Senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday fired a broadside at the government for its \”impracticable financial goals\”, saying the decision-makers in Islamabad “manipulated” numbers in the budget for FY2021-22 to fool the masses. Speaking at a press conference alongside other party leaders, former prime minister Abbasi said new taxes worth Rs383 billion had […]
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Friday presented the Rs8.48 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22) in the National Assembly, revealing that the government had allocated Rs2,135 billion under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) – an increase of 37 per cent from last year\’s development allocations, dawn.com reports. Leader of the Opposition in
At least 30 people were killed while 50 others were injured after two passenger trains collided near Dharki, a city located in the Ghotki District of upper Sindh, on Monday morning, dawn.com reported. According to a spokesperson for Pakistan Railways, the accident took place after a Millat Express train — headed from Karachi to Sargodha
GILGIT: The three-day Pakistan Learning Festival, which began at the Fatima Jinnah Government Degree College for Women on Tuesday, concluded on Thursday. The organsiers said the event was meant to celebrate and preserve the multicultural heritage and eco-diversity of the region. The festival was organised by the Idara-i-Taleemo Aagahi`s flagship programme, Children`s Literature Festival, in
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a statement on Tuesday said it was gravely concerned over the growing climate of fear, violence and censorship that currently underpins freedom of expression and opinion in the country. “The attack on reporter Asad Ali Toor by unidentified persons allegedly in connection with his work and
Bangladeshi passports will no longer bear the text “valid for all countries of the world except Israel,” officials confirmed on Sunday. The Bangladeshi passport earlier had a note written on it that said it was acceptable for travel to all countries of the world except Israel, dawn.com reported. A number of countries, including Pakistan, have
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday registered a case against two former chairmen of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), a former acting CEO, and arrested a former director of the national airline on charges of causing losses of over Rs1 billion to the exchequer. FIA Sindh Director Amir Farooqi told Dawn the investigative body had registered a
Veteran politician and former provincial president of the Awami National Party (ANP) Begum Naseem Wali Khan passed away on Sunday, the ANP said. The ANP announced a three-day mourning in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the wake of her demise. Her funeral prayers will be offered in Wali Bagh, Charsadda in the evening. Begum Naseem, the octogenarian
There are some characters which transcend time and are beloved to multiple generations. Uncle Sargam by Farooq Qaiser was one of them. Qaiser passed away in Islamabad on Friday due to cardiac arrest. His grandson, Hasnain Qaiser Iqbal, said the performer had been suffering from a heart ailment for some time. Qaiser, who was awarded the
PESHAWAR: Yet another doctor has succumbed to Covid-19 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) bringing the total number of medics killed so far to 63 in the province. Children Specialist Dr Syed Mumtaz Hussain Shah breathed his last at a private hospital in Islamabad where he was admitted after his condition deteriorated rapidly. Due to Covid-19 infection his lungs
