Rabiul Awwal moon not sighted, Eid-i-Miladun Nabi on Sept 17 – Pakistan
The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Wednesday announced that the Rabiul Awwal moon was not sighted, therefore, the Islamic month will commence on September 6 (Friday), and Eid-i-Miladun Nabi is set to fall on September 17. The announcement was made after a meeting of the committee presided over by Chairman Abdul Khabeer Azad in Islamabad. Religious […]
French husband kept meticulous records of wife’s alleged rapists, court told – World
An investigator leading the probe into a French man accused of orchestrating multiple rapes of his wife told a court on Wednesday of painstaking efforts to identify the perpetrators via the husband’s detailed records of the assaults. Dominique P, a 71-year-old retiree, had abused his wife between 2011 and 2020, drugging her with sleeping pills […]
US reiterates support for Pakistan in terror fight
WASHINGTON: Amid growing acts of terrorism in Pakistan, the United States has reaffirmed it’s commitment to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the South Asian country in fighting the menace. “The United States and Pakistan have a shared interest in combating threats to regional security, and we will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan […]
Fazl urges parliament to intervene, firefight
ISLAMABAD: A day after Akhtar Mengal, the chief of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-M), announced his shocking decision to resign from his seat due to the lawmakers’ apathy towards the insecurity faced by the people of his province, Balochistan dominated the proceedings of the National Assembly on Wednesday. Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman […]
Govt, opposition rush to placate Mengal
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan National Party-Mengal chief Akhtar Mengal remained undeterred on Wednesday despite appeals from both the government and PTI for him to reconsider his decision to resign from the National Assembly, urging him to remain a voice for Balochistan in the legislature. The government dangled assurances to woo the veteran politician back into the parliamentary […]
Govt plans to ‘restructure USC in different phases’
ISLAMABAD: After the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) employees ended their protest earlier this week at D-Chowk following assurance from the minister for industries and production that the entity was not being shut down, sources have revealed that the government was considering restructuring the organisation in different phases. In the first phase, utility stores that are […]
Reports of 2 dead in Georgia school shooting, 1 person in custody – World
Law enforcement officers in Georgia responded on Wednesday to a shooting at a high school and there were reports at least two people had been killed. In addition to the two killed, four people were injured in the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, MSNBC reported, citing unnamed law enforcement officers briefed on the […]
Retailers' tax avoidance
Pakistan's failure to effectively tax retailers has been a major obstacle in achieving a sustainable economy. Despite the government's efforts to broaden the tax base and bring traders and wholesalers into the tax net through initiatives like the Tajir Dost Scheme, there has been significant resistance from various trade bodies. The recent strikes against new […]
Don’t just survive, thrive
KARACHI: Success is often paraded as a flashy bank account, a corner office, and the luxury of weekends spent in far-flung destinations. But let’s be real: that’s not success. That’s just an Instagram highlight reel masquerading as achievement. The real deal? Personal success – something that can’t be bought with a fat paycheck or a […]
Rabiul Awwal moon not sighted, Eid-i-Miladun Nabi to fall on Sept 17 – Pakistan
The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Wednesday announced that the Rabiul Awwal moon was not sighted, therefore, the Islamic month will commence from September 6 (Friday), and Eid-i-Miladun Nabi is set to fall on September 17. The announcement was made after a meeting of the committee presided over by Chairman Abdul Khabeer Azad in Islamabad. Religious […]