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Response to fixed tax unsatisfactory

[ ISLAMABAD: As only four new shopkeepers opted for the fixed tax scheme until the statutory deadline, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial admitted on Wednesday that the response remained below expectations and traders defeated the good faith. The government also gave a 15-day extension in filing all tax returns after receiving … Read more

No food for thought

While poverty is often seen as the primary predictor of malnourishment, it fails to account for the gender-specific disparities in access to nutrition that have steadily led to the development of chronic nutritional deficiencies among women and girls in the country. According to Dr Basmaa Ali, Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine at the Harvard Medical … Read more

Overlap in auto environmental standards flagged

[ ULAANBAATAR: The Ministry of Science and Technology has sought to withdraw a decision regarding the adoption of environmental, safety and quality standards for imported vehicles. The ministry has proposed that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) revisit its earlier decision, dated September 24, 2025, and modify it to the extent of formulating environmental, safety and … Read more

Trump says co-pilot in Flydubai incident may have been a ‘terrorist’ or ‘whack-job’

US president also recounts Netanyahu’s explanation of how plumber knows what to do in emergency US President Donald Trump addresses world leaders at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday. SCREENGRAB US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he spoke at length with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about an incident … Read more

No more war impact, govt tells IMF

[Pakistan has apprised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the Middle East conflict will no longer impact its economic outlook, with inflation projected to slow down to 7.5% and the external sector remaining stable, but the global lender has urged it to adjust exchange and interest rate policies. The federal government further informed the IMF … Read more