By Muhammad ShahzadLAHORE — The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) has urged the government to expand its tax base and take urgent structural reforms after the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) missed its first-quarter collection target by nearly Rs200 billion, warning that continued policy complacency could deepen Pakistan’s fiscal vulnerabilities. According to official data, the…
It was, as everyone knew it would be, all about US President Donald Trump. He literally towered over everyone else at the ceremony in Kuala Lumpur where Cambodia and Thailand signed their agreement. He gave the longest speech – and made the biggest claims. It was all superlatives. “This is a momentous day for South…
A woman who raped and murdered 12 year-old Lola Daviet in Paris has been handed a rare whole-life sentence in a case that has shocked France. Dahbia Benkired, aged 27, must spend at least 30 years in prison after a panel of judges and a jury decided to impose the country’s harshest possible penalty. A…
After a five-year hiatus, direct air connectivity between Pakistan and the United Kingdom has been restored. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is set to resume its first direct flight from Islamabad to Manchester today (Saturday), marking a significant milestone for the national carrier. The resumption follows the lifting of a safety-related ban imposed in July 2020…
StandWithUs Michael Smuss in an updated handout photo Michael Smuss, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland who resisted the Nazis, has died aged 99 in Israel. He joined the ghetto uprising as a teenager in 1943, helping to make petrol bombs. Taken prisoner, he survived concentration camps and a death march before the…
New York Attorney General Letitia James has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. James appeared in court in US District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday during a brief hearing where her legal team asked for a speedy trial. Speaking outside of the courthouse…
By Our Staff Reporter Muhammad Shahzad LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Minority Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora inaugurated the newly constructed block of Christian Girls High School Martinpur during his visit to Nankana Sahib on Friday. He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Tasleem Akhtar Rao, Additional Deputy Commissioner Shahid Khokhar, and Sardar Surjeet Singh Kanwal….
By Our Staff Reporter Farzana Chaudhry LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced a major crackdown on the arms and smuggling culture in the province, unveiling new reforms in policing and security regulation. Chairing the fourth extraordinary meeting on law and order, the Chief Minister emphasized her government’s determination to make Punjab free…
By Our Staff Reporter Farzana Chaudhry LAHORE: In a decisive move to make Punjab free from illegal firearms, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. Usman Anwar announced the launch of the Punjab Surrender of Illegal Arms Act 2025, mandating all citizens to surrender illegal weapons within 15 days. Addressing a press conference at the Central…
By Our Staff Reporter Dr Ansab Ali LAHORE: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, in collaboration with the Pink Ribbon Organization, organized an awareness walk and seminar on Breast Cancer under the theme “Together We Can Defeat Breast Cancer” at its City Campus on Friday. The walk was led by Dean Faculty…
