Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
ICCI calls for withdrawal of hike in taxes on flour mills
ISLAMABAD, JUN 16 (DNA) – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry has called upon the government to withdraw the increase in taxes imposed on flour mills through budget 2021-22 as it would make flour more expensive for the common man who is already struggling to cope with the rising inflation. Abdul Rehman Khan, Vice President, ICCI chairing a meeting of the business community said that the government in the current budget has increased the income tax rate on the turnover of flour mills from 0.25 to 1.25 percent, whichRead More
SMEs to be Trained for E-commerce
SMEDA and Extreme Commerce to Train SMEs for E-commerce on National and International Platforms. DNA Islamabad, PK – 16 June – The Small and Medium Enterprises Authority SMEDA and Extreme Commerce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to empower the local SMEs to benefit from the Ecommerce initiatives and opportunities available for the Pakistani enterprises. The partnership will also enable the local businesses to take advantage of the global ecommerce platforms by providing them necessary education and training as well. SMEDA has been mandated to encourage SMEs to benefit fromRead More
Malaysia says China to contribute 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR, JUN 16 – Malaysia’s foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Wednesday China had agreed to contribute 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines made by its drugmaker Sinovac BioTech to the Southeast Asian country. “This timely contribution will bolster the vaccination process and assist the ongoing rollout of Malaysia’s National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme,” Hishammuddin said. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Martin Petty)
PM Imran Khan wants NA speaker Asad Qaiser to ‘act as per law’ over assembly rumpus
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser to act as per law and constitution in a matter relating to rumpus during the National Assembly session on Tuesday. The speaker during the meeting with the prime minister briefed him on the happenings during the National Assembly session that saw hand fists between the lawmakers, hurling of the budget books and use of foul language during the speech of Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif. Asad Qaiser informed the primer that lawmakers from both- opposition and treasury- were involvedRead More
CJP orders Pakistan Railways to retrieve illegally occupied land
KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Wednesday ordered Pakistan Railways to retrieve its land illegally occupied under the name of residential societies. This he ordered while hearing a case related to occupation over Pakistan Railways land. The land given to PR for operational purposes was being used for commercial purposes, the CJP remarked. Thousands of houses including highrise buildings have been constructed on the Pakistan Railways land, he said to Secretary PR during today’s hearing. A railway station was supposed to be built on the land located in theRead More
Lawmakers involved in NA rumpus may face entry ban
ISLAMABAD : The lawmakers involved in causing rumpus during Tuesday’s session of the National Assembly may not be allowed to attend the budget session on Wednesday. According to sources privy to the development, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has summoned footage of the entire episode that took place during the assembly session a day before. “The speaker will identify the lawmakers involved in the entire episode,” they said adding that a ban would likely be imposed on lawmakers from entering the assembly premises. It is pertinent to mention here thatRead More