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Gaza conflict continues to cast shadow over Berlin Film Festival

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This year’s edition has been marked by heated debate over Israel’s atrocities in Palestinian territory BERLIN: This year’s Berlin Film Festival has seen controversy raging off-screen over the Gaza war, with some of the works being shown also grappling with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its global impact. Gaza has been a point of heated debate … Read more

Stamp duty on property transfer waived

. ISLAMABAD: The Government of Punjab, in line with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2017, has notified a complete waiver of stamp duty on property transfers arising from mergers and schemes of arrangement approved by the courts or the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). The notification follows a judgment of the Lahore … Read more

War concerns

War hysteria is building up in the Middle East as airstrikes on Iran seem imminent. President Trump is out on an arm-twisting mission and wants to make Tehran agree on a deal to halt its ambitious nuclear programme. Whereas, Iran says it is close to a comprehensive accord with the Americans, and the talks in … Read more

Mufti Muneeb announces Zakat al-Fitr, Fidya rates for Ramazan

Set minimum Zakat al-Fitr and Fidya at Rs300 per person, with the wealthy urged to pay according to their means A file photo of renowned religious scholar and former chairman of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman. Renowned religious scholar Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced the minimum amounts for Zakat al-Fitr (almsgiving), Fidya (compensation for missed fasting) and Kaffara (penalty) … Read more