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RETURN FILING: The FBR received about 227,000 income tax returns in July after new return documents were uploaded on the website this week. It also paid Rs98 billion in refunds, about Rs13 billion higher than last year. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs810 billion in July, exceeding its monthly target … Read more

Companies added to the list accused by the US of using forced labour to mine, produce or manufacture their goods US and Chinese flags are seen before Defense Secretary James Mattis welcomes Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen Wei Fenghe to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 9, 2018—REUTERS The United States on Friday … Read more

Three people remain under treatment after lightning strikes six farmers during heavy monsoon rain in Islamkot Three people, including a teenager, were killed and three others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers in Sindh’s Tharparkar district on Friday. Heavy monsoon rains accompanied by thunderstorms hit several areas of Tharparkar, including Islamkot and Nagarparkar. … Read more

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Department constituted a high-level fact-finding committee on Friday to probe allegations of harassment, mismanagement and violation of rules levelled by a charge nurse at Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC). According to a notification issued by the department, the move follows complaints by Charge Nurse Shakeela Naz against the hospital administration regarding alleged harassment in … Read more

Hamza Khan beat Shahjahan 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 as Nasir Iqbal also reached the last 16 KARACHI: Pakistan’s Hamza Khan and Nasir Iqbal made impressive starts to their campaigns at the PN Fleet Club Open International Squash Championship, advancing to the pre-quarterfinals with commanding straight-game victories at the Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan–Jahangir Khan Squash Complex on … Read more

Video sparks nostalgia among fans, who say it feels like the happily-ever-after Subuk and Daneen deserved Actor and singer Aashir Wajahat has released his latest single, Beqadra, reuniting on screen with his Kafeel co-star Areeka Haq in a music video that has delighted fans. He unveiled the video on Instagram and YouTube, bringing back the pairing … Read more

Results of informal vote kept confidential as seven candidates vie to become next UN chief The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held its first straw poll Thursday to assess candidates seeking to replace Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose second term is set to conclude at the end of the year. Speaking to reporters after the closed-door informal … Read more

Remarks come during a video call between the Chinese vice premier, US treasury secretary and US trade representative Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. Photo: Reuters/file Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng expressed “serious concern” on Thursday over recent US economic and trade restrictions on China during a video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and … Read more

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti on Friday said the provincial government was willing to engage in political dialogue with opponents and offer rehabilitation to those willing to renounce violence, while warning that security forces would continue action against militants who refused to lay down arms. The chief minister’s remarks came against the backdrop of … Read more

Alex de Minaur powered into the Washington Open quarter-finals with a clinical 6-2, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: Defending champion Alex de Minaur powered into the Washington Open quarter-finals with a clinical 6-2, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt. Men’s second seed Ben Shelton also advanced, as did women’s top seed … Read more