Saturday, July 6th, 2024
‘Tainted politicians will not be part of Awaam Pakistan’: Khaqan Abbasi, Miftah Ismail launch new party
ISLAMABAD, JUL 6: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Saturday said that “tainted” politicians will not be part of the newly launched political party “Awaam Pakistan”. “Politicians with tainted reputations will not be a part of Awaam Pakistan,” Khaqan said while speaking at a press conference in Islamabad flanked by his former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Miftah Ismail and Mehtab Abbasi. The party’s launching comes as Khaqan, along with Miftah, ex-Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar had parted ways from their former parties after developing differences withRead More
Turnover tax imposed on petroleum dealers reversed
ISLAMABAD, JUL 6: Reforms Group of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has successfully convinced the government that imposing a 0.5 percent advance turnover tax on petroleum retailers was a misinterpretation of the law. The delegation of dealers held marathon meetings with top government functionaries and convinced them that 0.5 percent advance turnover tax was double taxation as the outlets were already paying advance fixed withholding tax at Rs1.04 per liter as final income tax. Dealers supported the new taxation measure introduced by the government to boost revenue and coverRead More