Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
NA Speaker takes notice of non-parliamentary attitude of parliamentarians
Islamabad : Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has taken notice of the abusive slang and non-parliamentary attitude of parliamentarians from both treasury and opposition benches in the House. In a tweet, he said the attitude of the members on both sides was disgraceful and disappointing. The Speaker said an investigation will be carried out into the incident while the members who used the non-parliamentary language would not be allowed to enter the House today.
Gaza: Protests against Israeli far-right march through Jerusalem
Israel has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. According to Hamas-affiliated media, no one was injured in the airstrikes. Meanwhile, hundreds of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have protested against a “provocative” march by Israeli far-right nationalists through occupied East Jerusalem.
Strict action to be taken against non-tax payers who hide their taxable money: Tarin
Islamabad : Minister for Revenue and Finance, Shaukat Tarin has warned that strict action will be taken against non-tax payers and filers who hide their taxable money. In an interview with a private television channel, he said the Federal Board of Revenue has been allowed to conduct third party audit against the persons who are deliberately trying to hide their taxable money. The Finance Minister assured that no one would be allowed to harass the business community seeking help from the Federal Board of Revenue for paying proper taxes.
COVID-19 claims 46 more lives, infects 1,038 in last 24 hours
ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed 46 more lives over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally of fatalities to 21,874 on Wednesday. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, the country’s caseload climbed to 944,065 after 1,038 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during this period. The new infections emerged when 42,113 tests were conducted with positivity rate recorded at 2.46 per cent, the NCOC said. So far 878,740 people have recovered their health back from the deadly virus, while 2,676 areRead More
Kazakh President signs measures in human rights field
Nur-Sultan : The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree “On further measures of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of human rights”. The Decree instructs the government to approve the Plan of Priority Measures in the Field of Human Rights (Action Plan), which envisages the implementation of the following key tasks: Improving the mechanisms of interaction with the UN treaty bodies and special procedures of the UN Human Rights Council; Ensuring the rights of victims of human trafficking; Human rights of citizens with disabilities; The eliminationRead More