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PM Shehbaz calls for intensified crackdown on tax evaders
May 19, 2025
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed government to intensify measures against tax evaders, underscoring the significance of accountability in driving monetary stability. Chairing…

G20 leaders gather to discuss wars, climate, Trump comeback
May 19, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO: G20 leaders commenced arriving for a summit in Brazil on Monday to attempt reignite deadlocked climate talks and conquer their variations…

Senate body asks what’s halal, haram about VPN: ‘It’s a mockery of religion’
May 19, 2025
The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology expressed serious displeasure over the closure of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Pakistan, in search of a…

Smog subsides in Punjab, but still at hazardous level
May 19, 2025
LAHORE: Atmosphere in the Punjab has improved after smog was reduced on Monday morning but nonetheless it is “hazardous.” According to the Swiss environment…

Section 144 imposed in Islamabad ahead of PTI’s November 24 protest
May 19, 2025
Authorities have reimposed Section 144 in Islamabad prohibiting gatherings of 5 or more human beings for the following months, in keeping with an respectable…

Finance minister reviews progress on financing for priority sectors
May 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday held a digital assembly with the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)…

Russian missile strike on Sumy kills 11, injures 89, Ukraine says
May 19, 2025
KYIV: Two youngsters have been among 11 people killed whilst a Russian missile hit a residential building in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy, Ukrainian…

Suspected human trafficker in Libya boat accident case arrested
May 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a key suspect in a human trafficking case linked to a tragic boat coincidence in Libya,…

Pak Tourism Investment Summit & Smart Expo due in London
May 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The “Pakistan Tourism and Hospitality Investment Summit and Smart Expo” is scheduled to take region in London on February 15, 2025. The event,…