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Several other arrests are expected in weeks ahead, sources say on condition of anonymity. PKONWEB Report — Former President Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on corruption charges in capital Islamabad
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Those defaming military are against Pakistan, says Naqeebullah Mehsud’s father Muhammad Khan; Urges PTM leadership to support the military instead of pursuing foreign agenda. PKONWEB Report — Slain Waziristan youth
Continue readingNaqeeb Ullah Murder: Father Slams Activists, Labels PTM Movement ‘Foreign Agenda’
The World Bank suggests 75 per cent tax compliance as a realistic level for lower-middle-income countries. Presently, the State’s gap between actual and potential tax recovery is less than 50
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Once fully functional, the complex could (conservatively) scrape in anywhere between $1 billion to $2 billion annually, they added. PKONWEB Report — The Senate Standing Committee on Defense Production has
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For every rupee spent by the military, the civilian government spends Rs4.6. This proportion (excluding debt servicing) was exactly the same 10 years ago, meaning that both the civilian and
Continue readingPak Military Slashes Budget In Rare Move, Amid Tensions on Border
Some experts say taking head-on the tax-evading culture issue may not yield quick results as needed, therefore the government ought to consider alternate resolutions including thinking out-of-the-box– all concurrently. PKONWEB
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at Makkah during the recent Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit must surely have touched many hearts within the Muslim world with his potent words.
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The difference between discipline albeit surrender to authority and public grandstanding is absence of the former and creep of street power PKONWEB — THE all-powerful lawyers representative bodies across the
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PKONWEB Report — The World Bank has announced it will provide $400 million to support higher education in Pakistan. The lending institution’s ‘Higher Education Development in Pakistan’ project is expected
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There is no better way to destroy a country than to destroy its education systems ATTA-UR-RAHMAN — A recent article in a newspaper suggested a scheme that would make the
Akbar Ahmed recalls a time when he couldn’t resist questioning General Zia-ul-Haq on his vision for religion, state and society – at an official event AKBAR AHMED — Can you
DESPARDES News Monitor — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has appointed Saudi Arabia’s Yousef Aldobeay as its special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir, reiterating its support for the legitimate
Continue readingKashmir at OIC Summit: Special Envoy Appointed to Monitor Rights Violations