KARACHI: Expressing serious concerns about realty fraudulent practices across Sindh, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed Butt has disclosed that in Karachi alone documents for 7,500 acres have been falsified leading to corruption amounting to Rs3,000 billion, according to a press release of the Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) on…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the practice of announcing freebies and said that such schemes were discouraging people from working and participating in the development of the nation.“Unfortunately, because of these freebies… the people are not willing to work. They are getting free rations. They are getting amount without doing any work,”…
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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has expanded the scope of non-filers’ purchases, allowing them to buy rickshaws, motorcycles, tractors and cars up to 800cc. The decision was part of the committee’s approval of a sub-committee report recommending revisions to The Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aimed at addressing stakeholder concerns…
NEW DELHI: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is facing internal tensions after Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) president Sharad Pawar felicitated Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde at an event in Delhi. The move has not gone down well with the Shiv Sena (UBT), with senior party leader Sanjay Raut strongly criticising Pawar for…
Carmila’s share is increasing after strong profits 2024 , #Carmila #stock #rises #strong #earnings
• Reporters Without Borders calls recent amendments ‘dangerous tool in hands of authorities’• IHC asks attorney general to help court with journalists’ petition• Journalists to observe ‘hunger strike’ today across the country against changes to cybercrime law ISLAMABAD: The recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) will stifle free speech instead of…
Retail inflation eased to 4.31 per cent in January from 5.22 per cent in December primarily due to declining food costs, as per the official data released on Wednesday. The retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 5.1 per cent in January 2024.Additionally, food inflation stood at 6.02 per cent, showing a major…
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BEIJING: Shares in Chinese automaker BYD jumped on Tuesday after it unveiled plans to unroll advanced self-driving technology on nearly all its cars, including budget models priced below $10,000. The company also said it would integrate AI startup Deepseek’s software into its cars, following domestic peers such as Geely, Great Wall Motors, and Leapmotor. BYD…