Minister defends McKinsey’s hiring for tax digitisation – Pakistan
• Says foreign remittances may rise up to $36bn this year• NA extends two ordinances for 120 days ISLAMABAD: Amidst alarm over the hiring of a US-based company for digitalisation of tax system in the country, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday told the National Assembly that McKinsey and company was selected after a “transparent […]
No talks for Baloch – Newspaper
THE timing of the call could not have been worse. It was the last 30 minutes before iftar, when there’s no juice left in the grey cells. On top of that, it caught me bang in the middle of a delicate operation — the cream cheese frosting was simply refusing to swirl and swish. But […]
Balochistan govt to set up counter-terror wing in Levies Force – Pakistan
QUETTA: The Balochistan government will establish a counter-terrorism wing of the Balochistan Levies Force to enable the security force to face all challenges relating to acts of terrorism in different parts of the province. The Director General of Balochistan Levies Force, Abdul Ghaffar Magsi, on Monday announced the establishment of a Special Counter-Terrorism Wing within […]
Talks to reopen Torkham ‘end on positive note’ – Pakistan
KHYBER: The second round of the much-awaited parleys between jirga members of Pakistan and Afghanistan ended on a positive note with the Afghan side asking for a final ‘recess’ to get approval from their higher authorities for agreeing to Pakistan’s conditions. The meeting, which lasted about two hours on Monday, was held at the Customs […]
Key decisions expected as leaders meet on security issues today – Pakistan
• PTI ‘decides to participate’ in national security moot, seeks prior meeting with Imran• Strict security arrangements in place, media barred from Parliament House• Ex-Senate chairman seeks upper house representation in debate ISLAMABAD: The country’s top civilian and military leaders will assemble at Parliament House this afternoon to discuss measures to curb terrorism, particularly in […]
Citizens spot streaks of light over Karachi sky, suspect meteor sightings – Pakistan
Bright flashes of light filled the night sky of Karachi in the early hours of Monday as people spotted and shared visuals of meteors in the sky. Local social media was flooded with images and videos of meteors streaking across the sky before vanishing in a flash. A resident captured the spectacle on camera outside […]