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Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). PHOTO: FILE RAWALPINDI: The FIA Anti-Corruption Circle, Islamabad, has exposed a visa fraud scandal involving a Second Secretary of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). According to the FIA, Atiqur Rehman, a serving Second Secretary at the FBR, fraudulently included two private individuals in an official government delegation by falsely presenting … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s long-running debate over the viability of a “Super App” model has resurfaced as inDrive moves to expand its platform beyond ride-hailing into groceries, delivery, and other digital services. The move revives questions that have followed earlier attempts in the country, particularly whether Pakistan’s market structure, consumer behaviour, and payments ecosystem can support … Read more
PARK CITY, UTAH, US: As a million Syrians fled their country’s devastating civil war in 2015, directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes headed to Turkey where they would meet a young girl who encapsulated the contradictions of this enormous migration. In Ismir, they met Isra’a, a then-11-year-old girl whose family had left Aleppo as bombs … Read more
Education leaders criticise commercial taxes on private schools on International Education Day RAWALPINDI: On International Education Day on Saturday, all teachers’ organisations and associations representing private schools unanimously rejected the government’s education policies, branding them as stopgap, anti-education measures. They disclosed that over the past two years, enrolment in government schools has witnessed a record … Read more
[ Power sector. design: Ibrahim Yahya ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector does not suffer from a lack of oversight; it suffers from too much of it – poorly aligned. More regulators are not the answer to put the house in order. This is what is happening in the energy sector. Every rupee on an electricity bill … Read more
[ Yellow metal tops Rs521,000/tola; white metal crosses Rs10,800 as rally intensifies KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan scaled another record high on Saturday, tracking a powerful rally in international bullion markets driven by geopolitical tensions, safe-haven demand, and speculative momentum. In the local market, the price of gold per tola rose by Rs6,500 to reach … Read more
US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 6, 2025. REUTERS WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he will impose a 100 percent tariff on all goods … Read more
His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He also led the C.D.C. and promoted childhood vaccination worldwide.
‘The Secret Agent’ director links current boom in film industry to the return of the leftist president The Secret Agent. Photo: YouTube BRASILIA: Brazil’s latest Oscar-nominated thriller “The Secret Agent” has resonated with audiences around the world as a universal tale of authoritarian regimes using their power “to crush people,” director Kleber Mendonca Filho told … Read more
[ Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial has said that there will now be zero tolerance for corruption in the revenue authority. He recalled that when someone tried to use influence for a posting or transfer, that person … Read more