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Did smuggling cross the annual dollar amount calculated by FBR in 2015/2016? Back in 2015/2016, the FBR commissioned a study whose findings revealed that over $9bn worth of goods is
Continue reading‘Smuggling Increased Due to Hike in Import Duties’
Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and their neighbors face a future of slumping income and reliance on debt to support spending; Faster progress with economic diversification and private sector development will
Continue readingMiddle East’s $2 Trillion Wealth Could Be Gone by 2034: IMF
PM Khan announced today to expand the scope of Panagah (shelter homes) across the country. DESPARDES — The Punjab government on Saturday converted former finance minister Ishaq Dar’s house in
Continue readingIshaq Dar’s Lahore Residence Converted to Shelter Home (Panagah)
Because of a very narrow base for direct taxes (deductions at source and related collections), the State relies heavily on indirect taxes to fund its expenses which have been growing
Continue readingIMF Conducts 2nd Performance Review of $6Bn Loan Program for Pakistan
The controversial resolution also brought one of PIT-government’s opposition to oppose it DESPARDES — Members of the National Assembly on Friday by majority vote passed a resolution calling for the
KARACHI — A 3-member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the attorney general of the federation to attend the next hearing and sought the record of a land
Continue readingKarachi Eyesore: Top Court Seeks Records of Hyatt Regency Structure
The 3-member bench of judges reminded all that since the Supreme Court had been issuing directives, stay orders had no impact. KARACHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday A) directed
DESPARDES — Few students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) sang a version of poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s iconic ‘Hum Dekhenge’ (We’ll See) during excursion to a snowy hilltop.
Continue readingWATCH: Faiz’s Hum Dekhenge (We’ll See) at 14,000ft, and in Bhojpuri and Malayalam
The Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI), a human rights collective, warns that Modi’s administration is sponsoring new violence. DESPARDES — City of Seattle adopted a resolution on February 3,
Continue readingSeattle Resolution Denounces Modi as the “Butcher of Gujarat”
The solar dome plant will process drinking water more cheaply than conventional plants, and significantly lower than desalination plants that use reverse osmosis methods; Given its features, advantages and benefits,
Continue readingSaudi Arabia Building ‘Solar Dome’ Desalination Plant in Neom
DESPARDES — Several voices of reason in the wider South Asia and Middle East region have been raising alarm at the developing situation in India on PM Modi’s watch amid
Continue readingINSIGHT: America is Making a Bad Bet on India
DESPARDES (Update) — 1. Japan has implemented measures to create more opportunities for international students to find work in the country, as stakeholders warn current policies are not helping the
Continue readingUPDATE: Japan Work Visas for Pakistani Skilled Manpower