For more than 15 years, Qari Baryal has been on a special list of Washington’s “most-wanted” Taliban and al-Qaida leaders in Afghanistan, accused of carrying out bombing and suicide attacks across the country.Baryal and the militants he oversaw were “i…
At least one person was killed and 11 others injured yesterday, in an attack on a house in Bannu district of Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police told media.Police said that, the incident took place in Mera Khel area of the dist…
The Balochistan government has ordered security institutions to dismantle their “useless” highway security checkpoints. The step has been taken to address local grievances and restore peace in insurgency-hit Balochistan.A special meeting of the provin…
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has increased the 3 percent sales tax (further tax) on unregistered persons to 4 percent via the latest amendments in the Finance Bill 2023.The rate of further tax has been increased by one percent under the amended …
Etihad Airways, one of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) leading carriers, is caught up in privacy trouble after a worker inappropriately sent messages to a female traveler on WhatsApp using the airline’s data.Hannah Smethurst, a 23-year-old medical stu…
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has chosen to increase its pilots’ flying allowance by 35 percent. To qualify for this raise, pilots must have flown for at least 50 hours with a minimum of 10 years of service.The announcement specifies that pilo…
Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee to oversee the outsourcing of airports’ operations in Islamabad today.Minister for Aviation and Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique, Minister for Commerce Syed Navee…
The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has emerged as a resounding financial triumph, amassing a staggering revenue of more than PKR five billion.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has adopted a 5-95 profit-sharing formula, with the PCB r…
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says the draft of Pakistan’s first music policy has been prepared to resolve issues of industry especially piracy and copyrights.In a statement, she said music industry will be revived throu…
Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain says steps are being taken to provide facilities to the students across the country.Talking to media in Lahore on Monday, he said participation in fashion related exhibitions…
