Islamabad Museum pulls rare Buddha statues from reserves – Pakistan

Rare artefacts on display at Islamabad Museum. — Photos by the writer ISLAMABAD: After decades locked away in its reserves, the Islamabad Museum recently pulled out a statue of the head of Buddha, an artefact from the 3rd to 4th century AD that was discovered by the first Italian archaeological mission in Pakistan. The statue […]

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KP CM skips 50 working days of assembly in first parliamentary year – Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan’s attendance in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in the first parliamentary year remained poor as he attended the house’s proceedings on only 11 of the 61 working days in all seven sessions held so far. The chief minister’s presence in the assembly sessions as leader of the house was dismally low […]

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The youth challenge – Pakistan

THE perception has been growing for a while now that Pakistan’s power elites believe in an apolitical society and thus tend to engineer young people’s thoughts for that purpose. As ‘politics’ has become a dirty word, it is also considered forbidden territory for the young. Others assert that the perception may be only partly true, […]

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Friday, November 29, 2019

London Bridge attacker identified as Usman Khan of Pakistani origin – World

Metropolitan Police on Saturday identified the London Bridge attacker as British national Usman Khan, a 28-year-old male from Staffordshire. “We are now in a position to confirm the identity of the suspect as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who had been residing in the Staffordshire area. As a result, officers are, tonight, carrying out searches at an […]

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FBR chief allays traders’ concerns over possible raids – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi has assured the business community that raids would not be carried out on places of registered taxpayers for collection of income tax or sales tax. He, however, called upon businessmen and traders to help the authorities solve the problems of smuggling and tax evasion. […]

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Nawaz turned back from hospital after panic spreads over London Bridge attack – Newspaper

LONDON: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif had to turn back from the London Bridge Hospital where he was scheduled for a medical test after police sealed the area following reports of a shooting and a knife attack on Friday afternoon. Sharif was on his way to the […]

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Aramco IPO’s retail tranche oversubscribed – Newspaper

RIYADH: The retail portion of Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed, with orders reaching 38.1 billion Saudi riyals ($10.2bn), lead manager Samba Capital said on Thursday. The state oil giant plans to sell a 1.5 per cent stake, or about 3bn shares, and has said at least one-third of the sale is […]

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Scrutiny panel ignores ECP directive for daily hearing – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The scrutiny committee of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) appears to be ignoring the commission’s directive for hearing the foreign funding case against the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on a day-to-day basis as it adjourned the hearing to Dec 2. The committee, headed by the ECP’s director general (law), held its 44th meeting […]

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Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for ceasefire – World

President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in America’s longest war. Trump’s visit was his first to Afghanistan since becoming president and came a week after a prisoner swap between Washington and Kabul that has raised […]

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Power tariff raised to meet IMF target – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: To meet another target before a mee­ting of the executive board of the International Mone­tary Fund (IMF), the government on Thursday app­roved an increase of 26 paisa per unit in electricity tariff, instead of 15 paisa allowed by the power regulator. This decision was made at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) […]

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

More incentives soon to boost remittances – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: Highlig­hting the importance of foreign remittances in economy, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed delivery of full amounts of remittances to the families of overseas Pakistanis. The prime minister directed every possible measure to facilitate the overseas Pakistanis, calling them “an asset for the country”. PM Khan was presiding over a meeting of […]

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Last chance for govt to satisfy top court over COAS’ extension before his retirement at midnight

All eyes are on the Supreme Court, where a three-judge bench will hear today a case pertaining to the extension/reappointment of incumbent Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. As Gen Bajwa is set to retire at midnight, this is the last opportunity for the government to satisfy the court on the legal […]

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Danger of default over payment to power company – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: The 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Company (NJHPC), Wapda and the government of Pakistan will go into default if energy payments to the firm do not begin within a month as the power sector is using its unaccounted units for showing a reduction in line losses, a National Assembly panel has been informed. “If revenue from […]

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Govt drafts third notification about army chief’s extension – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and senior members of the federal cabinet on Wednesday put their heads together to deal with the legal crisis arising out of the Supreme Court hearing on extension in the tenure of the army chief for another three years. Inside sources […]

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Monday, November 25, 2019

معاشی استحکام اور عام آدمی

نظر آجانا چاہیے کہ معاشی ریلیف استحکام کی شکل میں ان کی زندگی کے معیارکو بڑھانے میں اپنا حقیقی کردار بھی ادا کر رہا ہے۔ فوٹو : فائل معاشی افق پر امید افزا بیانات کا تانتا بندھا ہوا ہے۔ حکومتی، معاشی مسیحاؤں اور اقتصادی ماہرین کا کہنا ہے کہ معیشت مستحکم ہو رہی ہے، ملک […]

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Trump hopeful of peace deal with Taliban – Newspaper

WASHINGTON: As Ame­r­i­cans prepare for the Thanksgiving, US President Donald Trump told his nation on Monday that he is once again working on a peace agreement to bring his troops back from Afghanistan. “You know we’re pulling way down in Afghanistan. We’re working on an agreement now with the Taliban. Let’s see what happens,” Mr […]

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KP law on internment centres doesn’t specify detention period, admits AG – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Anwar Mansoor admitted on Monday before the Supreme Court that the Action in Aid of Civil Powers Regulations 2011, the only law in the field that governs the functioning of internment centres, does not specify any detention period. The explanation came when Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa observed that even if the […]

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CPEC crucial for Pakistan’s development, says Hafeez – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: Defending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Finance Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Monday called for global awareness campaign about the multi-billion dollar programme for its real success. He was talking to journalists after attending a seminar when asked to comment on recent statements from US Assistant Secretary Alice Wells warning Pakistan about the […]

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ECP set to begin daily hearing of PTI funding case today – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: As the scrutiny committee of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to begin hearing of the five-year-old foreign funding case against the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on a daily basis from Tuesday (today), the government claimed to have initiated an exercise to find replacement of Chief Election Commis­sioner (CEC) retired Justice Sardar […]

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تبدیلی مگر کون سی؟ – ایکسپریس اردو

وزیر اعظم عمران خان نے کہا ہے کہ این آر او مانگنے والے احمقوں کی جنت میں رہتے ہیں مگر وزیر اعظم یہ بتانے کو تیار نہیں کہ وہ احمق کون ہیں جو ان سے این آر او مانگ رہے ہیں۔ ایک سابق وزیر اعظم تو عمران خان سے این آر او لیے بغیر لاہور […]

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پاکستانی سیاست – ایکسپریس اردو

www.facebook.com/shah Naqvi پچھلے دنوں پاکستانی سیاست میں ہیجان عروج پر رہا جو ابھی بھی جاری ہے، میاں نواز شریف کا بیرون ملک جانا اور اُ س پر فی البدیہہ عمران خان کی تقریر نے اس میں مزید اضافہ کردیا ۔ بعض ایسے دانشور جو خود کودوراندیش کہتے ہیں، انھوں نے فرمایا کہ دھرنا ختم اور […]

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

FBR to go after 17,000 big retailers in latest documentation drive – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: In a major tax documentation drive, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to go after approximately 17,000 big retailers located in luxurious shopping malls, retail chains and stores having 1,000 square feet size across the country to raise due taxes. The drive for installation of automated ‘Point of Sale’ (POS) system at […]

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Imran casts doubt on Nawaz’s medical reports – Newspaper

MIANWALI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday sounded sceptical about the veracity of medical reports on the health of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, saying he was shocked to see the way the former premier ran up the stairs of the air ambulance. “After seeing him going up the plane stairs, I […]

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Editor Dawn Zaffar Abbas receives CPJ’s Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award

Editor Dawn Zaffar Abbas was awarded the 2019 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday for “extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom”. American journalist Lester Holt presented the award to Abbas at a ceremony in New York. “There could be no more deserving recipient […]

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Editor Dawn Zaffar Abbas receives Committee to Protect Journalists’ press freedom award

Editor Dawn Zaffar Abbas was awarded the 2019 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday for “extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom”. American journalist Lester Holt presented the award to Abbas at a ceremony in New York. “There could be no more deserving recipient […]

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Amnesty International says every person in Lahore at risk due to smog, urges ‘urgent action’ – Pakistan

Amnesty International on Friday issued an “urgent action” warning for the hazardous smog that has been engulfing Lahore, saying every resident of the city is at risk due to the poor air quality. The unprecedented step is aimed at mobilising supporters around the world to campaign on behalf of Lahore’s population to seek relief from […]

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دلوں کا فاتح جنید جمشید

قدرت اللہ شہاب کی ایک تحریر سے ایک جملہ مستعار لینے کی جرات وجسارت کرتے ہوئے میں بھی یہ کہنا چاہتا ہوں کہ جب مجھے جنید جمشید مرحوم سے محبت اور عقیدت ہوئی تو اسے دنیا سے گئے ہوئے کئی دن گزر چکے تھے۔ کہتے ہیں کہ اللہ تعالی نے دنیا اور آخرت کے تقابل […]

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سرمایہ دارانہ سیاست کی ہیرا پھیری

سیاست معیشت کا مجتمع ہوتا ہے۔ ہمارا موجودہ عالمی اور داخلی سماجی ڈھانچہ سرمایہ دارانہ معیشت ہے۔ سرمایہ داری کا بنیادی ہدف منافع میں اضافے کے سوا اورکچھ نہیں۔ دنیا کی ساڑھے سات ارب کی آبادی کی ضرورت کی غذا نہ صرف موجود ہے بلکہ دس ارب آبادی کو کھلا کر بھی بچ سکتی ہے۔ […]

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New policy to strip FBR of tariff setting powers – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the first-ever National Tariff Policy (NTP) that seeks to shift focus of tariff setting towards promotion of trade, particularly exports, rather than revenue generation. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan who directed the Commerce Division to begin implementation on […]

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Justice Isa’s wife is independent taxpayer like prime minister, SC told – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The counsel for Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court on Monday compared the tax returns of Prime Minister Imran Khan with that of the petitioner judge’s wife and asked why the former was still an independent taxpayer but his spouse was not when she was paying tax in the same range or […]

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Nawaz to leave country for medical treatment today

Ailing PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is set to leave the country today in an air ambulance, which is expected to arrive in Lahore from Doha early morning. Arrangements in this regard have been made at Lahore airport’s Haj Terminal. He will be accompanied by his personal physician Dr Adnan Khan. The development comes a day […]

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ابرارالحق کی بطورچیئرمین ہلال احمر تعیناتی کا حکم معطل

عدالت نے اٹارنی جنرل، اسٹیبلشمنٹ ڈویژن، ابرار الحق و دیگر کو نوٹس جاری کرتے ہوئے جواب طلب کرلیا۔ فوٹو: فائل  اسلام آباد: ہائیکورٹ نے ابرارالحق کی بطور چیئرمین ہلال احمرتعیناتی کا حکم معطل کردیا۔ ایکسپریس نیوزکے مطابق اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ کے چیف جسٹس اطہرمن اللہ نے معروف گلوگاراورپی ٹی آئی کے رہنما ابرارالحق کی بطور چیئرمین […]

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Scholars for rethinking Pakistan’s concept to ‘overcome oppressive trends’ – Pakistan

LAHORE: Eminent scholars at a session of the Faiz Festival at Alhamra on Sunday stressed the need to rethink the concept of Pakistan to overcome, what they called, the current oppressive trends in the country and giving a voice to the people from all its regions. The session was based on the book “Rethinking Pakistan: […]

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Artists in Swat vow to stick to profession despite odds – Pakistan

MINGORA: Despite recent violence against female singers and dancers in Swat, the local artists have vowed to stick to their profession of entertaining people by singing and dancing. Presently, over 25 families associated with singing and dancing live in Banr area of Swat. The artists said that singing and dancing was their profession and source […]

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Taxing elite schools and hospitals – Newspaper

FEDERAL and provincial tax authorities are digging deeper into the financials of money-minting private schools and hospitals, looking into creative techniques applied by some to hide their real financial worth. The dominant cash-based transactions in health and education markets pose challenges to an accurate financial assessment and monitoring of the money trail in these establishments. […]

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Fixing the FBR

REVENUE reform is in business again. It was on top of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s agenda after taking over the government. “I will start with the FBR,” he had said in his first speech to the nation as prime minister as he promised to set things right. Read: FBR reforms Within the first 100 days, […]

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