Pakistan

Trip comes as govt, global lender negotiate tax targets, defence spending, and relief for salaried class ahead of new

Bullion records increase of meagre Rs300; rupee down 15 paisa to 281.92/$

PAAPAM urges phased implementation of National Tariff Policy 2025–30 to protect local industry, jobs

Govt authorises Petroleum, Finance Divisions to raise levy up to Rs90 per litre

Tech talent going abroad as local firms face tax disparity, policy inconsistency

Six major projects worth Rs227.34b were referred to ECNEC for final approval

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Say policy changes will turn Pakistan into import-dependent economy

KSE-100 index falls 719 points as investors adopt cautious stance

Mufti Rehman warns time is running out for banks to comply with court's order

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the international community to ensure consistent and timely delivery of badly needed humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza.

The Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) has formally opposed the proposed relocation of illegally imported exotic monkeys from Karachi to Lahore, calling on the federal government to withdraw its May 8 recommendations and instead follow legal procedures and scientific guidelines. According to sources, the customs staff had confiscated 26 monkeys — tufted capuchins and marmosets — in January at Karachi airport, being imported by M/s Khayal Enterprises on an alleged fake no-objection certificate (NOC) from South Africa. In March, the illegal consignment of monkeys, two of which died at the airport while in the custody of customs officials, was handed over to the animal rights organisation Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation (ACF) for want of coordination among government departments. Per a statement issued by the SWD today, “The department formally opposed the proposed relocation of illegally imported exotic monkeys, urging the government to reconsider the recommendation issued and to instead adhere to due legal process a...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Zahir Jaffer, convicted of brutally murdering Noor Mukadam nearly four years ago, in a development dubbed a “rare achievement” and “victory for women”. Noor, aged 27 years, was found murdered at Zahir’s Islamabad residence in July 2021, with the probe revealing she was tortured before being beheaded. Zahir was handed the death sentence by a trial court, which he had challenged in the Islamabad High Court in 2023. The IHC too had upheld the sentence. Subsequently, he approached the top court. The appeal was taken up for hearing by a three-member bench comprising Justices Hashim Kakar, Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Ali Baqar Najafi. Here’s what lawyers had to say about today’s verdict. ‘Rare victory for women’ Lawyer Zainab Shahid said Zahir’s death sentence brought a sense of justice and closure to the gruesome episode of violence. “It marks a departure from high-profile cases of violent crime in the past where perpetrators were acquitted by the highest appellate...

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Re-recorded track features in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Disney reboot hits theatres on Wednesday

Cannes lauds star's first feature behind the camera

Sculpture was stolen in Paris in 1988

Singer believes foul language has become the norm

Local celebrities slam Indian screenwriter's comments