Category: Pakistan

Kashmir at OIC Summit: Special Envoy Appointed to Monitor Rights Violations

DESPARDES News Monitor — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has appointed Saudi Arabia’s Yousef…

Pushing the Edges: FBR Drive Yields Incremental Successes

The IMF’s has been pushing Pakistan to make tax efforts equal to 1.7 per cent…

Pakistan Needs to Increase Tax Compliance, Not New Taxes: World Bank

99 Pct People Can’t Be Served On 1 Pct People’s Tax, Says PM Khan in…

A Conversation On Pakistan Affairs In Riyadh, December 2011

“Irshad Salim, a consultant, journalist, writer, motivational speaker, and a dual national from New York,…

US Pulls Tax Exemption From Pakistani Diplomats

DESPARDES News Monitor– The United States said Friday that it had suspended tax exemption privileges…

Paragon Housing: NAB Files Reference Against Saad Rafique, Brother

The Paragon City case is one of the NAB’s first references filed using a newly…

Afghanistan Peace Talks: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back

Last year, the Taliban and US-led forces observed ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan…

Pakistan Takes Further Steps Against Money Laundering, Terror Finance; Signs MoUs With UK, Others

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been able to collect Rs15 billion (US$107 million)…

Heavy Arm of Pakistan Army Act Comes Down Hard On Three Officers For Espionage

Around 400 officers of every rank have been given various punishments, including dismissal from service…

“Trillion Dollar” Net Worth Of Pakistani Expats

According to my estimate, the combined net worth of Pakistani expats in the West runs…

Malaysia Releases Over 300 Pakistani Prisoners Before Eid, PIA Flight Uses China Airspace

PKONWEB Report — More than 300 Pakistani prisoners in Malysia will fly back home by…

Biggest HIV Outbreak In Larkana: Children Mostly Affected

Reports from the Bhuttos’ traditional seat of power suggest the HIV infection rate in the…