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FBR targets tobacco sector after sugar success to boost tax collections

Pakistan, June 12 -- Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial announced a major crackdown on tax evasion in the tobacco sector following a successful enforcement drive in the su... Read More


Pakistan plans over 116,000 new gas connections despite ongoing shortages

Pakistan, June 12 -- The government of Pakistan has announced a plan to provide more than 116,000 new gas connections next fiscal year. Despite current gas shortages, officials aim to supply 115,530 n... Read More


Salary shock: Who approved the big pay raise for Pakistan's top parliamentarians?

Pakistan, June 12 -- The salaries of the Senate Chairman and National Assembly Speaker were increased through decisions made within their own parliamentary committees. According to sources, the Senate... Read More


May 2025 second warmest on record: EU climate monitor

Pakistan, June 12 -- Global heating persisted as the new norm, with last month the second warmest May on record on land and in the oceans, according to the European Union's climate monitoring service.... Read More


Musk regrets some of his Trump criticisms, says they 'went too far'

Pakistan, June 12 -- Elon Musk, the world's richest person and Donald Trump's former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the US president, after the pair's public fal... Read More


Solar panel prices surge as 18% import tax looms, traders and PSA sound alarm

Pakistan, June 12 -- Solar panel prices have jumped sharply across Pakistan ahead of a proposed 18% sales tax on imports, expected from July 1, 2025. Though the tax is still pending formal approval, m... Read More


Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave: scientists

Pakistan, June 12 -- Greenland's ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA) said in a re... Read More


Syria requires women to wear burkinis on public beaches

Pakistan, June 12 -- Syria's Islamist-led government has decreed that women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body at public beaches and swimming pools, while permitting Western-s... Read More


UN set to vote on gaza ceasefire despite US and Israeli opposition

Pakistan, June 12 -- The United Nations General Assembly is preparing to vote on Thursday for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. This comes after the United States vetoed a similar resoluti... Read More


Trump claims LA being invaded by 'foreign enemy'

Pakistan, June 12 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed Los Angeles was being invaded by a "foreign enemy" and vowed to "liberate" the city after days of protests sparked by immigration raid... Read More