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[ Taxpayers must adopt carefully structured approach to ensure compliance while optimising tax efficiency Tax collection. Photo: file KARACHI: Capital value tax (CVT) is not a novel concept in Pakistan’s fiscal framework. It was first introduced through the Finance Act, 1989, primarily as a tax on the acquisition or transfer of specified assets, including immovable … Read more
In a brief interview, he said the country’s hardened military should simply surrender their weapons to the Iranian public.
Employment generation is not merely a growth objective; it is a sovereign stability imperative ISLAMABAD: During his recent visit, Ajay Banga warned that Pakistan must create 2.5 to 3 million jobs annually – roughly 30 million over the next decade – or risk converting its demographic advantage into instability. This is not a development slogan … Read more
Iran has fired nearly 400 missiles and over 800 drones across the Persian Gulf in the past two days, according to government reports.
As Mayor Zohran Mamdani assailed what he called a “catastrophic escalation” in Iran, some Iranian Americans worried about what comes next, while others celebrated.
“One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” are facing off in the last major awards before the Oscars.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s No. 1 ranked ITF junior, Mikaeel Ali Baig, has delivered an exceptional back-to-back performance on the international circuit, reinforcing his position as one of the country’s leading junior athletes. Competing first at the higher-tier ITF J60 Guatemala, Mikaeel advanced to the Doubles Final, demonstrating his consistency and ability to perform against a strong … Read more
The squad includes Hajra Sohail, Khadija Khalil, Eesha Rabbi, and captain Sara Mansoor Pakistan’s 14&Under Girls’ Tennis Team has departed for Vietnam to compete in the 2026 Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying Event of the ITF World Juniors Competition, scheduled from 2–7 March at NovaWorld Phan Thiet. The team, representing the nation on the international stage, comprises … Read more
new video loaded: Where the Strikes Leave Iranians Iran is reeling a day after the United States and Israel carried out a large attack that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Erika Solomon, the Iran bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how ordinary Iranians are responding to the sudden end of Khamenei’s … Read more
Videos and images verified by The New York Times showed that at least half of the school was destroyed. It was not immediately clear why the school was hit, or which country’s forces had fired at it.
