[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]The government is considering a proposal to unveil a fresh Tax Amnesty Scheme for the regularisation of non-duty-paid vehicles belonging to formerly merged districts
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New Zealand cricket team arrives in Pakistan for Tests and ODIs
Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman had asked Elahi to take a vote of confidence by 4pm yesterday.
Early on Tuesday, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern California, knocking out electricity for thousands of people.A city in coastal Humboldt County named Ferndale is about 12 kilometres (7.45 miles) west-southwest of the earthquake’s epicentre. According to the United States Geological Survey, it was at a depth of approximately 16.1 kilometres (10 miles) (USGS).
The disqualification petition filed against the former prime minister on the grounds that he failed to disclose information about his putative daughter Tyrian Jade White in the nomination papers has been handed till January 19 by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to be answered.
China claims that after modifying the criterion for registering virus deaths so that the majority are no longer counted, not a single person had died of COVID-19 the day before.
BEIJING: After modifying the criterion for registering viral deaths so that the majority are no longer counted, China reported on Wednesday that not a single person had died of COVID-19 the previous day. Following the abrupt lifting of years-long lockdowns, quarantines, and mass testing by the Chinese government, hospitals are suffering, pharmacy shelves are empty, and crematoriums are overburdened. Since the decision to withdraw the zero-COVID policy, China has recorded a total of seven fatalities, all of which occurred in Beijing; however, on Wednesday, one death was dropped off the official count.
Conference in Islamabad organised by HAAP and USEFP to address climate change
ISLAMABAD: The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) organised the 4th Annual Humphrey Alumni Conference in Islamabad in partnership with the US Department of State and the Humphrey Alumni Association of Pakistan (HAAP).
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government has decided to close all markets and restaurants nationwide at 8 p.m , but wedding halls will be able to hold events until 10 p.m. Khawaja Asif, the defence minister and a prominent PML-N member, makes the declaration as the current administration plans to reduce the import bill by more than Rs260 billion. The closing time for wedding venues is 10 p.m., although pharmacies and a few other businesses are excluded.
The federal government has devised a relief package to combat the rising inflation, according to Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who also stated confidence that the skyrocketing costs would eventually decline. Speaking to the media in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the minister said providing relief to the masses and bringing down the prices of essentials was the federal government’s “number one priority”.
An announcement made late on Tuesday night by the military’s media wing claimed that the elite commandos of the army had ended a three-day hostage situation by killing 25 terrorists who had taken control of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Bannu. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the militants’ attempt to flee the facility after their demand for a safe passage to Afghanistan was denied was thwarted by the soldiers from the Special Service Group (SSG).
