Monday, June 3rd, 2024
Pakistan rowing team takes second prize in the Grand Moscow Regatta
The team from Pakistan won second prize in the 63d Grand Moscow Regatta held on May 30 – June 2, 2024 on Moscow Rowing Canal. MOSCOW, JUN 3 /DNA/ – Ambassador of Pakistan Muhammad Khalid Jamali congratulated Pakistani sportswomen Manahil Hussain, Aaleen Hussain, Mariam Yousuf Ali and Nehan Asad, as well as their coach Imran Khan and manager Danish Iftikhar on their brilliant effort. “Karachi Boat Club’s participation in the rowing competition will have a positive impact on the relations between the two countries,” said Ambassador Muhammad Khalid Jamali. MohammadRead More
Cipher Case: IHC suspends sentence of Imran Khan, Qureshi
ISLAMABAD, JUN 3: The Islamabad High Court has reserved its judgment on the appeals filed by the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, and senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi against their convictions in the high-profile cipher case. The hearing, which began earlier on Monday, was presided over by Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb. The cipher case, involving alleged misuse of classified information, has been a significant legal battle for the PTI leadership. Both Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi had been convicted and sentenced earlier,Read More
CAP wants reforms in taxation in retail sector to ensure tax compliance
LAHORE, JUN 3 /DNA/ – The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) has called for urgent reforms in the taxation of the retail sector to stimulate economic growth and ensure sustainable tax compliance. In a joint press statement, Chairman CAP Tariq Mehboob Rana and Senior Vice-Chairman Asfand Yar Faruukh highlighted that CAP represented over 200 tax-compliant Tier-1 Retailers integrated with the FBR-POS system. These retailers significantly contribute to Pakistan’s formal economy and provide direct employment to over 2,000,000 people, with many more jobs created indirectly. Despite efforts to rationalize retail sectorRead More
Representative of Uzbekistan elected to UN Human Rights Committee for the first time in history
On May 29, at the UN headquarters in New York, during the 40th session of the states parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), elections were held for nine members of the Human Rights Committee (HRC) for the 2025-2028 term. Representatives from 16 states, including Burundi, Georgia, Egypt, India, Spain, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Lithuania, Morocco, Paraguay, the Republic of Korea, North Macedonia, Togo, Uzbekistan, Croatia, Ethiopia, and South Africa, competed for the nine seats in the HRC. In a historic achievement, Akmal Saidov, Director of theRead More