Secretary General (Federal) Ch Ahmad Jawad on Saturday said national interest demands that we seriously reduce our heavy dependence on foreign countries and aid agencies and develop a viable self-sustaining economy. Speaking with media, he said weak governance, lack of commitment, corruption, external and internal threats or a combination of these factors led to Pakistan failing to balance its budget and rely heavily on foreign assistance which must to be end. Indeed, Pakistan is blessedRead More

DNA Islamabad, AUG 15 – Asim Abbasi’s first web series ‘Churails’ – a Zindagi original, is now streaming on ZEE5 Global, and has garnered an amazing response from the viewers for its fresh and unabashed take on patriarchy. Starring the talented Yasra Rizvi, Sarwat Gilani, Nimra Bucha, and Mehar Bano – ‘Churails’ is a first of its kind series from Pakistan, opening a whole new arena of creativity and diverse content for the entertainment industry. The leading lady Yasra Rizvi, who stars as ‘Jugnu Chaudhry’ in the series AKA the ‘queenRead More