16 FBR Officers found holding dual citizenship and Green Cards
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has revealed that 16 of its officers hold foreign citizenship or green cards. According to official documents, the 16 officers include 10 from the Inland Revenue Service and 6 from the Pakistan Customs Service. Among them, 10 officers in Grade 20 are found
Swat Police Constable dies after being shot by a colleague during security duty
SWAT: A police constable in Swat lost his life on Tuesday after being shot by his fellow officer during routine security duties at Dar-ul-Qaza Swat. According to police officials, the incident took place during normal security procedures, referred to as NSP. Constable Muhammad Saleem was hit by gunfire from his
Lawyers across KP boycott courts proceeding
PESHAWAR: Lawyers across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa boycotted courts on Tuesday in protest against the rising petroleum levy and continued increase in the prices of essential items. On the call of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council, lawyers stayed away from the Peshawar High Court as well as district courts across the province,
AJK Govt Suspends DIG CTD Sajjad Hussain
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has suspended Deputy Inspector General of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Sajjad Hussain, over allegations of disobeying government orders and alleged negligence and carelessness in the performance of official duties. According to an official notification issued by the Services and General Administration Department,
KP CM reaches Islamabad Airport to leave for Sindh
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has departed from KP House Islamabad for Rahim Yar Khan, where he will take part in a public contact campaign and street movement for the release of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, supremacy of the constitution and law, and the struggle for “real
Jamaat-e-Islami workers Holds Countrywide Strike
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami’s nationwide shutter-down strike against the petroleum levy, inflation and agreements with independent power producers while partially observed strike in Peshawar on Wednesday as traders divided over the protest call. The party had announced the strike for September 3, calling it a historic protest against what JI chief Hafiz
Iran urges UN Security Council to condemn deadly US attack on wedding ceremony
PESHAWAR: Iran has called on the UN Security Council to condemn an unprovoked and deadly US attack on a residential home hosting a wedding ceremony in Southern Islamic Republic that led to the martyrdom of five civilians, including a four-year-old child, and injured more than 70 others. Gholamhossein Darzi, the
Indian Air Force Pilot Abhinandan announces important decision
ISLAMABAD: Former Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured in Pakistan during the 2019 India-Pakistan aerial clash, has taken premature retirement from the Indian Air Force and is now working as a commercial pilot for a private airline. According to a report by Indian channel NDTV, Varthaman
Pakistan issues largest Eurobond to repay old debt
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has returned to the international bond market with a record $3 billion Eurobond issuance, as the government seeks to cover external financing needs and repay maturing debt, the Ministry of Finance said. The issuance, the largest single international bond sale in Pakistan’s history, was met with strong investor
Salman Akram Raja reveals important statement on prospect of dialogue with govt
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has ruled out the possibility of a conducive environment for talks with the government. Speaking on Geo News’ program Capital Talk, Salman Akram Raja said the current atmosphere does not appear favorable for negotiations with the government. He stated that the government
