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Revenuecracy, tax policy and targets

[ Taxation must move from extraction to equity; parliament must determine tax policy rather than merely endorse revenue Research conducted by Australia’s tax authorities revealed that the first communication a new taxpayer receives affects their long-run compliance behaviour. photo: file LAHORE: Pakistan has a tax bureaucracy. What it increasingly needs is a rational tax policy. … Read more

Zuckerberg pushes back against industrywide AI slowdown

Zuckerberg said AI firms could pause development over safety concerns, with demand pushing firms to ensure safety Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents the Muse Charm during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of US-based social media giant Meta, … Read more

Brand New Day’ dethrones Star Wars at the domestic box office

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ overtakes Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing domestic movie ever Spider-Man: Brand New Day has overtaken Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing movie in North American box office history. The Tom Holland-led Marvel film has earned $936.773 million domestically after 47 days in theatres, surpassing … Read more

Speaker seeks records of MPAs’ arrests, raids

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati has directed the police to submit complete records of arrests, detentions, home raids, searches and attacks involving members of the provincial assembly, ministers, advisors, special assistants and parliamentary secretaries. A formal letter has been issued by the Assembly Secretariat to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police, conveying the … Read more