Karachi courts reserve decision on police pleas for alleged drug queenpin Anmol’s physical remand – Pakistan
KARACHI: Courts on Saturday reserved their decision on police requests for the physical remand of alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky. Anmol was arrested earlier this week from her apartment in Karachi in a joint raid conducted by police and a civilian intelligence agency in connection with two cases pertaining to the possession of narcotics […]
No move on 28th constitutional amendment, says law minister
Azam Nazeer Tarar says constitutional changes remain off the table without consensus Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: FILE Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Saturday there were currently no signs of a 28th constitutional amendment, stressing that any move toward constitutional changes would only proceed after consultation with coalition partners and other stakeholders. […]
Karachi roads paved with good intentions but potholed with reality – Pakistan
Karachi’s great experiment with new construction materials is testing the limits of water damage to roads. For at least two decades, Hijri Road has been a nuisance for the people who live in Gulshan Town’s Metroville Colony. So when UC 6 chairman Nasir Ashfaq managed to get the Karachi Development Authority to fix the inner […]
Sindh lifts curbs on market timings; minister says takes to facilitate businesses, citizens – Pakistan
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon on Saturday said that the provincial government had exempted shops, markets, malls, hotels, restaurants, wedding halls and marquees from fixed closing timings to “facilitate businesses and citizens”. According to the notification, which he shared on the social media platform X, all shops, markets, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, food outlets, marriage […]
Sindh also lifts curbs on market timings; minister says takes to facilitate businesses, citizens – Pakistan
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon on Saturday said that the provincial government had exempted shops, markets, malls, hotels, restaurants, wedding halls and marquees from fixed closing timings to “facilitate businesses and citizens”. According to the notification, which he shared on the social media platform X, all shops, markets, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, food outlets, marriage […]
Paved with good intentions but potholed with reality – Pakistan
Karachi’s great experiment with new construction materials is testing the limits of water damage to roads. For at least two decades, Hijri Road has been a nuisance for the people who live in Gulshan Town’s Metroville Colony. So when UC 6 chairman Nasir Ashfaq managed to get the Karachi Development Authority to fix the inner […]
Bahawalpur police look for suspect linked to ‘cocaine queen’ network – Pakistan
BAHAWALPUR: Following the revelations by cocaine trafficker Ms Anmol alias Pinki, who is in Karachi police’s custody, that one of her countrywide drug supply network’s member, Tahir Saleem, belonged to Hasilpur, Bahawalpur district, the district as well as regional police have swung into action to nab the suspect. The district and regional police officials in […]
Gold prices in Pakistan Today
KARACHI: Gold and silver prices declined in both international and domestic markets on Saturday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold fell by $6 per ounce to $4,539. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association, in the local market, the price of gold per tola decreased by Rs600 to Rs476,262. The […]
Gwadar varsity VC, officials untraceable even after 48 hours – Pakistan
QUETTA: Despite the passage of more than 48 hours, no clue has been found regarding the vice chancellor, pro-vice chancellor, and two other employees of Gwadar University who went missing while travelling to Quetta from the port city of Gwadar on Friday. Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Syed […]
LHC quashes super tax on sale of inherited land – Pakistan
• Rules extra levy can’t be applied if primary capital gains tax is zero• Notes that administrative circulars can’t override law; cites FCC ruling limiting scope of super tax• Dismisses FBR claim that wealth overrides tax exemptions RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court has ruled that a super tax under Section 4C of the Income Tax […]