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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made a steady start to the fiscal year by achieving its first-month target, collecting Rs755 billion in revenues on the back of improved performance in indirect taxes, as both the tax machinery and traders await clarity on several unresolved issues. The provisional collection exceeded the monthly target of … Read more
[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: As a sugar crisis continues to haunt the government which has recently ordered strict monitoring of stocks at mills, the food minister on Thursday claimed that everything was in control and abundant sweetener was available in the country. This comes despite rising prices due to hoarding and profiteering, piling pressure on consumers. … Read more
PARIS: As a director with no affection for the horror genre, France’s Luc Besson has made a new version of Dracula with American actor Caleb Landry Jones in the principal role as a lovelorn incarnation of the famous vampire. Besson, best known for The Fifth Element and embroiled in sexual assault allegations and financial problems … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) officially shut down its operations on Thursday, following the July 31 deadline that had been issued earlier this month for winding up the state-owned enterprise (SOE). A USC notification issued by the Ministry of Industries and Production stated that the decision followed directives from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on … Read more
The president signed an executive order on Thursday that would reinstate the test for schoolchildren.
This animated movie about animal bank robbers, voiced by Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz and others, is goofy fun.
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KARACHI: Armed robbers made off with Rs9.7 million in cash after ambushing a private cash van outside a bank in Korangi area on Tuesday. Two security guards were injured in the exchange of fire that occurred near Godam Chowrangi within the jurisdiction of the Korangi Industrial Area police station. The suspects, reportedly opened indiscriminate fire … Read more
“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.
Latin America’s biggest economy can weather the shock of a high tariff rate. But American coffee lovers and Brazilian ranchers are likely to feel the pain.